Indiana University Maurer Law hosts virtual patent case mock trial

May 20, 2020

THE INDIANA LAWYER — The Indiana University Maurer School of Law student was part of the patent trial class that spends an entire semester preparing a patent case then culminates in a mock trial. Typically the pseudo litigation takes place in a courtroom before a jury and real judge, but this year the COVID-19 emergency pushed…

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Lewis & Clark Law professor Aliza Kaplan and assistant dean J.B. Kim honored for dedication to students

May 20, 2020

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Aliza Kaplan, Director of the Law School’s Criminal Justice Reform Clinic and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Academic Resources, J.B. Kim were honored by Lewis & Clark’s Student Leadership and Service (SLS) Award Committee for their leadership skills and dedication to service on the law school campus and in the community.

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University of New Mexico Law professor Clifford Villa publishes book on environmental law and policy

May 20, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — University of New Mexico School of Law Professor Clifford Villa and UNM SOL Professor Emeritus Eileen Gauna are adding to growing influence of the School of Law’s Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program (NREL) with the release of the third edition of  “Environmental Justice: Law, Policy, and Regulation,” which…

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University of Oklahoma Law professor Evelyn Aswad appointed to Facebook Oversight Board

May 19, 2020

OU DAILY — A professor at the OU College of Law has been appointed to a newly created Facebook Oversight Board, according to a May 6 press release from the College of Law.  Evelyn Aswad, Herman G. Kaiser Chair at the College of Law, will review certain content decisions made by Facebook and Instagram, according to the…

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University of Oregon Law professor Michael Fakhri appointed to UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

May 19, 2020

AROUND THE O — Michael Fakhri, associate professor at the University of Oregon School of Law, has been chosen to serve as the next United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.

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University of Richmond Law professors Janice Craft and Josh Kubicki launch program to help prepare students for legal practice

May 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — Two additions to the Richmond Law faculty will spearhead new programs aimed at even better equipping students for the changing nature of legal practice. Janice Craft will lead the Professional Identity Formation Program, while Josh Kubicki will lead the Legal Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program.

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Seton Hall Law offers course on COVID-19 and the law

May 19, 2020

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY — Seton Hall University School of Law will offer a new course focused on the legal aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. Set to begin in just a few weeks, the course, COVID-19: Current Topics in Pandemic Law and Policy, is designed to prepare law students to tackle the complex law and policy problems associated with…

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University of Tennessee Law professor Joan Heminway selected as academic fellow for Initiative on Quality Shareholders

May 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Joan Heminway has been selected to serve as an academic fellow with George Washington University’s Center for Law, Economics and Finance.

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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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