Columbia Law Sabin Center for Climate Change Law publishes paper analyzing the environmental impact of cryptomining
FINGER LAKES DAILY NEWS — On Monday, Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law published a new white paper, A Pause on Proof-Of-Work: The New York State Executive Branch’s Authority to Enact a Moratorium on the Permitting of Consolidated Proof of Work Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities. The paper analyzes the legal authority of Governor Kathy…
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TODAY AT ELON — If you want to get a head start in a career representing professional athletes, there may be no better model to copy than Elon Law student Hannah Valente L’22. Valente, 23, has set her sights on earning a law degree and advising basketball players ever since a high school back injury redirected her…
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DEKALB NEIGHBOR — Emory Law’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law program has received a gift from the Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP law firm to establish a new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative to promote broader diversity in the practice of environmental law. “The new initiative at Emory will provide annual scholarships and summer stipends…
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SPECTRUM NEWS — President Joe Biden nominating Kentaji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Jackson is the first black woman to be nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Second year law student Derrick Gaiter studies constitutional law at Florida A&M University. Presentations for Monday’s 1st Amendment class were delayed to watch Supreme Court nominee…
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY — Florida State University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association (FSU BLSA) won first place in the national Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. The competition took place virtually March 17-18, and FSU BLSA was undefeated throughout the event. Winning team members are third-year student Judelande Jeune, of Tampa, Fla.; second-year student Kayla…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This year’s Student Week Against Mass Incarceration (SWAMI), held between Feb. 28 and March 4, brought together social justice-focused groups from across the Fordham Law community in a series of events that examined the relationship between mass incarceration and the housing crisis. The week of events at Fordham Law was co-sponsored by Advocates…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — To mark its ninth annual symposium, Fordham Law’s OUTLaws student association is bringing together those involved in the international human rights system to discuss the state of LGBTQIA+ identity around the world and how regional organizers are tackling issues pertaining to anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation. The symposium, “International LGBTQIA+ Rights: Bridging Activism from Grassroots…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — REAL Scholar Veenay Komaragiri ’24, REAL Scholar Roger Orellana ’24, and Shiva Sachdeva ’24 have been selected to participate in the New York City Bar Diversity Fellowship Program this summer. Komaragiri will spend his summer at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), Orellana at Viacom, and Sachdeva at Paul, Weiss,…
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ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND — The George Washington University Law School and the Animal Legal Defense Fund have announced today a major new initiative to develop the Animal Legal Education Initiative (ALEI), dedicated to developing animal law as a stand-alone legal discipline that is fully integrated into legal education. “ALEI will be a unique endeavor in legal…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School’s team has won the national round of the 2021-2022 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition and will advance to the international rounds, to be held from March 24 through April 10. The Harvard Law team, comprised of J.D. students Marta Canneri ’22, Katherine Shen ’22, Stephanie Gullo ’22,…
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