Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman plays key role in establishing Facebook oversight board

July 1, 2019

HARVARD LAW TODAY — In a new report issued today, Facebook summarized next steps in a plan to establish an independent oversight board for content moderation and appeals. For Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman, who first proposed the idea of a content oversight board and continues to serve as an adviser

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Duke Law professor Brandon Garrett advocates for criminal justice reform through research

July 1, 2019

DUKE LAW — Even before arriving at Duke Law School last July, L. Neil Williams, Jr. Professor Brandon Garrett reached out to a diverse range of stakeholders in North Carolina’s criminal justice system.

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Duke Law professor Carolyn McAllaster receives grant for her work advocating for people with HIV/AIDS

July 1, 2019

THE NEWS & OBSERVER — She began using her law degree to help people living with HIV/AIDS in Durham, writing wills and powers of attorney. Later as a law professor at Duke University, she began creating volunteer opportunities for her students.

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Cornell Law professor Sheri Lynn Johnson wins Supreme Court death penalty appeal

July 1, 2019

CORNELL NEWS — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 2010 murder conviction of Mississippi death row inmate Curtis Flowers, who was represented by Sheri Lynn Johnson, the James and Mark Flanagan Professor of Law.

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UC Irvine Law professor Dalié Jiménez testifies before US House Judiciary Committee on student loans and bankruptcy relief

July 1, 2019

UCI LAW — Leading expert on bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law and Professor of Law Dalié Jiménez testified at the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals.

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University of Arizona medical school faculty member studying law honored with Regents Professor

July 1, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAW — Last August, Dr. Marvin J. Slepian arrived as a first-year JD student at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law with an impressive resume: cardiologist, inventor, CEO and entrepreneur, with UA faculty appointments in medicine, engineering and business.

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How law school career services adapted to the recession

July 1, 2019

THE AMERICAN LAWYER — As the recession rattled law schools and graduates, schools were forced to get more creative, leading to changes that have endured.

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A look at two Pepperdine Law professors working for federal agencies

July 1, 2019

PEPPERDINE LAW — Last year, two Professors of Law at Pepperdine were tapped to hold influential positions in the United States government, a testament to our faculty’s commitment to scholarship and service. Babette E. Boliek was appointed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to serve as its 2018-19 Chief Economist.

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University of Louisville Law professor Justin Walker nominated for federal judgeship

June 24, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE — President Trump announced plans on June 19, 2019, to nominate Louisville Law Professor Justin Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

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University of Kansas Law professor Christopher Drahozal plays key role in clarification of international arbitration law

June 24, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS NEWS — A University of Kansas law professor has played a key role in recent efforts to clarify U.S. law governing international arbitration. Christopher Drahozal, the John M. Rounds Professor of Law at KU, served as an associate reporter

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