University of Akron Law hosts Ohio Supreme Court
CLEVELAND.COM — What high school student doesn’t like a good argument? Students from 14 local high schools have the opportunity to listen to arguments before the state’s highest court Tuesday and Wednesday, as the University of Akron hosts the Ohio Supreme Court on campus. Court was held like normal, with students rising as the Justices entered…
Read More about University of Akron Law hosts Ohio Supreme CourtUniversity of Arkansas Law dean emerita Cynthia Nance honored for distinguished service
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Cynthia Nance, dean emerita and the Nathan G. Gordon Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law, has received the Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service in the Western District of Arkansas by the Eighth Circuit Bar Association. The award was presented at the Eighth Circuit…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law dean emerita Cynthia Nance honored for distinguished serviceUniversity of Arkansas Law professor Mark R. Killenbeck named consulting editor of Journal of Supreme Court History
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Mark R. Killenbeck, the Wylie H. Davis Distinguished Professor of Law, has been appointed as the consulting editor for the Journal of Supreme Court History by the Supreme Court Historical Society. “The Journal of Supreme Court History is the premier multi-disciplinary publication on the history of the Supreme Court and the Constitution, drawing together…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law professor Mark R. Killenbeck named consulting editor of Journal of Supreme Court HistoryUC Davis Law hosts symposium in honor of civil rights legacy of former judge and professor Cruz Reynoso
UC DAVIS — The School of Law held a symposium Oct. 21 to honor Justice Cruz Reynoso’s civil rights legacy. But Reynoso, who died last May at age 90, was remembered even more for the person he was. His was a life well accomplished: first Latino member of the California Supreme Court, recipient of the Presidential…
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DAILY BRUINN — President Joe Biden nominated distinguished law professor Jerry Kang to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities on Friday. The National Council on the Humanities is made up of 26 citizens appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Council members serve six-year terms or until their replacement has been…
Read More about UCLA Law professor Jerry Kang nominated to National Council on the HumanitiesCalifornia Western Law professor Kenneth Klein publishes article on climate change’s impact on affordable housing
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — Supporting people who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change is one of the goals of the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference, due to take place In Glasgow, UK, Oct. 31 to Nov. 12. Coinciding with this world event, California Western Professor Kenneth Klein has recently had an…
Read More about California Western Law professor Kenneth Klein publishes article on climate change’s impact on affordable housingCase Western Reserve Law First Amendment Clinic students argue religious accommodations case before federal court
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In October, Case Western Reserve University School of Law First Amendment Clinic students Makela Hayford, Ginger Pinkerton and Nathan Venesky, along with First Amendment Fellow Sara Coulter, completed a 3½-day bench trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Youngstown before the…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law First Amendment Clinic students argue religious accommodations case before federal courtCase Western Reserve Law hosts civil rights attorney Fred Gray for discussion on racial justice
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On Friday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m., Fred Gray (LAW ’54), a prominent civil rights attorney, preacher and activist, returns to Case Western Reserve University School of Law to share details of his career’s pursuit for racial justice. Born Dec. 14, 1930, and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Gray…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law hosts civil rights attorney Fred Gray for discussion on racial justiceUniversity of Cincinnati Law launches online master of legal studies degree
UC CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati College of Law today announced the launch of a new online master of legal studies program, designed for working professionals who would benefit from a sophisticated understanding of the laws and regulations that intersect with their career. The college is accepting applications for its inaugural class now; the first term…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law launches online master of legal studies degreeFlorida State University Law professor Michael Morley elected to American Law Institute
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — We are delighted to report that FSU Law’s Sheila M. McDevitt Professor Michael Morley has been selected for membership in the American Law Institute (ALI). Election into ALI is an extremely prestigious honor, bestowed on the nation’s most prominent judges, lawyers, and law professors. The institute is the leading…
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