Video: Samford University Cumberland Law students discuss Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing
WVTM 13 — Samford University law students are ready to watch the historic Supreme Court of the United States nomination hearing. Some students are excited about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination — but more importantly, what this means for young Black girls.
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SETON HALL UNIVERSITY — At Seton Hall Law, students are encouraged to combine their passions with their professional goals, and nowhere is that more evident than in the new Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Sports Law Program (“GHamES”). Seismic shifts in these industries – including the growing legalization of sports betting across the country, the changing status…
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — Members of the University of South Carolina School of Law’s Matthew J. Perry Jr. Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association had much to celebrate as they closed out Black History Month this year. The student organization was honored multiple times during the Southern Region of BLSA’s…
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of South Carolina School of Law’s mock trial team took the top two spots in the regional finals of the Texas Young Lawyer’s Association National Trial Competition in February. Both teams will advance to the National Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, in April. “We are excited to…
Read More about University of South Carolina Law mock trial team wins regional competitionUniversity of South Carolina Law professor Etienne Toussaint leads campaign in support of Ketanji Brown Jackson
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW –In the lead-up to her Supreme Court confirmation hearings—expected to begin March 23—U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jacksonreceived a boost of “enthusiastic support” from more than 100 Black male law professors and law deans. The support comes in the form of a letter addressed to members…
Read More about University of South Carolina Law professor Etienne Toussaint leads campaign in support of Ketanji Brown JacksonSouthern University Law students travel to DC for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing
WAF9 — 50 students from the Southern University Law Center will travel to Washington, D.C. to witness the confirmation process of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will become the first Black woman to ever sit on the United States Supreme Court if confirmed. The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin the historic confirmation hearings Monday, March 21. “It says…
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SLS — After eight years as the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Stanford Law School (SLS), Beth Van Schaack, ’91, will be leaving the law school to become the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice and lead the office of that name in the U.S. State Department. Prior to coming to Stanford, she…
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DAILY TOREADOR — On March 25, the Texas Tech School of Law hosted Sujatha Baliga, a former New York and New Mexico public defender and restorative justice advocate. In 2008, Baliga won the Soros Justice Fellowship and launched a restorative juvenile diversion program in Alameda County. Her program takes a holistic approach to juvenile offenders and…
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KHOU 11 — Students at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University watched as Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faced the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday. Judge Jackson is the first black woman ever nominated to the high court. If confirmed, the DC Appellate judge would replace justice Stephen Breyer, who she once…
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THE S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — When Maria Fernandez took an internship at a homeless shelter in Santa Fe, it was mostly because she liked the area and wanted to stick around for a while after her worldwide backpacking trip. She didn’t expect to love the work as much as she did. “I’ve always had a…
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