Notre Dame Law professor Joseph Bauer honored for distinguished service
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Professor of Law Emeritus Joseph Bauer received the Father Michael McCafferty Award from the Notre Dame Law Association on October 1. The award was presented to Bauer by Thomas D. Schroeder ’84 J.D., president of the NDLA Board, at a lovely luncheon during the board’s fall meeting. The McCafferty…
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — On November 16, at 6:00 p.m., Marcilynn A. Burke, Dean and Dave Frohnmayer Chair in Leadership and Law, will speak with Kimberly Johnson, UO’s Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success. Burke and Johnson will explore the topic of access to justice in a session called “This is…
Read More about University of Oregon Law dean Marcilynn A. Burke and vice provost Kimberly Johnson participate in Pac-12 Access to Justice seriesPenn Law JD/MBA student association helps students prepare for the challenges of an accelerated degree program
PENN LAW — The Francis J. & William Polk Carey JD/MBA Program at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the Wharton School immerses students in an accelerated course of study, preparing them for careers at the intersection of law and business. Students earn both JD and MBA degrees in three years, rather than the…
Read More about Penn Law JD/MBA student association helps students prepare for the challenges of an accelerated degree programPenn State Law professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia to deliver lecture on immigration reform at University of Nebraska Law
NEBRASKA TODAY — Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, a Penn State law professor and immigration law scholar, will present “Facing Immigrant Exclusion: Then and Now” at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The free public event is part of the 2021-22 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. To order tickets,…
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — On October 7-9, the Straus Institute hosted the 14th Annual AALS Section on Dispute Resolution’s Works-in-Progress Scholarship Conference in a hybrid format, welcoming scholars on campus in Malibu as well as simultaneously engaging an online audience. The Works-in-Progress Conference convenes scholars and researchers at all levels within the ADR field and…
Read More about Pepperdine Law Straus Institute hosts AALS Section on ADR works-in-progress conferencePepperdine Law student Sean Davis to be published in Lincoln Memorial University Law Review
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Lincoln Memorial University Law Review has accepted Pepperdine Caruso School of Law third-year student Sean Davis’s article, “Laying It on the Line: How Hernandez v. Mesa Nixed Bivens for a Transnational Homicide,” for publication (forthcoming, 2021). In “Laying It on the Line,” Sean examines the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision in Hernandez…
Read More about Pepperdine Law student Sean Davis to be published in Lincoln Memorial University Law ReviewPepperdine Law students connect local homeless community with services
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso School of Law clinics, students, and faculty supported the annual Connect Day in Malibu on October 7. The Malibu Community Assistance Resource Team (C.A.R.T.) helped organize the event to bring together resources for homeless and unhoused people in the local community, including eye exams, counseling, benefits, clean-slate guidance,…
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — For the second year in a row, the Pepperdine Caruso Law Trial Advocacy Team placed first in the Western Regional competition of the All Star Bracket Challenge. The Pepperdine Trial Team of Rebecca Voth, Karl Kleppe, Thurgood Wynn, MacKenzie Savage, and Westin Whitener won the West Regional of the 64-team, NCAA-style,…
Read More about Pepperdine Law trial advocacy team wins Western regional competitionQuinnipiac Law mock trial team wins Midwest regional competition
QUNNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Four Quinnipiac School of Law students took a virtual courtroom by storm and finished first overall in the Midwest Regional for the All-Star National Bracket Challenge. The QUSL team finished with a flawless 4-0 record after four rounds, won all 12 judge’s ballots, and gained a 64-point differential. They are now preparing for the…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law mock trial team wins Midwest regional competitionPodcast: Rutgers Law student Jenise Rivera discusses work in immigration law and efforts to improve diversity in the legal profession
AUDACY — At age 24, Jenise Rivera is already breaking barriers and bridging gaps. She is the first in her Puerto Rican family to graduate from college. In May, she’ll also be the first to graduate from law school.
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