Texas A&M Law hosts business bankruptcy webinar

May 19, 2020

FORT WORTH BUSINESS PRESS — Experts from the Texas A&M Law faculty and the local legal community share practical, fact-based information about business bankruptcy during the Coronavirus pandemic in this FREE webinar. Ask your questions when you register and during the webinar.

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Podcast: Texas A&M Law Guillermo Garcia Sanchez discusses pipelines and indigenous communities

May 19, 2020

ENERGY TRADE OFFS — We have to have a conversation about communities being affected by clean energy [infrastructure] … Some of the [isolated] communities don’t want to have any impact in their lives … Once you build [new infrastructure], it changes the dynamics inside the community so much that they lose their identity

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Touro Law establishes helpline to answer pandemic related legal questions

May 19, 2020

TOURO COLLEGE JACOB D. FUSHSBERG LAW CENTER — Dean Elena B. Langan is pleased to announce that Touro Law has established a helpline to answer legal questions arising from the pandemic. Volunteer attorneys will provide referrals to our own clinical program and appropriate legal partners on a wide range of legal issues.

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University of Virginia Law professor Michael Gilbert publishes study on the impact of voter identification laws

May 18, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Michael Gilbert and other academics studied voter lines in 2016 in 28 election jurisdictions across the United States. The study, titled “Waiting to Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election: Evidence from a Multi-county Study,” is believed to be the largest review of its kind.

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William & Mary Law presents faculty, staff, and student awards at virtual commencement

May 18, 2020

WILLIAM & MARY — Several awards are presented annually to graduates, staff and faculty members during the William & Mary Commencement ceremony. Below is a list of this year’s award winners, who will be recognized during the virtual conferral ceremony on May 16. – Ed.

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Opinion: Law faculty propose alternatives to New York bar exam plan

May 14, 2020

BLOOMBERG LAW — The decision to postpone the New York bar exam until September and limit the number of seats is misguided: It puts up barriers to new attorneys in the state just as the Covid-19 pandemic is creating a need for legal work. Four law professors—members of the Collaboratory on Legal Education and Licensing for

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University of Houston Law Center hosts online law school admissions event to answer questions from prospective students

May 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center Admissions Office hosted the first-ever Texas Law School Admissions Panel webinar on Saturday. Assistant Director of Admissions Angela Ambers-Henderson facilitated the three-hour long event where panelists addressed how best to navigate the application process amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Willamette Law professor Paul Diller offers course on the public health law implications of the pandemic

May 14, 2020

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — A new course offered this fall by Willamette University Professor of Law Paul Diller highlights many of the legal challenges and complications presented by the novel coronavirus. Some undergraduates will be allowed to enroll.

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Mississippi law students adapt to online classes and challenging job market

May 14, 2020

MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS JOURNAL — The decision to move the Ole Miss Law School classes online was made during spring break, which was extended by a week to make the switch beginning March 23. “The big push was to get the faculty trained and get them to where they felt comfortable” with the new online course management

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Podcast: Tips for students for succeeding in law school

May 14, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — In this new episode of the Modern Law Library podcast, they discuss the book with the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles, and they share their thoughts on how distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the experience of law school.

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