University of Houston Law professor Sandra Guerra Thompson receives mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Education in the Community Award
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson was the recipient of the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Education in the Community Award in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday. “She has dedicated her life to persevering and making contributions for the betterment of the Latino community.”
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson said that the low number of female judges throughout the legal system mirrors the lack of women in leadership positions in all industries during the 2020 Women of the Law Fall Event last week.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — Alexander Platt, associate professor of law at KU, is the author of “Is Administrative Summary Judgment Unlawful?,” which was recently named “Download of the Week” by The Legal Theory Blog. The paper examines in detail the use of administrative summary judgments by the SEC.
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark’s Environmental Law program welcomed Professor Alexandra B. Klass, of the University of Minnesota Law School, as its 32nd annual Distinguished Environmental Law Visitor this month. Her lecture was delivered to a wide audience of environmental law alums, practitioners, faculty, and students.
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THE NORTHSIDE SUN — Professor Deborah J. Challener shines as an excellent teacher and wonderful role model to Mississippi College Law School students. It’s been that way since she joined the university faculty in 2003. In 2019, Challener was named MC Law’s associate dean for academic affairs. Her sea of admirers keeps growing.
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NORTHWESTERN NOW — Northwestern University announced today, Oct. 21, the formation of a search committee to identify the next dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The search committee, which includes members selected from the Law School faculty, student body, alumni and staff, will undertake the search to identify a slate.
Read More about Northwestern Pritzker Law forms dean search committeePenn State Law professor Samuel C. Thompson, Jr. explores the economic policies of the US presidential candidates in new book
PENN STATE LAW — With a much-anticipated U.S. presidential election less than two weeks away, Penn State Law Professor Samuel C. Thompson Jr. presents an introduction to his new book, Biden vs. Trump, Voter’s Guide on Economics. The presentation, which follows the chapters of his book, is available free on Penn State Law’s YouTube.
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PENN STATE LAW — Penn State Law in University Park Professor of Practice Christopher French has released the second edition of his insurance law casebook, Insurance Law and Practice: Cases, Materials, and Exercises. The casebook showcases French’s more than two decades of experience litigating and trying insurance coverage claims.
Read More about Penn State Law professor Christopher French updates insurance law casebookUniversity of Virginia Immigration Law Society hosts discussion on recent Supreme Court cases
VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY — On October 15, the Immigration Law Society hosted a “Supreme Court Roundup,” wherein three cases from the Supreme Court’s 2020 docket pertaining to immigration were discussed and analyzed. Heading up the discussion was the Law School’s own Professor Kevin Cope, who specializes in immigration law.
Read More about University of Virginia Immigration Law Society hosts discussion on recent Supreme Court casesYale Law to launch Center for Law and Racial Justice
YALE DAILY NEWS — On Oct. 14, President Peter Salovey announced the creation of the Center for Law and Racial Justice in an email sent out to the Yale community. The center, which is set to open next fall, will be headquartered at the Yale Law School and directed by law professor James Forman.
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