Denver Law recognizes Case Western Reserve Law dean Michael Scharf as distinguished lecturer in human rights
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — On October 9, 2019, the University of Denver Sturm College of Law recognized Dean Michael Scharf as the 2019-2020 Myres S. McDougal Distinguished Lecturer in International Law for his extraordinary contributions and leadership in the advancement of international law and policy.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Brad Smith ’84 returns to the Law School for a conversation with Dean Gillian Lester and Professor Tim Wu about his new book, “Tools and Weapons: The Promise and The Peril of the Digital Age.” Professor Tim Wu, a leading authority on antitrust law who advocates for breaking up Big Tech companies,…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — The event was officially called “Innovation, Justice and Globalization” but to the attendees at Harvard Law School last week, it was informally known as Jerryfest. Hosted by HLS professor and leading intellectual property scholar Ruth Okediji LL.M. ’91 S.J.D. ’96, the two-day event held Sept. 26 and 27, celebrated the work…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Parts of an amicus brief that included contributions from University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor Anthony Chase was mentioned in a decision last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The brief argued that the FCC violated the law by failing to consider the implications for…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW — Lewis and Clark Law School and the Pound Civil Justice Institute are co-sponsoring a two-day, CLE-accredited academic symposium on November 1-2, 2019 to discuss the future of these lawsuits. The symposium, Class Actions, Mass Torts, and MDLs: The Next 50 Years, will host noted legal scholars from around the country. Lewis…
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THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE — The Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women will present the 2019 Hannah G. Solomon Award on Thursday to Madeleine Landrieu, dean of the Loyola University College of Law. The Solomon Award is given annually to a community leader who exemplifies the qualities of Hannah G. Solomon,…
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NORTHWESTERN LAW — In an era of rapid technological change, the members of Northwestern Law’s Intellectual Property (IP) faculty are focused on the study of innovation and the law. Collectively, the group represents impressive strength and influence — their scholarship guides countless courts and policymakers who must keep pace with staggering innovations.
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FLORIDA POLITICS — The dean of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law in Davie says he is stepping down at the end of the fall semester. Jon Garon announced the decision in a letter, sent to Florida Politics by a law school spokeswoman on Friday after an inquiry. Garon won’t be leaving the school,…
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY LAW — Professor Catherine Sandoval recently published “Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift: The Risks of Net Neutrality Repeal to Energy Reliability, Public Safety, and Climate Change Solutions”. In her article, Sandoval analyzes cybersecurity issues raised by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2018 repeal of net neutrality rules that prohibited Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking,…
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY LAW — Kerry Macintosh has published a peer-reviewed article entitled Heritable Genome Editing and the Downsides of a Global Moratorium in The CRISPR Journal. She acknowledges that Dr. He Jiankui acted prematurely when he implanted edited embryos in women, leading to the recent birth of twin girls with modified genomes. However, she argues that a…
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