Pepperdine Law professor Jennifer Koh elected secretary of AALS Section on Litigation
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Jennifer Lee Koh was elected Secretary of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Litigation at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting. The Section on Litigation promotes the communication of ideas, interests and activities among members and makes recommendations to the AALS, its member schools, law school…
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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Maureen Arellano Weston was elected Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Law and Sports at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting. The AALS Section on Law and Sports promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities among members and makes…
Read More about Pepperdine Law professor Maureen Weston elected to executive committee of AALS Section on Law and SportsQuinnipiac Law to host series of discussions on ending human trafficking
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — The Human Trafficking Prevention Project at Quinnipiac — in partnership with the Connecticut Bar Association and Connecticut Bar Foundation — presented “Finding Common Ground: Debates Around Sex Trade Reform, Decriminalizing Prostitution and the Fight Against Trafficking,” with more than 350 registered Zoom attendees. Event organizer Sheila N. Hayre, Waring & Carmen Partridge Faculty Fellow…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law to host series of discussions on ending human traffickingRutgers Law students and faculty recognized by White House for efforts to stop local evictions
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY NEWARK — Rutgers Law School faculty and students were invited by the White House to recount their efforts to halt pandemic evictions in Newark through pro bono work and an inventive outreach collaboration with community organizers and local artists. The Stop Evicting Newark Project began in the fall as a response to the Supreme Court…
Read More about Rutgers Law students and faculty recognized by White House for efforts to stop local evictionsSouthern Illinois University Law and Stillman College sign memorandum creating summer program and path to admission
SIU CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Stillman College today (Jan. 26) signed a memorandum of understanding to help students from the historically Black liberal arts college enroll and earn a degree from the SIU School of Law, with the aim of diversifying the legal profession. “We are committed to being an anti-racist and inclusive law…
Read More about Southern Illinois University Law and Stillman College sign memorandum creating summer program and path to admissionSyracuse Law welcomes international students for research doctoral program
THE INTERNATIONAL JURIST — In an ongoing commitment to diversity and accessibility for international students, Syracuse University College of Law welcomed their inaugural cohort of students last fall to its Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) in Law degree program. The advanced research doctoral program is for international students who have completed a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in…
Read More about Syracuse Law welcomes international students for research doctoral programUniversity of Utah Law hosts health experts for Law and Biomedicine Colloquium
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Center for Law and Biomedical Sciences (LABS) at the S.J. Quinney College of Law continues to explore important health law topics with the 8th Annual Law and Biomedicine Colloquium. This unique learning opportunity brings together scholars, practitioners in the community, law students, and law faculty for weekly seminar-style discussions of…
Read More about University of Utah Law hosts health experts for Law and Biomedicine ColloquiumUniversity of Utah Law student Hilary Adkins discusses her role as president of the school’s Student Bar Association
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — After being bullied for a speech impediment growing up, the idea of law school really scared Hilary Adkins. She wasn’t sure she could stand up and speak up, as lawyers are often expected to do. Along with a fear of public speaking, Adkins also felt like her…
Read More about University of Utah Law student Hilary Adkins discusses her role as president of the school’s Student Bar AssociationUniversity of Virginia Law Innocence Project wins pardon for client after two years
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The reunion was no less emotional for being small and informal. On the cold, sunny morning of Jan. 4, Lamar Edward Barnes stepped out of the Sussex II state prison in Waverly, Virginia, and into the embrace of waiting family members. For the first time in two decades, he…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Lawyer and author Derecka Purnell will deliver the keynote address at the sixth annual Shaping Justice conference, “Forging a More Just Society,” which the University of Virginia School of Law will host Feb. 4 online. Purnell is a lawyer, writer, organizer and author of the book “Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests,…
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