Wayne Law Review hosts online panel on congressional oversight of digital corporations
LEGALNEWS.COM — The Levin Center at Wayne State University Law School and the Wayne Law Review will present “Congressional Oversight of the Digital Marketplace: Protecting Competition, Privacy and the Truth.” The panel will discuss how Congress oversees digital corporations raising antitrust, privacy, and disinformation concerns.
Read More about Wayne Law Review hosts online panel on congressional oversight of digital corporationsYale Law professor John Fabian Witt publishes book on the history of US public health approaches to diseases
YALE LAW SCHOOL — In his new book American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19 (Yale University Press), Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Fabian Witt ’99 explores the ways in which American law has shaped and responded to the experience of contagion throughout history.
Read More about Yale Law professor John Fabian Witt publishes book on the history of US public health approaches to diseasesUniversity at Buffalo School of Law hosts virtual presentation on the racial and economic impact of mass incarceration
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor John Major Eason, whose expertise includes the criminal justice system and race relations, will present on “The Racial and Economic Underpinnings – and Impact – of Mass Incarceration.”
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WTTW — University of Chicago Law professor Craig Futterman pointed to numerous other changes that could have an immediate impact on reducing police violence in Chicago. They include prohibiting the use of force against peaceful protesters, and restricting the instances in which officers can point their gun at someone.
Read More about University of Chicago Law professor Craig Futterman discusses police use-of-force reformUIC John Marshall Law launches Antiracism and Social Justice Fund
UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — The fund, which was established with donor funds in July, supports the work of full-time faculty members by providing funds for them to hire student assistants. In this way, the law school is advancing important antiracism and social-justice projects and affording students the opportunity to contribute and earn money.
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NPR — The University of Nebraska College of Law has joined a national consortium to address legal issues in policing while promoting racial equity. Josephine Potuto is a UNL law professor and the state’s consortium representative. She said the goal is to create practical recommendations to help police do their jobs better.
Read More about University of Nebraska Law joins ABA Legal Education Police Practice ConsortiumUniversity of Chicago Law faculty discuss long-term effects of the pandemic on institutions and society
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL — The COVID-19 pandemic has tested, informed, and may even be changing the legal landscape. It is spurring debates about government power, criminal justice reform, global trade, environmental regulation, immigration, and more. These are some of the issues Law School faculty discussed.
Read More about University of Chicago Law faculty discuss long-term effects of the pandemic on institutions and societyInterview with election law expert and Arizona State University Law adjunct Larry Garber
ASU NOW — As the 2020 general election approaches, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University recently caught up with Professor Larry Garber, an election law expert and adjunct professor who created and is teaching a U.S. and International Election Law class in Washington, D.C.
Read More about Interview with election law expert and Arizona State University Law adjunct Larry GarberFordham Law student Arman Borazjani interviewed by dean Matthew Diller on first-year experience
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Dean Matthew Diller sits down with first-year law student Arman Borazjani for a discussion about the first-year experience during the pandemic.
Read More about Fordham Law student Arman Borazjani interviewed by dean Matthew Diller on first-year experienceUniversity of Houston Law professor Jessica Mantel named to advisory committee for addictions and cancer research center
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Professor Jessica Mantel will be providing her health law expertise as a member of the advisory committee for the University of Houston’s HEALTH Center for Addictions Research and Cancer Prevention, which recently received a $11.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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