University of Houston Law professor Sandra Guerra Thompson to discuss pre-trial bail reform at Harris County town hall meeting
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson will join elected criminal justice officials in discussing the new pre-trial bail reform policy and the general state of justice in Harris County during a town hall meeting Feb. 6. Thompson will explain the agreement followed by a panel discussion on…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes has been selected to the fifth“Power List” of the Lawyers of Color Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the legal profession. The Power List recognizes the most influential minority attorneys in the nation, including general counsels, managing partners, legal…
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ST. JOHNS UNIVERSITY — Verity Winship, a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, and Jennifer K. Robbennolt, an Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois, will receive the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution’s 2020 Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award for their scholarly examination of SEC settlements reported…
Read More about University of Illinois Law professors Verity Winship and Jennifer K. Robbennolt receive dispute resolution advancement awardLewis & Clark Law celebrates 50 years of environmental law program
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School was one of the first law schools to create an environmental law program. Today, celebrating a 50-year milestone, it is one of the most robust programs in the nation and has consistently been ranked by U.S. News as the Number 1 or 2 environmental law…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Michelle J. DePass, President and CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust, inspired the Lewis & Clark community at the law school’s Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on Tuesday, January 21. DePass shared her successes as an agitator for environmental justice – as well as a few of her challenges. She urged everyone…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law honors Martin Luther King, Jr. with lecture eventLewis & Clark to host webinar on UN climate change conference outcomes
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School and the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE) are hosting the first webinar in the GNHRE webinar series on February 10, 2020 at 11:00a.m. EST on “The Outcomes of COP25-Implications for the Climate Vulnerable.”
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maine School of Law has expanded its offerings to include a new Certificate in Environmental and Oceans Law. J.D. students can now earn the Certificate through a robust course of study which is designed to fully engage them in this cutting-edge area of law. Maine Law has long been committed…
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — Fired up by the idea of advocating for others, Maryland Carey Law student Maya Foster ’22 has wanted to be a lawyer as long as she can remember. Reading Bryan Stevenson’s best-selling novel Just Mercy. Before Foster knew it, Associate Dean Russell McClain had arranged the free event…
Read More about University of Maryland Law hosts movie screening and discussion of death penalty casesUniversity of Miami Law faculty elected to section leadership roles at AALS
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools elected Miami Law’s Kele Stewart, Osamudia James and Elizabeth Iglesias to leadership roles at their recent annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Stewart, the associate dean for experiential learning, professor of law, and co-director of the Children & Youth Law Clinic, will serve on the executive committee of the Section on…
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NEW ENGLAND LAW BOSTON — If you want to go into immigration law, getting hands-on experience is a must. But because of the nature of the work, it can be hard to find meaningful—and safe—opportunities, especially if you want to go abroad. Here, immigration and human rights law expert Professor Dina Haynes shares important advice…
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