Case Western Reserve Law professors argue custody case before U.S. Supreme Court
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On December 11, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Monasky v. Taglieri, a case in which CWRU Law Professors and alums played a significant part. The case examines the question of where a child born to an estranged international couple should be raised. CWRU Adjunct Professors Andrew…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The ICC’s decision liberally cites the report of the Public International Law & Policy Group, “Documenting Atrocity Crimes Committed Against the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State,” which was prepared by a team led by alumna Margaux Day ’09 (Vice President of PILPG) and CWRU Adjunct Professor Greg Noone. …
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law co-dean Michael Scharf’s report on human rights violations in Myanmar cited at International Criminal CourtA look at the Ohio Innocence Project at University of Cincinnati Law
NORWALK REFLECTOR — The Innocence Project works to exonerate those who are wrongly convicted by using DNA testing and criminal justice reform. The Ohio Innocence Project at Cincinnati Law began in 2003 and is now one of the top-performing groups of the Innocence Network. Their work has exonerated 28 wrongfully convicted men and women who served…
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CORNELL CHRONICLE — Flowers wanted to appeal, and two Cornell Law School professors – Sheri Lynn Johnson and Keir Weyble – agreed to take over the case. Working with two students from the Law School’s capital punishment clinic, they took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 21, 2019, in a 7–2 decision, the court overturned the conviction. The justices…
Read More about Cornell Law professors Sheri Lynn Johnson and Keir Weyble win case in U.S. Supreme CourtUniversity of Houston Law professor Sandra Guerra Thompson named to Council of the International Association of Evidence Science
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson was recently welcomed as a member of the Council of the International Association of Evidence Science. Thompson, the Newell H. Blakely Chair and director of the Criminal Justice Institute, was nominated by UC Davis Law School Professor Emeritus Edward Imwinkelried. She was…
Read More about University of Houston Law professor Sandra Guerra Thompson named to Council of the International Association of Evidence ScienceUniversity of Kansas Law assistant dean Leah Terranova discusses how the school helps students deal with stress
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN — With the stresses of law school bearing down on them, law students know there is always at least one person they can depend on to go to for help. Assistant dean Leah Terranova has made an impact on students since she joined the School of Law at the University of Kansas in…
Read More about University of Kansas Law assistant dean Leah Terranova discusses how the school helps students deal with stressUniversity of Miami Law professor Natalie Barefoot joins expedition to observe whale watching policy and protections
NEWS@THEU — The University of Miami’s Natalie Barefoot is celebrating Thanksgiving week alongside orcas and humpback whales, as part of an all-women research expedition. As a member of an all-female excursion organized by Sedna Epic Expedition, a nonprofit named for the goddess of the sea and mother of all marine mammals in Inuit legend. Sedna teams…
Read More about University of Miami Law professor Natalie Barefoot joins expedition to observe whale watching policy and protectionsUniversity of Miami Law hosts investiture of dean Anthony E. Varona
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The thread of diversity and inclusion wove through last night’s investiture at the Newman Alumni Center of Miami Law Dean Anthony E. Varona as the M. Minnette Massey Chair. The Massey Chair was established to honor the late, former acting dean who was one of the “First Wave,” the fourteen…
Read More about University of Miami Law hosts investiture of dean Anthony E. VaronaUniversity of Missouri Law professor Amy J. Schmitz participates in roundtable on augmented intelligence with National Center for State Courts
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Amy J. Schmitz was one of a small group at an invite-only roundtable on “Augmented Intelligence (AI) in the Courts” with the National Center for State Courts. Specifically, the discussions focused on how AI is transforming and will continue to transform law, including courts.
Read More about University of Missouri Law professor Amy J. Schmitz participates in roundtable on augmented intelligence with National Center for State CourtsUniversity of Missouri Law professors David M. English and Wilson Freyermuth discuss Uniform Law Commission
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors David M. English and Wilson Freyermuth provided information for a recent Columbia Missourian article about lawmaking, “Writing the Law: Missouri farm bill rooted in history.” This article explains the role of the Uniform Law Commission in the creaton of model legislation to help make laws consistent across state…
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