Wayne State Law professor files lawsuit against state of Michigan questioning state aid in a number of local municipalities

September 26, 2016

BOND BUYER – A lawsuit filed against the state of Michigan on behalf of 14 local municipalities this month seeks to correct what they contend is a miscalculation in state aid that has shortchanged them for two decades.

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Widener Commonwealth Law selects new associate dean of inclusion and equity

September 26, 2016

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL – Associate Professor Tonya M. Evans will join the law school’s senior leadership team as the Associate Dean of Inclusion and Equity.

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Wayne State Law names associate dean Lance Gable as interim dean

September 19, 2016

DETROIT NEWS – Wayne State University named Lance Gable, an associate dean of Wayne State University Law School, as the law school’s interim dean.

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Penn Law professor named to board addressing debt crisis in Puerto Rico

September 19, 2016

DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN – A Penn professor was just appointed by the federal government to help tackle the recent economic crisis in Puerto Rico.

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New Villanova Law Dean Mark Alexander discusses leadership style

September 19, 2016

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE – Alexander, who started work in July, said some parts of the job — connecting with students and inspiring excellence in teaching among colleagues — seem remarkably familiar.

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Former University of Washington Law professor to receive distinguished service award from state bar’s civil rights section

September 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW – Deputy director of the ACLU of Washington, Michele Storms, received the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from the Washington State Bar Association Civil Rights Section.

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University of Michigan Law School professor launches online start-up to help individuals self-resolve smaller court cases

September 19, 2016

TECH TRANSFER CENTRAL – A professor from the University of Michigan Law School has launched a start-up that uses an online platform to resolve smaller legal matters without going to court.

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University of Chicago Law faculty weigh in on ‘safe spaces’ letter from undergraduate dean of students

September 19, 2016

WALL STREET JOURNAL – The letter wasn’t widely circulated around the law school, according to law professors. But they say the faculty rejoinder has generated little enthusiasm among them.

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Indiana McKinney Law Dean Emeritus Norman Lefstein wins distinguished service award for indigent defense

September 12, 2016

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Dean Emeritus Norman Lefstein was presented with the Robert O. Dawson Indigent Defense Distinguished Service Award by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

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University of Washington Law professor named to U.N. working group on business and human rights

September 12, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON – Ramasastry’s decades-long focus on the intersection of commerce and human rights paid off.

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