Case Western Reserve Law dean Michael Scharf writes brief for international criminal court
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague invited Case Western Reserve University School of Law Dean Michael Scharf and his colleagues at the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) to submit an amicus brief on the application of the insanity defense in…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law dean Michael Scharf writes brief for international criminal courtChicago-Kent Law professor William Birdthistle named to regulator policy position at the Securities and Exchange Commission
FINANCIAL ADVISOR IQ — The Securities and Exchange Commission says it has appointed an experienced law professor to head the department overseeing regulatory policy for investment advisors and investment companies whose products are aimed primarily at retail investors. William Birdthistle, currently a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, joins the regulator as director of the Division of…
Read More about Chicago-Kent Law professor William Birdthistle named to regulator policy position at the Securities and Exchange CommissionUniversity of Connecticut Law student Jacqui Arena discusses career in nursing
UCONN TODAY — Jacqui Arena was an opinionated and outspoken 13-year-old the first time someone told her she should be a lawyer. It took nearly 25 years for her to agree. In February 2021, deep into a career as certified registered nurse anesthetist at UConn Health, Arena found herself working long hours on legal challenges involving her young stepson, who had been diagnosed with autism. “I was spending all…
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DUKE LAW — The Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility has been awarded a $300,000 federal grant to hire a two-year fellow who will oversee case screening and assist with litigating cases through the Wrongful Convictions Clinic. The money also will be used to pay for ongoing use of investigators and expert witnesses. Faculty were notified…
Read More about Grant to Duke Law will fund fellowship in Wrongful Convictions ClinicAlumni gifts to Duke Law fund student public interest work
DUKE LAW — Duke Law alumni have boosted their support for public interest fellowships, enabling more students and recent graduates to pursue highly competitive but low-paying or unpaid positions in areas such as public defense, indigent civil legal services, disability rights, housing, labor relations, international human rights, and civil work at government agencies. In summer 2021, nine…
Read More about Alumni gifts to Duke Law fund student public interest workNew Duke Law readings course explores the ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline
DUKE LAW — During the fall 2021 semester, Duke Law School offered its first readings course exploring the systems contributing to America’s complex and controversial “school-to-prison pipeline.” Led by Clinical Professor Crystal Grant and Senior Lecturing Fellow Peggy Nicholson, 12 students met weekly for seven weeks for in-depth discussions based on assigned readings and viewings, as…
Read More about New Duke Law readings course explores the ‘school-to-prison’ pipelineUniversity of Florida Law professor Mary E. Adkins will give a lecture on reshaping Florida’s Constitution
THE LEDGER — Author and law professor Mary E. Adkins will speak Thursday at Florida Southern College in the Florida Lecture Series. Adkins, a professor at the University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law, is the author of “Making Modern Florida: How the Spirit of Reform Shaped a New State Constitution,” and “Chesterfield Smith, America’s Lawyer.” Chesterfield Smith started a…
Read More about University of Florida Law professor Mary E. Adkins will give a lecture on reshaping Florida’s ConstitutionFordham Law professor Donna Redel discusses the growing demand for law schools to train students in cryptocurrency
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Donna Redel and her Blockchain-Crypto-Digital Assets course at Fordham Law were featured in an article published in LLM Guide.
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CISION PR NEWSWIRE — A new study authored by University of Houston Law Center Professor Jim Hawkins and student Tiffany Penner and published in the Emory Law Journal indicates that the payday lending industry often targets Black and Latino communities in advertising their products, while the mainstream banking industry targets white consumers. In “Advertising Injustices: Marketing Race…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center study finds racial and ethnic disparities in lending industry advertisingNew University of Iowa Law course explores the connection between literature and the law
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — A new course at Iowa Law examines the law through the lens of great works of literature. English Law and Literature explores the relationships between English law and English literature at the historical, practical, imaginative, and theoretical levels, encouraging students to consider the depiction of law and jurisprudential questions…
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