CNN anchor Chris Cuomo visits Fordham Law to discuss legal reform
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — “Cuomo Prime Time” host Chris Cuomo ’95 recently spoke with students in Fordham Law’s Democracy and the Constitution Clinic about the clinic’s projects and how to effectively communicate about legal reform to a general audience. Cuomo drew on his experience as a practicing lawyer and two decades as a television journalist to respond…
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GW LAW — Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to the Judicial Conference of the United States Advisory Committee for the Rules of Criminal Procedure. He will hold this appointment for a three-year term. Within the Judicial Conference, the Advisory Committee for the Rules of Criminal Procedure is responsible for…
Read More about George Washington Law professor Roger A. Fairfax, Jr appointed to Judicial Conference Advisory CommitteeGeorge Washington Law professor Francesca Bignami moderates panel on asylum law
GW LAW — Professor Bignami moderated the panel discussion, “Populist Politics and Asylum Law: Comparing Europe and America,” made up of asylum law experts from around the world. Panelists included Paulina Vera, Professorial Lecturer in Law and Acting Director of the Immigration Clinic, Dr. Lilian Tsourdi, Assistant Professor of European Union Law and Dutch Research Council grantee…
Read More about George Washington Law professor Francesca Bignami moderates panel on asylum lawGeorgetown Law hosts conference on privacy law issues
GEORGETOWN LAW — On Thursday, November 21, and Friday, November 22, Georgetown Law’s Office of Executive and Continuing Legal Education will host a two-day conference, the 16th Annual Advanced eDiscovery Institute, at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. Georgetown Law’s 16th Annual Advanced eDiscovery Institute will feature a large array of federal judges and eDiscovery thought leaders,…
Read More about Georgetown Law hosts conference on privacy law issuesHofstra Law dean Gail Prudenti discusses school’s approach for preparing students for legal profession
HOFSTRA LAW NEWS — Judge Gail Prudenti, Dean, spoke with Above the Law on Oct. 17 to discuss Hofstra Law’s approach to preparing students for the new legal marketplace in the article “The Attorney of Tomorrow: One Law School’s Approach to Preparing Students for the Future of Legal Practice.”
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center’s Center for U.S. and Mexican Law led a dialogue on ways to address the growing amount of plastic in the world’s oceans during a roundtable discussion on the University of Houston campus. Experts from a variety of fields described the impacts that plastic…
Read More about University of Houston Law hosts film screening and discussion on threat of plastics in the oceanUIC John Marshall Law’s Sheila Murphy wins Justice John Paul Stevens award
UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Retired Cook County Judge Sheila Murphy was selected as one of this year’s honorees of the Justice John Paul Stevens Award. Murphy, who currently serves as Co-Director of the Restorative Justice Project at UIC John Marshall Law School and as an adjunct professor, received the award from the Chicago Bar…
Read More about UIC John Marshall Law’s Sheila Murphy wins Justice John Paul Stevens awardLewis & Clark Law adjunct professor Joe O’Leary teaches class at youth correctional facility
LEWIS & CLARK LAW — Adjunct Professor Joe O’Leary teaches a Juvenile Justice seminar class at MacLaren Correctional Facility to both Lewis and Clark Law School students and incarcerated individuals each fall.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law adjunct professor Joe O’Leary teaches class at youth correctional facilityLewis & Clark Law professor Ozan Varol inducted into the International Academy of Comparative Law
LEWIS & CLARK LAW — Lewis & Clark Law Professor Ozan Varol was recently inducted into the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL), a highly selective academy of scholars that was founded at The Hague following World War I. Only a few scholars are nominated from the United States each year. The IACL focuses on a…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law professor Ozan Varol inducted into the International Academy of Comparative LawUniversity of Louisville Law professor Emily Whelan Parento selected for governor-elect transition team
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LOUIS D. BRANDEIS SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Louisville Law Professor Emily Whelan Parento has been named to Kentucky Governor-elect Andy Beshear’s transition team. Transition team members will meet with cabinet employees ahead of Beshear’s transition into office to gather information on goals, success and challenges, reports the Courier Journal.
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