Large gift to Harvard Law establishes animal law and policy program
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School today announced the establishment of a $10 million endowment for the Animal Law & Policy Program, thanks to a gift from the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy. The program now will bear the name of the institute’s founding benefactor, Brooks McCormick Jr., a lifelong animal lover and…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson explores the implications of false lawyer claims in politics in a recently published essay on legal ethics in the Yale Law Journal Forum. The essay, titled “Lawyer Lies and Political Speech,” was published as part of an invited collection with contributors including…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Four University of Houston Law Center Mock Trial Team members won the first TEX-ABOTA Showdown Trial Advocacy Competition last weekend, beating out every other law school in the state of Texas. UHLC students Laura Gomez Duarte, Brett Hargis, John Herrman and Alejandra Rodriguez secured the win for the Law Center. The…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center students win trial advocacy competitionUniversity of Houston Law Center dean Leonard M. Baynes discusses the role of law schools in improving access to the legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — UHLC Dean Leonard M. Baynes, a leading voice for diversity equity, and inclusion in legal education, was recently featured in an episode of Keeping Up to Data, a podcast by the Law School Admission Council. “I was delighted to be invited to participate to discuss the underrepresentation of people of color…
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY — Howard University School of Law congratulates Professor Darin Johnson who has been appointed to the U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on International Law. The Advisory Committee serves an important role in providing the Secretary of State and the Office of the Legal Adviser with timely and relevant advice on significant issues of international…
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KISU — The University of Idaho College of Law has started a Housing Law Clinic in partnership with local nonprofit Jesse Tree to help landlords and tenants with legal, social and financial support to prevent evictions across the Treasure Valley, according to a press release. Jesse Tree, a Boise nonprofit focused on homelessness prevention, has worked with…
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UIC — A new certificate in disability legal studies—the first in the Midwest and one of only two in the nation—will be offered beginning fall 2022. The certificate program, developed by the Department of Disability and Human Development and the UIC School of Law, will provide critical analysis of laws involving people with disabilities, with a focus…
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — Since 2018, law students who have successfully completed Professor Amy Kretkowski’s fall course in Veterans Benefits Law have had the chance to join Kretkowski in an appellate advocacy independent study program during the spring semester. In addition to her law practice and teaching at the law school, Professor Kretkowski is a volunteer attorney with the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — We’re pleased to announce the creation of a new Animal Law LLM annual scholarship established by the International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR), a not-for-profit organization that works to advance animal rights through education and legal change, in honor of Lewis & Clark Law School Professor of Practice Joyce Tischler. Professor…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Lezak Legacy Fellowship has a new name: The Lezak Social Justice Fellowship. The change underscores the work of the Fellows, explained Lezak Steering Committee Chair David Fauria ’16. “Our Lezak Fellows are on the frontlines as they work to break down barriers to access, address systemic inequalities, safeguard human…
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