UConn Law professor Mary Beattie honored for excellence in teaching

April 11, 2022

UCONN TODAY — The UConn Law Class of 2022 has chosen Professor Mary Beattie to receive the Perry Zirkel ’76 Distinguished Teaching Award.

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Elon Law student-run tax preparation program assists local community

April 11, 2022

TODAY AT ELON — Elon Law’s student-run Tax Preparation Program has returned this spring to assist members of the community with filing services offered in partnership with the AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide Program.

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George Mason Scalia Law hosts conference on religious freedom

April 11, 2022

THE AR,INGTON CATHOLIC HERALD — George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School hosted a conference titled “Beyond ‘Defensive Crouch,’ Religious Freedom” March 24-25 in Arlington.

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George Washington Law professor Steven L. Schooner contributes to study on small satellite space technology

April 11, 2022

GW LAW — The proliferation of SmallSat—or small satellite—space technology, capable of sensing ocean, coastal, atmospheric, and hydrologic data has created a booming industry. Opportunities to tap into innovative technology developed by companies in the private sector have grown exponentially for federal government agencies. A recent study conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,…

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George Washington Law partners with Animal Legal Defense Fund for Animal Law program

April 11, 2022

REUTERS — A new partnership between George Washington University Law School and the Animal Legal Defense Fund aims to transform animal law from a niche specialty into a widely taught discipline by developing a cadre of faculty trained in the subject.

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Q and A with University of Georgia Law Business Law and Ethics Program director Carol Morgan

April 11, 2022

UGA TODAY — Carol Morgan did not plan on a career in academia but has found her work at the School of Law to be a deeply fulfilling time in her professional life.

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Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to speak at Harvard Law Class Day

April 11, 2022

HARVARD LAW TODAY — The Hon. Loretta Lynch ’84, who was Attorney General of the United States from 2015 to 2017, will be this year’s speaker for the Class Day ceremonies at Harvard Law School, the Dean of Students and class of 2022 class marshals announced today. Class Day will take place on the Harvard…

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University of Hawai’i Law student Meleana Shim honored by preLaw magazine

April 11, 2022

MAUI NOW —National Jurist preLaw magazine honored Meleana “Mana” Shim, a student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, as one of the top 10 law students in the country.  Shim was selected from about 200 American Bar Association-accredited law schools nationwide.

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Hofstra Law student Sierra Sánchez wins scholarship named for late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

April 11, 2022

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LAW NEWS — Second-year Hofstra Law student Sierra Sánchez has been chosen by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to receive the inaugural Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Scholarship.  

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University of Illinois Law professors assist in review of Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court confirmation hearing

April 11, 2022

THE NEWS GAZETTE — A group of University of Illinois law professors assisted behind the scenes in the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, concluding in their report that she is “an extremely competent jurist.”

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