Law deans and firm leaders urge DC Court of Appeals to adopt diploma privilege for new law graduates
BLOOMBERG LAW — The push to allow lawyers to practice without passing the bar exam in Washington, D.C. has gained some heavyweight support. Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal and Sean Marotta, another Hogan Lovells Supreme Court practice group partner, urged the D.C. Court of Appeals on Wednesday to adopt a “diploma privilege.”
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THE BALTIMORE SUN — Maryland law school deans and recent graduates are calling on the state’s highest court to waive the bar exam for new lawyers, citing concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Julian Arato, co-director of the Dennis J. Block Center for International Business Law, was awarded the prestigious Francis Deák Prize by the American Society of International Law (ASIL).
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — For the past six years, students in the UCI Law International Justice Clinic have had the opportunity to support Clinic Director David Kaye’s work in his role as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. In the position,…
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Swethaa Ballakrishnen, UCI Law Assistant Professor of Law, has been recognized as an Honorary Mention of the 2020 Adam Podgorecki Prize.
Read More about https://www.aals.org/campbell-law-dean-j-richard-leonard-named-fulbright-specialist-scholar/Campbell Law dean J. Richard Leonard named Fulbright Specialist Scholar
DIGITAL JOURNAL — Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Dean J. Rich Leonard has been awarded the prestigious designation of a Fulbright Specialist Scholar for a three-year period.
Read More about Campbell Law dean J. Richard Leonard named Fulbright Specialist ScholarUniversity of Colorado Law dean S. James Anaya to return to faculty in 2021
CU BOULDER TODAY — Provost Russell L. Moore announced today that S. James Anaya will not seek a second term as dean of the University of Colorado Law School and will continue as a member of the faculty when his five-year term ends on June 30, 2021.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY — During his 25-year career as a federal district judge in the Northern District of Iowa, Mark W. Bennett tried civil and criminal cases in six different federal districts and frequently sat by invitation on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read More about A look at the Drake Law Institute for Justice Reform and InnovationFordham Law establishes John D. Feerick Research Chair
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced today the establishment of the John D. Feerick Research Chair, a rotating faculty chair named in honor of Fordham Law Dean Emeritus and Norris Professor of Law John D. Feerick ’61.
Read More about Fordham Law establishes John D. Feerick Research ChairCamille Nelson begins term as dean of University of Hawaii Law
HAWAII NEWS NOW — Camille Nelson became interested in law as a child. She’s still fascinated at how it intersects with nearly every aspect of life.
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