Santa Clara Law professors Catherine Sandoval and Allen S. Hammond host webinars on net neutrality and public safety

March 23, 2020

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors Catherine Sandoval and Allen S. Hammond, IV will be conducting two webinars sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute on the importance of net neutrality to public safety.

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St. Mary’s Law names William & Mary Law professor Patricia Roberts as dean

March 23, 2020

ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY — St. Mary’s University today named Patricia Roberts, J.D., Dean of the St. Mary’s University School of Law. Roberts comes to St. Mary’s from William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she earned her Juris Doctor and currently serves as Vice Dean.

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Yale Law faculty issues recommendations for economic stimulus bill to Congress

March 23, 2020

YALE LAW SCHOOL — A team of public health leaders—with input from over 50 other experts in public health, health care, medicine, and law—has issued its own set of detailed policy recommendations to lawmakers for a comprehensive COVID-19 stimulus bill.

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University of Michigan professor shares lessons from converting a class online

March 18, 2020

EDUCAUSE REVIEW — One can’t help but wonder how such a situation would affect the academic mission of an institution. If the threat prevailed, would semesters be canceled? How would that impact students’ ability to progress through their education? Would the institution need to refund students for their tuition? An epidemic would pose potentially massive disruptions

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American University Washington College of Law hosts symposium on federalism and executive powers

March 18, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On March 6, 2020, the American University Legislation and Policy Brief held its second annual symposium, “Presidential Powers Under the Constitution,” sponsored by AUWCL’s Program on Law and Government.

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A look into UC Berkeley Law’s Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice

March 18, 2020

UC BERKELEY LAW — Berkeley Law has become a leader in the field of consumer advocacy over the past decade, from the expansion of student-led groups to the Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, founded two years ago.

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UC Berkeley Law Human Rights Center Investigations Lab publishes book on human rights investigation guide

March 18, 2020

UC BERKELEY LAW  — Digital Witness: Using Open Source Information for Human Rights Investigation, Documentation, and Accountability has just been published, and its first print run sold out almost instantly and hit the top spot in Amazon’s criminal evidence category.

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University of Colorado Law professor Suzette Malveaux testifies before Colorado Senate regarding discrimination on basis of hair

March 18, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — On Feb. 24, University of Colorado Law School Provost Professor of Law Suzette Malveaux testified before the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the CROWN Act of 2020. The CROWN Act (“Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2020”) addresses discrimination on the basis of hair, a particularly

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University of Colorado Law professor Sarah Krakoff testifies before House subcommittee on impact of U.S. border on sacred sites

March 18, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW  — University of Colorado Law School Moses Lasky Professor of Law Sarah Krakoff provided testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States during an oversight hearing titled “Destroying Sacred Sites and Erasing Tribal Cultures: The Trump Administration’s Construction of the Border Wall.”

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DePaul Law professor Mark Weber discusses immigration regulations and disability law at University of Houston Law

March 18, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Mark Weber, the Vincent de Paul Professor of Law at the DePaul College of Law, proposed that the Department of Homeland Security’s recently enacted public charge rule will have an unjustified negative impact on people with disabilities.

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