Mitchell Hamline Law student Nicole van Lierop honored by National Jurist magazine
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW –National Jurist magazine has named Mitchell Hamline student Nicole van Lierop one of ten Law Students of the Year. The magazine invites every law school in the country to nominate one student, then chooses its top honorees. “Nicole has done an amazing job being a frontline worker and an excellent…
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THE NEVADA INDEPENDENT –The Senate confirmed Clark County District Court Judge Cristina Silva and UNLV law professor Anne Traum to join the U.S. District Court in Nevada. The judiciary loomed large in the Senate this week as the vote on the Nevada judges came as the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the nomination of Ketanji…
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YAHOO! —Judge Judy Sheindlin is heading back to her alma mater next month for a commencement ceremony that will feature three generations of Sheindlin women in law. Judy Sheindlin, a household name from her long tenure on daytime court show “Judge Judy” and IMDB TV’s new “Judy Justice,” will serve as commencement speaker for New York…
Read More about Judge Judy’ to deliver New York Law School commencement addressUNLV Law professor Joe Regalia discusses why writing is an essential skill for law students
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS NEWS CENTER — Try “because” instead of “in view of the fact that.” Consider using “under” the contract rather than “pursuant to” the contract. Write “among other things” and not “inter alia.” Use just enough relevant examples to make your point. Prune extraneous details. First-year law students arriving on UNLV’s campus tend…
Read More about UNLV Law professor Joe Regalia discusses why writing is an essential skill for law studentsNYU Law professor Rochelle Dreyfuss explores intellectual property law as a barrier to innovation and public health for developing countries
NYU LAW — The advent of vaccines for COVID-19 exposed major questions about intellectual property laws, as many countries clamored for legal alterations and waivers in order to obtain information about producing effective vaccines. The vaccines also underlined disparities between low- and high-income countries, including differences in manufacturing and research capabilities that dictated how quickly…
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY –The new Veterans Discharge Upgrade Review Clinic at Salmon P. Chase College of Law is giving students plenty of experience with government administrative appeals and plenty of expert advice in doing it: Faculty Adviser John Bickers and Clinic Director Brad Steffen are former attorneys in the military Judge Advocate General Corps. The clinic…
Read More about Northern Kentucky University Law opens pro bono clinic for veteran’s appealsNotre Dame Law student Joseph Gergel named editor-in-chief of Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy
EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY –Greyhound Grad Joseph Gergel is making an impact in law school. He was recently elected to the prestigious role of editor-in-chief for volume 37 of the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy. He started the position on Feb. 4, 2022, and will continue until a time period after his…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME –On February 14, Justice Amy Coney Barrett returned to Notre Dame Law School — her alma mater and former employer — to speak about the tension between law and fairness. Barrett’s speech was the keynote address at the Notre Dame Law Review’s 2022 Federal Courts Symposium. This volume marks the 25th anniversary of her…
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PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH SCHOOL OF LAW –On Saturday and Sunday, March 19th and 20th, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University united for the Louis V. Fasulo First Year Moot Court Competition, held in-person for the first time since 2019. The 2022 Louis V. Fasulo First Year Moot Court Competition is the Advocacy…
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PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — For the second year in a row, one of Haub Law’s advocacy mock trial teams placed first in their region in the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition held March 10-13th. With a region of law schools in the Northeast, Haub Law’s team rose…
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