University of Mississippi Law MacArthur Justice Center director Cliff Johnson testifies before Congress
MISSISSIPPI FREE PRESS — I am a sixth-generation Mississippian and the director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Poverty is palpable here, and I live much of my life representing clients at the treacherous intersection of financial struggle and relentless monetary demands of our criminal-enforcement regime. Last week, I spoke…
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NEBRASKA TODAY — Khaled Beydoun, acclaimed author and law professor at Detroit’s Wayne State University, will discuss “Islamophobia: The Myths, Roots, and Rise” at noon Nov. 12 at the University of Nebraska College of Law. The lecture is intended to humanize the experience of Muslims during the War on Terror, describe the legal architecture/ legal framework of Islamophobia…
Read More about University of Nebraska visiting professor Khaled Beydoun to give lecture on IslamophobiaUNLV Law associate dean Anne Traum nominated for Nevada federal district judge
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS — The White House announced this week that UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law’s Associate Dean for Experiential Legal Education and Professor of Law Anne Traum has been nominated to one of two U.S. District Court vacancies in Nevada. Specifically, Dean Traum would fill a seat in Northern Nevada…
Read More about UNLV Law associate dean Anne Traum nominated for Nevada federal district judgeUniversity of North Carolina dean Martin Brinkley will moderate town hall for US Senate candidates
THE DAILY TAR HEEL — The UNC Institute of Politics is holding a town hall for U.S. Senate candidates on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Chapman Hall, room 201. N.C. Sen. Jeff Jackson, D-Mecklenburg, former N.C. Sen. Erica Smith, pastor Tobias LaGrone, The Science Policy Action Network, Inc. founder and CEO Richard Watkins and Department of Defense…
Read More about University of North Carolina dean Martin Brinkley will moderate town hall for US Senate candidatesUniversity of North Carolina Law clinic helps Vietnam veteran receive Purple Heart
THE NEWS & OBSERVER — When Army veteran John Spencer Jr. returned home from the Vietnam War at 21 years old, he was immediately stripped of his dog tags, uniform and dignity. “It was almost like being a criminal,” Spencer said. Instead of being recognized as a war hero, Spencer was given an other-than-honorable discharge. For…
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GRAND FORKS HERALD — The UND School of Law has received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The funding award was announced by the office of Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The funds will be used by the Tribal Justice Institute at the law school, to “provide technical assistance and training…
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — In honor of Veteran’s Day, the NIU College of Law thank all veterans and those currently serving in the military, especially its faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their time, bravery, and sacrifice for this country. We would like to give a special acknowledgement to Staff Sergeant Carletta Sanders…
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NORTHWESTERN NOW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) will award its seventh Global Jurist of the Year Award to all women judges in Afghanistan, in recognition of the courage they all have shown under the difficult circumstances of the last months. A group of Afghan women judges who have left Afghanistan will accompany…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — A conference marking the 25-year career at Notre Dame Law School of Biolchini Family Emeritus Professor of Law John Finnis was held October 16 at the University of Notre Dame’s London Global Gateway. Finnis, a world-renowned legal scholar and philosopher, moved to emeritus status last year. The conference, “The Legacy…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School is grateful for each of our students who have served or are currently serving our country through the U.S. Armed Forces. Each has a unique path and story that has led them to law school, and to Notre Dame. Approximately 20 current students have served in one…
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