Texas A&M Law professor Vanessa Casado Pérez honored by Pace Law for excellence in environmental scholarship
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Professor Vanessa Casado Pérez has been selected to receive the 2021-22 Pace | Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar Award. “Professor Vanessa Casado Pérez approaches environmental law from an innovative angle and unique lens. Nine…
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S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Assistant Professor of Law Christina Koningisor has published a new law review article in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Titled “Secrecy Creep,” the article explores the migration of secrecy tools designed to shield national security secrets into the state and local context. Koningisor argues that these federal secrecy protections are increasingly being used…
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S.J QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Davis County District Attorney Troy Rawlings recently formed a new Conviction Integrity Unit. The purpose of the new unit is to review claims of factual innocence by people convicted in Davis County of felony crimes. Rawlings said as the county’s top prosecutor, he has an obligation to ensure there is fairness…
Read More about University of Utah Law professor Teneille Brown named to new Conviction Integrity UnitVanderbilt Law professor Mike Newton helps Iraqi courts prosecute ISIS
TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION — A new article from the Tennessean profiles Vanderbilt Law School Professor Mike Newton who, alongside his students, is helping judges in Iraq prosecute ISIS cases. Newton had worked on helping the Iraqi judiciary rebuild its court system after the reign of former dictator Saddam Hussein, but his work has now shifted to…
Read More about Vanderbilt Law professor Mike Newton helps Iraqi courts prosecute ISISVermont Law scholars release environmental watch list for 2022
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Environmental law scholars and editors of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law(VJEL) at Vermont Law School (VLS) today released the Top 10 Environmental Watch List for 2022. The list highlights the most pressing environmental issues bearing on law and policy—from Biden’s environmental justice goals and the electric vehicle revolution, to climate change-fueled…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors Frederick Schauer and Rachel Bayefsky of the University of Virginia School of Law are being recognized by the Association of American Law Schools for their scholarship in legal theory. Schauer won the Hart-Dworkin Award in Legal Philosophy, given annually to a scholar who has made significant and lasting contributions…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professors Frederick Schauer and Rachel Bayefsky recognized by AALS sections for scholarshipUniversity of Virginia Law professor George Yin testifies in tax return case
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A University of Virginia School of Law professor’s mission to explain that Congress does have the power to review the president’s tax returns found traction in the courts Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden ’06 dismissed former President Donald Trump’s attempt to block the Treasury Department from handing his returns…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor George Yin testifies in tax return caseWilliam & Mary Law professor Timothy Zick uses Constitutional expertise to analyze top news stories
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — As an expert in constitutional law, Tim Zick never has to wait for new developments in his field, particularly in matters concerning the First and Second Amendments. Events during the first 15 months of the Covid-19 pandemic, which included the racial justice protests, the November 2020 presidential election and the January…
Read More about William & Mary Law professor Timothy Zick uses Constitutional expertise to analyze top news storiesWilliam & Mary Law professor Allison Orr Larsen discusses role as director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Professor Allison Orr Larsen, noted scholar, award-winning teacher, and director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law, has found a perfect way to end the semester in her Constitutional law class: she raps an excerpt of “NonStop” from the musical “Hamilton.” In it, Alexander Hamilton visits Aaron Burr to…
Read More about William & Mary Law professor Allison Orr Larsen discusses role as director of the Institute of Bill of Rights LawYale Law students receive Skadden public interest fellowships
YALE LAW SCHOOL — Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom named five Yale Law School students as 2022 Skadden Fellows. The Skadden Fellowship Foundation awarded Nicole Cabanez ’22, Paula Garcia-Salazar ’22, Shariful Khan ’22, Jacquelyn Oesterblad ’22, and Delaram Takyar ’22 two-year fellowships to pursue the practice of public interest law full-time. The Skadden Fellowship Foundation seeks…
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