Case Western Reserve Law center to develop compendium of laws governing Great Lakes
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Stephen J. Petras, Jr., director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center and the U.S. National Director of the Canada – United States Law Institute, is leading an effort to develop a comprehensive compendium of the Canadian and U.S. laws that apply to the Great Lakes.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law center to develop compendium of laws governing Great LakesUniversity of Cincinnati Law Professor Felix Chang co-publishes book comparing U.S. and European civil rights movements
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NEWS — A new book co-authored by University of Cincinnati College of Law Professor Felix Chang and UC European Studies Professor Sunnie Rucker-Chang takes a comparative look at the movements for — and expressions of — equality for two of the largest racialized minority groups in Europe and the U.S.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law Professor Felix Chang co-publishes book comparing U.S. and European civil rights movementsLewis and Clark Law professor Robert Klonoff honored for excellence in teaching
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Leo Levenson Excellence in Teaching Award was presented to Professor Robert Klonoff by graduating student Anne Cox ’20 in a virtual ceremony on June 2, 2020.
Read More about Lewis and Clark Law professor Robert Klonoff honored for excellence in teachingRutgers Law Sarah E. Ricks examines qualified immunity for police
NJ.COM — When a police officer violates a person’s constitutional rights, you’d think a court necessarily would hold that police officer responsible for paying civil damages. You’d be wrong. Instead, police are protected by a legal rule called “qualified immunity.”
Read More about Rutgers Law Sarah E. Ricks examines qualified immunity for policeUniversity of San Diego Law professor Mila Sohoni recognized for research in regulatory and administrative law
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW — University of San Diego (USD) School of Law 2019-2020 Herzog Endowed Scholar and Professor of Law Mila Sohoni’s article “The Lost History of the ‘Universal’ Injunction” was recently selected by the American Constitution Society as one of two winners in the 2020 Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and…
Read More about University of San Diego Law professor Mila Sohoni recognized for research in regulatory and administrative lawWidener University Law Dean Christian A. Johnson to step down as dean in July 2020
WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — After a five-year term, Widener University Commonwealth Law School Dean Christian A. Johnson will step down from his role as dean on July 1 to return to full-time teaching.
Read More about Widener University Law Dean Christian A. Johnson to step down as dean in July 2020University of Minnesota Law dean Garry W. Jenkins discusses society’s role in addressing police violence and racism
MINNPOST — As deans of the University of Minnesota’s Law School (located in the aptly named Walter F. Mondale Hall) and the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, we recognize our shared responsibility in addressing these questions. In preparing the next generation of lawmakers and public sector leaders to advance the common good, we feel…
Read More about University of Minnesota Law dean Garry W. Jenkins discusses society’s role in addressing police violence and racismYale Law professors Tracey Meares, Tom Tyler and Caroline Nobo Sarnoff discuss police reform and procedural justice
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Center operates using a specific theory of change, procedural justice — in which the central goal of the criminal justice system must be to increase cooperation and trust between individuals and the state. To this end, the JC recently released a report titled “Re-Imagining Public Safety: Prevent Harm and Lead with the…
Read More about Yale Law professors Tracey Meares, Tom Tyler and Caroline Nobo Sarnoff discuss police reform and procedural justiceYale Law professor Macklin Fleming publishes study on the effectiveness of procedural justice training to address police violence
THE CRIME REPORT — However, a study of the Chicago police department, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), argues that a less aggressive approach, employing the principles of “procedural justice,” can reduce the hostility while at the same time increasing police effectiveness.
Read More about Yale Law professor Macklin Fleming publishes study on the effectiveness of procedural justice training to address police violenceUniversity of Virginia Law professor Anne Coughlin and student Hunter W. Benzer discuss the role of race in enforcement of stay-at-home orders
THE WASHINGTON POST — We know, from hard experience, that the police will not enforce these orders equally. History demonstrates that they will be enforced most harshly — and often without proper cause — against people of color and the poor. Curfew orders that attempt to suppress protests against police violence have superseded the pandemic’s stay-at-home…
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