Stanford Law professors Shirin Sinnar and Michael McConnell elected to American Law Institute
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Shirin Sinnar, professor at Stanford Law and John A. Wilson Faculty Scholar, was recently appointed to the American Law Institute (ALI). As one of 24 newly elected members, she will join ALI in its mission to clarify the law. Founded in 1923, the American Law Institute is the leading independent organization in…
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STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Beth Van Schaack, the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Stanford Law School and faculty affiliate at Stanford’s Center for Human Rights & International Justice, was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice at the U.S. Department of State. Before joining Stanford Law…
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STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — On October 15 and 16, 2021, friends, colleagues, and family came together at Stanford University to honor the life and legacy of Deborah Rhode—legal ethics pioneer and leading scholar of gender, law and policy—who passed away in January 2021. On Friday, October 15, in Paul Brest Hall at Stanford Law School, a…
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WAFB 9 — A brand new, state of the art esports lab will soon be unveiled at the Southern University Law Center. In an announcement Oct. 22, the Law Center gave a first look at renderings of the facility. What started off as the brainchild of a concept developed by General Manager and Head Esports Coach at Southern…
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EUREK ALERT — The impact of climate change on the Great Lakes as well as recent developments in climate change law and policy is the focus of the 21st Annual Great Lakes Water Conference at The University of Toledo. The conference titled “Climate Change and the Great Lakes” will be conducted online as a live webinar Friday, Nov.…
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — A federal judge has ruled that Vermont Law School can conceal two large murals that some members of the school community find racially offensive. The Valley News reports the judge granted the school’s request to dismiss a lawsuit by the artist, ruling last week that the school’s plan to…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — The world watched the harrowing scenes of desperate families trying to get out of Afghanistan this summer before the government fell to the Taliban. In the Charlottesville area, just as elsewhere across the United States, residents with family ties to the country are still doing everything they can to rescue loved…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — First-year student Fernando Mercado-Violand will be shaping public policy even as he starts earning his degree at the University of Virginia School of Law: Gov. Ralph Northam appointed him to the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice on Sept. 17. Before law school, Mercado-Violand served as deputy White House liaison at…
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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS — Sara Hubaishi, a third-year student at the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, has been elected inaugural chair of the National Muslim Law Student Association (NMLSA). The NMLSA recently was established as a subcommittee of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers. As chair, Hubaishi will be responsible for helping plan the annual…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The concept of dharma can be difficult to define. Encompassing duty, learning, and discovering one’s correct life path, it is a guiding principle in Tibetan Buddhism. For Rigzin Dolma, who earned her Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from William & Mary Law School in May 2021, the opportunity to earn…
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