Duke Law professor Carolyn McAllaster recognized for improving policies for people living with HIV/AIDS

August 19, 2019

THE CHRONICLE — Carolyn McAllaster retired June 30, 2019. During her tenure at Duke Law, she has had a profound influence on Duke’s legal clinics and law students as an advocate for health justice.

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Harvard Law professor Ronald Sullivan Jr. discusses controversy around legal representation of Harvey Weinstein

August 19, 2019

BOSTON MAGAZINE — The Harvard law professor talks about free speech, representing Harvey Weinstein, his empathy for Aaron Hernandez, and his controversial ouster as a faculty dean for undergrads on campus.

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Podcast: Northwestern Law Dean Kimberly Yuracko discusses the role of law schools in creating a diverse legal profession

August 19, 2019

LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Dean Kimberly Yuracko discusses her extensive research on gender equity and surveys the current landscape of anti-discrimination law.

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Duke Law professors author Supreme Court amicus brief on Clean Water Act case

August 12, 2019

DUKE LAW — Three Duke Law experts on environmental law have authored an amicus brief that has been filed with the Supreme Court in an important Clean Water Act case on behalf 37 scholars of environmental and natural resources law.

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Harvard Law professor David Wilkins discusses the legal profession’s slow adoption of technology

August 12, 2019

LIVELAW.IN — Speaking to Adv. Avani Bansal, Prof. Wilkins shared his thoughts and opinion on Rule of Law, its challenges, Globalization and Legal Profession in India.

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Lewis and Clark Law librarian Mari Cheney wins American Association of Law Libraries writing competition

August 12, 2019

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Mari Cheney, Assistant Director of Research and Instruction of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Boley Law Library, won the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) “Call for Papers” competition with her short form essay, “The Hearing-Impaired Law Librarian: Navigating Silent Spaces.”

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American University Washington College of Law professor Robert Dinerstein testifies at D.C. hearing on disability services

August 5, 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Tuesday, July 23, AUWCL Law Professor Robert Dinerstein, who oversees the Disability Rights Law Clinic, testified at a D.C. Council hearing regarding the District’s transition efforts as it looks to end a program which provides a range of medical and social services for people with disabilities.

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UC Irvine Law professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin named adviser to the American Law Institute on torts restatement of the law

August 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Irvine Law Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin has been named a new Adviser to the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law Third Torts: Remedies.  It will include issues related to identifying the types of recoverable damages, such as past and future lost wages.

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UC Irvine Law professor Mehrsa Baradaran testifies before Senate housing committee on blockchain and digital currencies

August 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Irvine Law Professor  Mehrsa Baradaran testified before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain” on Tuesday, July 30. She discussed issues of equity and accessibility in banking, and the regulation of digital currencies and blockchain technology.

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