Stanford Law professor Elizabeth Reese discusses article on how US legal systems ignore tribal law
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS — Assistant Professor Elizabeth Reese, who is Nambé Pueblo, joined the Stanford Law School faculty as its first Native American member in June 2021. Her new article, published in the Stanford Law Review, analyzes the way United States legal institutions systematically ignores the legal structures created by tribal governments. She recently spoke with…
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE — With a multiyear, $2.4 million grant from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation, Bob Parsons, B.S. ’75, D.H.L. ’08, a Baltimore native and Marine Corps Vietnam War Veteran, has increased his support for both The Bob Parsons Veterans Center and The Bob Parsons Veterans Advocacy Clinic at The University of Baltimore.”The transition…
Read More about Large gift to University of Baltimore Law to support veteran and active military studentsUniversity at Buffalo Law ‘Discover Law’ program mentors prospective law students from underrepresented backgrounds
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Johnniel Morales has a clear, powerful statement about how UB’s Discover Law Undergraduate Scholars Program, an immersive summer program for promising underrepresented students, changed his life. It’s about “admiring the value of my potential and the diversity that surrounds me as an opportunity to reflect and rebuild over the…
Read More about University at Buffalo Law ‘Discover Law’ program mentors prospective law students from underrepresented backgroundsUniversity at Buffalo Law students share their experiences as summer fellows
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — There’s a reason why the law school encourages its students to write about their summer fellowship experiences: Only in looking back and reflecting on their professional growth through an intense period of learning and practice, does the true value of the experience emerge. For many UB Law students…
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REUTERS — Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has teamed up with the University of California, Berkeley School of Law to launch a first-of-its kind research initiative centered on ESG — the rapidly growing legal field of environmental, social and governance issues. As the first partner school in the firm’s ESG and Law Institute, students and professors…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law partners with law firm for environmental, social and governance instituteUCLA Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw awarded AALS lifetime achievement award
UCLA NEWSROOM — Kimberlé Crenshaw, the Promise Institute Professor of Human Rights at UCLA School of Law, has received a lifetime service award from the Association of American Law Schools. The triennial award is the association’s highest honor and was given to Crenshaw in recognition of her establishment of the concept of intersectionality and advancement of…
Read More about UCLA Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw awarded AALS lifetime achievement awardUCLA Law Appellate Prisoners’ Rights Clinic students give oral arguments in court
UCLA — When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit convened over Zoom on May 4, a panel of judges heard oral arguments that were delivered by several highly skilled advocates — four of whom were UCLA School of Law students.“Arguing before the Ninth Circuit was truly a thrill. As someone who intends to pursue…
Read More about UCLA Law Appellate Prisoners’ Rights Clinic students give oral arguments in courtCase Western Reserve Law scholarship honors alumna and supports women law students
SPECTRUM NEWS 1 — “When Jodi began her legal career, almost all the partners and all the law firms were men, and she was the first woman partner at the firm,” said Michael Scharf, dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. “She was a path breaker, a trailblazer. And we would like to have…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law scholarship honors alumna and supports women law studentsUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Zamira Saidi discusses efforts to improve the lives of Afghan women
CINCINNATI PUBLIC RADIO — For most of her life, the U.S. was at war in her home country of Afghanistan. Now, 27-year-old University of Cincinnati law student Zamira Saidi says the Taliban resurgence threatens avenues for Afghan women. “There is a huge difference in what they do in the name of Islam and what Islam actually stands…
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UC CINCINNATI LAW — Rosita Ortiz, a third-year law student, was recently appointed as Vice-Chair for the National Latina/o Law Student Association’s (NLLSA) Executive Board for the 2021-2022 term. Ortiz was selected by delegates representing 66 law schools across the country, and is the first student to represent the University of Cincinnati on NLLSA’s board since the organization…
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