Yale Law professor’s scholarship to help police build trust with civilians

January 10, 2018

YALE ALUMNI MAGAZINE – Yale Law School professor Tracey Meares melds legal research and social science in an effort to understand police work and the relationship between police and their communities.

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Mitchell Hamline Law to increase residency opportunities for students

January 10, 2018

MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW – Petry, a 1998 graduate of Hamline University School of Law, was hired this summer as assistant director of career and professional development.

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Q and A with Yale Law professor James Silk on work in human rights

January 10, 2018

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS – Professor James J. Silk was interviewed by phone about his human rights work and how he maintains his dedication during what he describes as a “dark time.”

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UNM Law advocates on behalf of the disability community before Supreme Court

January 9, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – For more than 30 years, University of New Mexico School of Law Distinguished Professor Jim Ellis has been working with teams of law students to advocate for the disability community in amicus briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Missouri Law professor receives President’s Award for Economic Development

January 5, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM – James Niemann, inaugural director of the University of Missouri Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic (ELC) at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, received the President’s Award for Economic Development, which includes a $5,000 prize. The award recognizes faculty of the four University of Missouri System campuses who have directly contributed to the economic development of

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Miami Law professors aid immigrant youth in Florida Supreme Court case

January 4, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW – The Florida Supreme Court ruled that juvenile courts cannot reject the dependency petitions filed on behalf of immigrant children without an evidentiary hearing. Professors Bernard Perlmutter and Rebecca Sharpless wrote amicus briefs in the case, brought by a Guatemalan teenager who had entered the United States without a visa

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Campbell Law’s assistant dean of admissions named to regional pre-law advisors board

December 29, 2017

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY – Campbell Law School Assistant Dean of Admissions Dexter Smith has been appointed to the Southern Association of Pre-Law Advisors Board of Directors.

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Harvard Law professor launches ‘Wisdom of Finance Video’ contest for high school students in Boston

December 29, 2017

INDIA NEW ENGLAND NEWS – This contest challenges students to be creative in applying their knowledge of economics and finance to what they have learned about literature and art in their humanities classes.

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UC Irvine Law selects L. Song Richardson as dean from interim role

December 27, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW – L. Song Richardson is the next dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

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