Columbia Law launches another season of podcast examining the post-pandemic economy
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — From Columbia Law School and the Millstein Center, the popular podcast returns for a second season to examine the pandemic’s lingering economic effects on workers, investors, and corporations. Co-hosts Professor Eric Talley and Research Fellow Kate Waldock ’23 will be joined by experts who have a knack for explaining the complex economic phenomena unfolding in a…
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DAYTON DOCKET — A day that started with nervous excitement ended with all-around excitement when students from the University of Dayton School of Law took home the top two spots at the annual Ohio Attorney General’s Mock Trial Competition. “Everyone was so thrilled,” says 3L Stefanie Stack. “We were giving high fives and hugs.” The UDSL team of…
Read More about University of Dayton Law students take top spots at Ohio Attorney General’s Mock Trial CompetitionDuke Law Innocence Project celebrates pardon of innocence for clien
DUKE LAW — On Sunday, Nov. 21, a joyous Dontae Sharpe stood side-by-side with family, including his mother Sarah Blakely, to receive a copy of his pardon of innocence at the annual Innocence Project Thanksgiving Celebration held at Duke Law. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s Nov. 12 pardon garnered national news coverage. A Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic client, Sharpe, now…
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INVESTING.COM — The White House has reportedly begun interviews with possible candidates to fill the empty seats on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System in 2022. According to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter, U.S. President Joe Biden is considering qualified candidates including Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President…
Read More about Duke University Law professor Sarah Bloom Raskin is considered for Federal Reserve positionFaulkner Law professor John G. Browning honored by Oklahoma Bar Association for excellence in writing
THE MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENT — Faulkner Law’s John G. Browning was recently honored by the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) with the Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award. The OBA gives this award to “the author of the best-written article published this year in the Oklahoma Bar Journal.” His award-winning article “Blazing the Trail: Oklahoma Pioneer African American Attorneys”…
Read More about Faulkner Law professor John G. Browning honored by Oklahoma Bar Association for excellence in writingFlorida A&M Law students Ray Benson and Cassidy Mauth participate in racial and economic justice fellowships
ORLANDO SENTINEL — Florida A&M University College of Law students will get the chance to see first-hand the roles attorneys can play in and out of the courtroom to fight racial and economic inequality through two new fellowship programs recently launched at the school. Two racial justice fellows started this fall: Ray Benson, a third-year…
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WEST ORLANDO NEWS — Florida A&M University College of Law and Wells Fargo Bank announced two exciting Fellowships to benefit law students and the community. The $110,000.00 grant from Wells Fargo Bank will be used to address some of the ongoing economic inequities in our community. Starting in 2022, twenty FAMU Law Economic Justice Fellows will be…
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WEST ORLANDO NEWS — Attorney Greg Francis is featured on the fall episode of Legal Connections. Francis is the award-winning attorney behind the largest civil rights case which represented Black farmers who had been discriminated against. Legal Connections host Kimra Major-Morris interviews Francis about the case which settled in 2010 for $1.25 billion. Francis also speaks about…
Read More about Florida A&M Law show Legal Connections looks at civil rights cases for black farmersFordham Law professor Courtney Cox receives honorable mention in 2022 AALS Scholarly Papers Competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Courtney Cox received an honorable mention from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in its 36th Annual AALS Scholarly Papers Competition. The competition is open to new and emerging law school faculty members who have been teaching for five years or fewer. Using trade secrets as a case study, Professor Cox’s…
Read More about Fordham Law professor Courtney Cox receives honorable mention in 2022 AALS Scholarly Papers CompetitionFordham Law students win ABA regional competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Two teams from Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society competed at this year’s virtual American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions held on November 13 and 14. Several Fordham Law students emerged with stellar successes and will be advancing to nationals for their respective practical skills competitions. The Arbitration Competition—hosted by New York Law School this…
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