Federal judge finds Mississippi eviction law unconstitutional in University of Mississippi Law Housing Clinic case
MISSISSIPPI TODAY — A federal judge has struck down the part of Mississippi’s eviction law that allows landlords to immediately seize the property of delinquent tenants, saying it has “unpredictable and absurd results.” In 2019, an apartment manager stood in front of Columbus paralegal Samantha Conner while he took nearly everything she owned — the electronics she…
Read More about Federal judge finds Mississippi eviction law unconstitutional in University of Mississippi Law Housing Clinic caseUniversity of Mississippi School of Law MacArthur Justice Center report finds thousands stuck in Mississippi jails with high bail and no lawyer
THE WASHINGTON POST — Duane Lake was incarcerated in the Mississippi Delta for more than six years waiting for his day in court. Charged with murder and dependent on Mississippi’s public defender system, Lake spent years in pretrial detention without a court-appointed lawyer who could fight for his release. Having been arrested in 2015 but not…
Read More about University of Mississippi School of Law MacArthur Justice Center report finds thousands stuck in Mississippi jails with high bail and no lawyerUniversity of Mississippi School of Law first-year class provides meals for healthcare workers during winter weather
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW — Winter weather is common in many states, but not Mississippi. A slight wintry mix or snow can create hazardous road conditions and make it very difficult to travel. First-year law student Emmy Thrower’s mind immediately went to healthcare workers in the area. Thrower’s mother works as a neonatal nurse…
Read More about University of Mississippi School of Law first-year class provides meals for healthcare workers during winter weatherNorthwestern Law hosts Pulitzer-winner Nikole Hannah-Jones for keynote address celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
NORTWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — In late January, Northwestern University hosted DREAM Week, celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The week of events culminated on Monday, January 24, with a keynote address from Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter behind the New York Times’ “1619 Project.” Hannah-Jones led an hour-long discussion, co-moderated…
Read More about Northwestern Law hosts Pulitzer-winner Nikole Hannah-Jones for keynote address celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacyPodcast: Northwestern Law professor Juliet Sorensen discusses her work in international human rights
BREAKING BOUNDARIES — The guest on this episode of Breaking Boundaries is Juliet Sorensen, a Clinical Professor of Law at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law and the director and founder of the Northwestern Access to Health Project. Sorenson is an international human rights champion whose work is changing the lives of women and girls around the…
Read More about Podcast: Northwestern Law professor Juliet Sorensen discusses her work in international human rightsGift to Notre Dame Law to support Program on Church, State, and Society
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — For more than a decade, the Program on Church, State & Society has enhanced the distinctive Catholic mission of Notre Dame Law School. Through legal scholarship and meaningful conversations, the program highlights the crucial role that religious institutions play in the social order and the vital importance of protecting…
Read More about Gift to Notre Dame Law to support Program on Church, State, and SocietyNotre Dame Law to host U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett for keynote address
THE OBSERVER — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett will return to Notre Dame to deliver the keynote address at the Notre Dame Law Review’s 2022 Federal Courts Symposium on Feb. 14, according to a Monday University press release. The lecture will be held in the McCartan Courtroom at the Law School at 12:30…
Read More about Notre Dame Law to host U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett for keynote addressUniversity of Oregon Law professor Nantiya Ruan gives presentation on wages and racial inequity
UNIVERSITY PF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Nantiya Ruan, Oregon Law’s 2021-22 Galen Distinguished Guest in Legal Writing, met with students, faculty, and administrators for a virtual visit on January 13, 2022. Ruan is a Professor of the Practice of Law at University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Director of their Workplace Law Program, and…
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PENN STATE — Eight Penn State Dickinson Law scholars have received an invitation to participate in a White House and Department of Justice virtual meeting on Jan. 28. The offer was made on behalf of the White House and the Department of Justice in order to recognize and discuss Dickinson Law’s efforts to secure access…
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law scholars invited to virtual White House and Department of Justice eventPenn State Law professor Christopher C. French releases sixth edition of “Insurance Law in a Nutshell” book
PENN STATE LAW — Christopher C. French, professor of practice and director of the Trial Advocacy Program at Penn State Law on the University Park campus, recently co-authored the release of the sixth edition of the book “Insurance Law in a Nutshell” (West Academic Publishing). The book by French and John F. Dobbyn examines the fundamentals of…
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