Duke Law first-year students secure JAG Corps summer internships
DUKE LAW — Four first-year Duke Law students have been accepted to competitive summer programs in the Navy and Air Force Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. Madison Cash ’24 will work with the Navy JAG Corps this summer, and Madison Dunbar ’24, Riley Flewelling JD/LLM ’24, and Katie Retzbach ’24 will work with the Air Force JAG Corps. It is unusual…
Read More about Duke Law first-year students secure JAG Corps summer internshipsFlorida State University Law Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — For the third year in a row, Florida State University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association (FSU BLSA) won first place in the regional Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition during the Southern Region of the Black Law Students Association Convention. The 2022 meeting took place Feb. 24-26, in Atlanta. After winning…
Read More about Florida State University Law Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competitionFordham Law announces guest speakers for annual Sports Law Forum
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The Fordham Sports Law Forum is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year—25 years. Since 1996, the group has brought together accomplished attorneys from different facets of the sports industry via a day-long symposium to have in-depth debates about contemporary issues surrounding sports law. This year’ssymposium—sponsored by Herrick, Feinstein LLP—will be held in…
Read More about Fordham Law announces guest speakers for annual Sports Law ForumFordham Law symposium to look at the impacts of space tourism
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — In 2021, private companies like SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin made headline-grabbing strides in expanding commercial spaceflight—and market projections expect the industry to grow significantly over the next ten years. However, this relatively new type of activity in space could also have serious impacts on the environment, such as generating greenhouse…
Read More about Fordham Law symposium to look at the impacts of space tourismGeorge Washington Law hosts former Human Health and Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss US healthcare system
GWTODAY — A main architect of one of the most consequential and significant pieces of legislation in modern United States history advised GW Law students on Wednesday night to always look at regulations and languages in exhausting all legal options to pass a bill. Sound advice from someone who has won a significant Supreme Court case that…
Read More about George Washington Law hosts former Human Health and Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss US healthcare systemHarvard Law student Shaza Loutfi leads efforts to assist women members of the former Afghan government
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Rangina Kargar has stared down adversity in a way that few others have. When she was running to become a member of Afghanistan’s parliament for the Faryab region in 2010, she received ominous warnings from those who disapproved of her candidacy and her advocacy for women’s rights. At times, the threats escalated…
Read More about Harvard Law student Shaza Loutfi leads efforts to assist women members of the former Afghan governmentHoward Law hosts library dedication ceremony in honor of civil rights leader Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
THE DIG — Howard University School of Law recognized the late alumnus, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., by naming the School of Law library in his honor. The Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Law Library dedication took place on March 3 on Howard University West campus. Many gathered to honor Jordan as a long-time civil rights leader, adviser,…
Read More about Howard Law hosts library dedication ceremony in honor of civil rights leader Vernon E. Jordan Jr.Howard Law launches ‘3+3’ joint degree program for bachelor of arts and juris doctorate
HOWARD MAGAZINE — Incoming pre-law freshmen can now combine their undergraduate and law school years into a compressed, six-year program. Students will complete their first three years as undergraduates and the last three in the law school. Interested students must submit a 500-word essay about their interest, have strong SAT or ACT scores, a high GPA, a…
Read More about Howard Law launches ‘3+3’ joint degree program for bachelor of arts and juris doctorateUniversity of Kansas Law students win Indian law moot court competition
KU SCHOOL OF LAW — For the second consecutive year, a University of Kansas School of Law team won first place at the National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Moot Court Competition. Second-year law students Emily Depew, of Neodesha, and Douglas Bartel, of Olathe, defeated a team from Boston University School of Law in the final…
Read More about University of Kansas Law students win Indian law moot court competitionUniversity of Kansas Law to co-host clinic to help area residents expunge criminal arrests from public records
LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD — The KU law school and the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office will host a pair of events this week to help people expunge arrests or convictions from their publicly available records. The University of Kansas School of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic and the DA’s office will host Clean Slate Criminal Record and Expungement…
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