University of Kentucky Law professor Joshua Douglas honored with teaching award

September 16, 2019

UK LAW — Joshua A. Douglas, Thomas P. Lewis Professor of Law, is the recipient of the 2019 Duncan Teaching Award at the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Read More about University of Kentucky Law professor Joshua Douglas honored with teaching award

University of Oregon Law professor Kristen Bell releases study on race and parole

September 16, 2019

AROUND THE O — Professor Kristen Bell (Univ. of Oregon Law) released a study, A Stone of Hope: Legal and Empirical Analysis of California Juvenile Lifer Parole Decisions. The study reveals that the odds of being granted parole are weighed heavily in the favor of non-black candidates and those who lack private attorneys.

Read More about University of Oregon Law professor Kristen Bell releases study on race and parole

Stetson Law professor Luz Estella Nagle selected for Fulbright Award

September 16, 2019

STETSON UNIVERSITY TODAY — The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board awarded Professor Luz Estella Nagle of Stetson University College of Law the Fulbright U.S. Senior Scholar Program award to Spain, in the field of international law.

Read More about Stetson Law professor Luz Estella Nagle selected for Fulbright Award

University of Tennessee Law professor Wendy Bach advises White House on drug addiction policy

September 16, 2019

UNIV. OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE LAW — Anne Hazlett, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s senior advisor for rural affairs, visited the University of Tennessee as part of her outreach to the nation’s rural communities. Hazlett sought the advice of Professor Wendy Bach (University of Tennessee Law) and other community leaders to provide…

Read More about University of Tennessee Law professor Wendy Bach advises White House on drug addiction policy

University of Utah Law professor Robin Kundis Craig delivers water law lecture at University of Kansas Law

September 16, 2019

THE UNIV. OF KANSAS — Professor Robin Kundis Craig will explore the law and policy surrounding water law topics when she delivers the Distinguished Water Law Lecture at the University of Kansas School of Law. Craig will present “Water, Federal Agencies and the Federal Courts: A Flood That’s Cresting?” at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in…

Read More about University of Utah Law professor Robin Kundis Craig delivers water law lecture at University of Kansas Law

University of Utah Law hosts debate on Second Amendment issues related to gun ownership

September 16, 2019

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE — The University of Utah will host the 36th Annual Jefferson B. Fordham Debate, which focuses on asking whether the Second Amendment only protects gun rights within someone’s home, or not.

Read More about University of Utah Law hosts debate on Second Amendment issues related to gun ownership

Fordham Law debuts Center for Judicial Engagement and Clerkships

September 11, 2019

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced the new launch of the Center for Judicial Engagement & Clerkships (CJEC) led by Professor Daniel J. Capra as faculty director and Suzanne M. Endrizzi ’96 as assistant dean.

Read More about Fordham Law debuts Center for Judicial Engagement and Clerkships

Digest of recent law school faculty moves and hires

September 11, 2019

AALS — Compilation of recent law school faculty moves and hires in the news.

Read More about Digest of recent law school faculty moves and hires

UC Irvine Law professor Michele Goodwin awarded Be the Change award

September 11, 2019

UCI LAW — Chancellor’s Professor of Law Michele Goodwin will be honored on Sept. 6, 2019, at the 3rd Annual Diversity & Inclusion, Unity In Service Celebration Youth Conference & Be the Change Awards, hosted at Chapman University Fowler School of Law. Prof. Goodwin will be recognized with the Be the Change award for her…

Read More about UC Irvine Law professor Michele Goodwin awarded Be the Change award

UC Irvine Law professor Gregory Shaffer presents on the future of trade law in Chile

September 11, 2019

UCI LAW — Chancellor’s Professor of Law Gregory Shaffer was recently invited to give a keynote address on the processes of transnational legal ordering at the Law and Society Conference in Santiago, Chile. He also gave a presentation, titled “The Future of Trade Law: Emerging Powers and the World Trading System,” at the Centro de…

Read More about UC Irvine Law professor Gregory Shaffer presents on the future of trade law in Chile