Arizona State University Law launches Mary Sigler Fellowship for faculty
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW — At the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, students learn from some of the nation’s foremost scholars and innovative legal instructors. They have played an integral role in ASU Law establishing itself as one of the highest ranked public law schools in…
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Employment law expert Professor Michael Harper takes up the three US Supreme Court cases dealing with discrimination against LGBTQIA+ employees. LAW Reviews” is an opinion series that provides timely commentaries from BU Law faculty on a variety of legal issues. The views expressed are solely those of the author and are…
Read More about Boston University Law professor Michael Harper discusses U.S. Supreme Court cases on sexual orientation and gender identity discriminationBYU Law professor Benjamin Cook discusses strategies for navigating workplace political discussions
FORTUNE — What’s the buzz in the break room or nearby cubicle these days, while you’re trying to concentrate on doing your job? If you’re like almost half (42%) of American employees, you’ve gotten embroiled in a fractious discussion about what’s going on in Washington, what should happen next, and why someone else’s opinions about these…
Read More about BYU Law professor Benjamin Cook discusses strategies for navigating workplace political discussionsBrooklyn Law professor Cynthia Godsoe featured in AALS News ‘Spotlight in Sections’
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — The American Association of Law Schools (AALS) featured Professor Cynthia Godsoe in “Spotlight on Sections: Section on Family and Juvenile Law” in its Fall 2019 Newsletter. Godsoe is currently chair of the AALS Section on Family and Juvenile Law, which promotes the development and exchange of information related to teaching and research in…
Read More about Brooklyn Law professor Cynthia Godsoe featured in AALS News ‘Spotlight in Sections’Brooklyn Law professor Bennett Capers explores the policing issues in the context of Afrofuturism and critical race theory
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — These are the questions Bennett Capers, the Stanley A. August Professor of Law, takes up in his article “Afrofuturism, Critical Race Theory, and Policing in the Year 2044,” 94 New York University Law Review 1 (2019). Capers is a prolific scholar on the relationship between race, gender, and criminal justice. At the…
Read More about Brooklyn Law professor Bennett Capers explores the policing issues in the context of Afrofuturism and critical race theoryUC Hastings Law professor Laurie Zimet honored by AALS for excellence in student academic support
UC HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW — UC Hastings Law Director of Academic Support Laurie Zimet has been honored by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) for her career-long contributions to the development of law student academic support. Zimet was a founding member of the Academic Support section of AALS. She will accept the award Jan. 3,…
Read More about UC Hastings Law professor Laurie Zimet honored by AALS for excellence in student academic supportUCLA Law launches Master of Legal Studies degree
UCLA NEWSROOM — UCLA School of Law today launched a Master of Legal Studies program, opening doors for professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of the legal issues that affect their industries but do not plan to practice law. UCLA Law is offering the new program as more workers engage with the legal and regulatory aspects…
Read More about UCLA Law launches Master of Legal Studies degreeColumbia Law professor Anu Bradford co-leads study on global competition laws and enforcement practices
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law School Professor Anu Bradford and University of Chicago Law School Professor Adam Chilton have released the world’s most comprehensive collection of competition laws and enforcement practices to date, providing researchers, lawyers, journalists, and policymakers with new tools to assess the economic impact of these laws across borders.
Read More about Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford co-leads study on global competition laws and enforcement practicesColumbia Law hosts conference on technology innovation and regulation
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — One way is by increasing the potential for market manipulation, according to participants at a Technology Conference held on October 4 and sponsored by the Program in the Law and Economics of Capital Markets, where Mitts is a program fellow. The conference, co-sponsored by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), was…
Read More about Columbia Law hosts conference on technology innovation and regulationColumbia Law professor Vincent Blasi organizes symposium on landmark free speech case Abrams v. United States
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Professor Vincent Blasi gathered leading First Amendment scholars at Columbia Law School for an illuminating symposium on Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s famous dissent on free speech.
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