William & Mary Law professor Thomas J. McSweeney publishes book on early history of the common law
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — It’s been an eventful year for Thomas J. McSweeney. In August he was promoted to full professor with tenure at William & Mary Law School; during the fall semester, he was a visiting fellow at Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge; and in January, Oxford University Press published his…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — When Sam Marullo ’20 and Patrick Hulin ’20 first arrived at Yale Law School, they spent their 1L year advocating for funding for Connecticut opioid treatment programs in prison through the Law School’s Legislative Advocacy Clinic. Marullo, the former policy director for Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo ’98, had successfully worked on similar legislation in Rhode Island and was hoping…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School are pleased to announce that Alex Wang has been selected to be the first Curtis-Liman Clinical Fellow. The fellowship, to begin in the fall of 2020, is designed to enable a law…
Read More about Yale Law Liman Center selects Alex Wang as inaugural Curtis-Liman Clinical FellowAtlanta’s John Marshall Law names professor Jace Gatewood as interim dean and CEO
ATLANTA’S JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (AJMLS) is pleased to announce the appointment of its 10th Dean, Jace C. Gatewood. Dean Gatewood succeeded Dean Malcolm L. Morris on January 1, 2020 as Interim Dean and CEO, becoming the first African American to serve in the role since the school’s founding in…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On Jan. 3, 2020, President Trump ordered a drone strike in Iraq, killing Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Five days later, Iran responded by launching 22 ballistic missiles at two U.S. military bases in Iraq. Was the U.S. airstrike a lawful act of self-defense under international law? Was it legal…
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LOYOLA LAW LOS ANGELES — LMU Loyola Law School professors participated in a range of panels during the 2020 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting held in Washington D.C. from Jan. 2-5, 2020. This year’s theme examined “Pillars of Democracy,” looking at the essential role of legal education in sustaining a constitutional democracy.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) drew nearly 3,000 professors, deans, and administrators for its annual meeting January 2-5 in Washington, D.C.—a convenient location for the 10 presenters from Maryland Carey Law. The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law was elected into membership…
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NEW ENGLAND LAW BOSTON — Law students from across the country will have the opportunity to study with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor during the summer of 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE)—which includes California Western School of Law, New England Law | Boston, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and…
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL NEWS — This fall, NYLS was a quarterfinalist in two major moot court competitions, with support through a new MCA Senior Fellow Program. The program, developed by new Moot Court Faculty Advisor Ann Schofield Baker ’97, pairs individual teams with a highly experienced attorney coach to help them prepare for competition.
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