Widener University Delaware Law professor Rodney Smolla named next president of Vermont Law School
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — The Vermont Law School (VLS) Board of Trustees today announced that it has named Rodney A. Smolla incoming VLS president. The higher education leader and legal educator, litigator, scholar, and author will become the school’s president on July 1.
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THE DAILY PROGRESS — With effort from a University of Virginia School of Law clinic and bipartisan support from the General Assembly, a bill improving prevention services for at-risk youth will soon become law. Introduced by Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, SB 485 is a response to perceived shortcomings of the Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development…
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NBC 29 — The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law is raising funds to help Virginians who are wrongly convicted of a crime. Between the Summer of 2021 and January 2022, nine clients were freed or exonerated. Now, the law school is hosting a fundraiser on April 20 to hear from…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Gabriele Josephs knew he wanted to make a difference through policy and was inspired by mentors to pursue a law degree rather than a Ph.D. Now, as a first-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, he’s researching how online platforms play a role in understanding…
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WVTF — Some experts say up to 11 percent of prisoners were convicted of crimes they did not commit, and the Director of the Center for Criminal Justice at UVA says it’s really hard for someone to get out once they’ve been sentenced. Deirdre Enright, who founded the Innocence Project more than a decade ago,…
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UVA TODAY — In 1996, Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act was passed as a way to provide a legal shield for online platforms with user-generated content. It states, “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — After the U.S. Senate voted Thursday afternoon to confirm judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, a University of Virginia law professor, tried to call her friend, but Jackson’s voice mailbox was full. Robinson, who met Jackson when they were students at Harvard Law…
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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Nine law students have been elected to the 2022-23 editorial board of The Journal of Law in Society at Wayne State University Law School.
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WWLP — There is a new effort to foster diversity in our justice system with Thursday night’s kick-off event for the “Future Lawyers of Springfield.” The Hampden District Attorney’s office teamed up with Western New England University Law School to launch this new program. The goal is to cultivate a more diverse legal community in…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Groups such as the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System have long established — and William & Mary Law School’s strategic planning process confirms — the critical importance of these and other competencies for successful careers in law.
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