UC Irvine Law students conduct pro bono research for faculty in California Proposition 22 appeal

June 30, 2022

UCI LAW — UCI Law faculty members, Richard Hasen and Mark Rosenbaum, joined other California Election Law Professors in filing an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of respondents in the case pending before the California Court of Appeals, Castellanos v. State of California.

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UC Irvine Law professor Susan Seager honored by LA Press Club for contributions to press freedom

June 30, 2022

UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine is delighted to announce Susan Seager will receive the Guardian Award for Contributions to Press Freedom on June 25 at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 64th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner in Los Angeles.

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Columbia Law’s International Claims and Reparations Project to advise Ukraine on war reparations

June 30, 2022

REUTERS — Ukraine has added to its growing arsenal of U.S. lawyers, tapping Washington, D.C.-based Allen & Overy partner Patrick Pearsall through Columbia Law School as a legal advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on reparations issues.

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UConn Law hosts centennial celebration

June 30, 2022

UCONN LAW TODAY — The UConn Law Centennial Gala brought students, faculty, staff and alumni together at the Connecticut Convention Center for a joyful final event of the law school’s centennial year.

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Gift to Fordham Law to support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts

June 30, 2022

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd and the ensuing outcries about structural racism in society, Fordham Law School, like institutions everywhere, looked inward—and, a few months later, produced a plan for addressing racism within and beyond the campus community.

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Fordham Law hosts judge Laura Taylor Swain for commencement address

June 30, 2022

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — New York Law Journal reported on law schools’ return to in-person commencement ceremonies and Judge Laura Taylor Swain’s speech at Fordham Law’s graduation, where she was made honorary Doctor of Laws.

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Fordham Law celebrates 2022 graduates at diploma ceremony

June 30, 2022

FORDHAM LAW NWS — Fordham Law School’s Class of 2022 gathered together one last time for the 115th diploma ceremony on May 23—marking the return of a full in-person commencement event in two years.

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George Washington Law professor Ellen Zavian launches esports law podcast

June 30, 2022

SPORTS LITIGATION ALERT — Sports Law Professor (GWU) Ellen Zavian, who is also the Editor-in-Chief of Esports and the Law, has launched Esports Law Show, a podcast that examines legal and business issues in the esports industry.

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Harvard Law lecturer Jim Tierney releases open case book on state attorney generals

June 30, 2022

HARVARD LAW TODAY — State attorneys general occupy a unique place in American jurisprudence. All 13 of the original American colonies had an attorney general, as do all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia today, and they collectively try more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any legal entity except for…

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An interview with Harvard Law professor Annette Gordon-Reed

June 30, 2022

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law Today caught up with Gordon-Reed, who will visit Annette Gordon-Reed Elementary School later this year for a dedication ceremony, to find out what the naming means to her, more about her work on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery committee — and how she plans to celebrate Juneteenth.

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