Louisiana State University Law professor Alain Levasseur honored by University of Bucharest for work in comparative law
LSU NEWS — LSU Law Professor Emeritus Alain Levasseur has been honored by one of the top civil law schools in Eastern Europe with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa. Levasseur’s connections to Romania can be traced all the way back to the 1970s and ‘80s, when his father was the French Ambassador in the country. As…
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LSU NEWS — Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge, David Weston Robinson Professor of Law and McGlinchey Stafford Professor of Law, has been named interim dean of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Lockridge will act as interim dean while Dean Tom Galligan serves as LSU’s interim president as LSU conducts a national search for a new…
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MSU TODAY — Melanie B. Jacobs, senior associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law, has been named interim dean of the College of Law as Dean Lawrence Ponoroff returns to the faculty, effective Dec. 31, 2019. Jacobs, a respected member of the legal academic community, brings more than 20 years of experience in teaching law…
Read More about Michigan State University Law names professor Melanie B. Jacobs as interim deanNortheastern Law professor Martha Davis files amicus brief on behalf of human rights groups opposing Florida sanctuary cities lawsuit
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Martha Davis, co-director of the law school’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE), has filed an amicus brief on behalf of Human Rights Watch, the Center for Constitutional Rights and LatinoJustice PRLDEF opposing a Florida law prohibiting sanctuary policies and requiring local police to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Martha Davis files amicus brief on behalf of human rights groups opposing Florida sanctuary cities lawsuitNortheastern Law launches Initiative for Energy Justice to evaluate energy policy across the country
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Shalanda Baker ’05 is joining forces with Shiva Prakash ’16 and Subin DeVar to launch the Initiative for Energy Justice. The Kresge Foundation and Surdna Foundation are providing seed funding to the Initiative, which is sponsored by Northeastern University in conjunction with the Sustainable Economies Law Center.
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Sonia E. Rolland has been nominated to the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), which fosters the study of international law and promotes the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. Rolland’s research and writing focus on public international law, international economic…
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Sonia E. Rolland nominated to American Society of International Law Executive CouncilSouthern Illinois University Law names Camille Davidson as dean
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY NEWS — Camille M. Davidson, a former professor and associate dean for academic affairs and faculty development at Charlotte School of Law, will become the next dean of the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Read More about Southern Illinois University Law names Camille Davidson as deanUniversity of Virginia Law professor Thomas Nachbar appointed to the FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Thomas Nachbar of the University of Virginia School of Law has been appointed to a Federal Communications Commission advisory subcommittee that’s helping make sure callers’ voices won’t get cut off in case of an emergency. Nachbar will serve as a member of the subcommittee that is looking at…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Thomas Nachbar appointed to the FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability CouncilWMU-Cooley Law librarian Tim Innes launches legal history podcast
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — WMU-Cooley’s Head of Public Services at its Auburn Hills campus library, Tim Innes, recently launched a new podcast that traces the history of American law from its most ancient roots to the present day. Innes’ “The American Legal History Podcast,” dives into the evolution of American law, beginning with…
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law librarian Tim Innes launches legal history podcastBoston College Law dean Vincent Rougeau to serve as AALS President-elect
BOSTON COLLEGE NEWS — Boston College Law School Dean Vincent D. Rougeau is poised to become president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools. Rougeau, a nationally recognized leader in legal education who completed a three-year term on the AALS Executive Committee in 2018, will join two other prior BC Law Deans who served as AALS…
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