Marquette Law poll examines public disapproval of the US Supreme Court and partisan divide
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY — A Marquette University Law School poll of adults nationwide finds approval of the U.S. Supreme Court fell to 49% in September, down from 60% in July. Disapproval rose to 50% in September, up from 39% in July. A year ago, in September 2020, 66% approved and 33% disapproved of the way the Court…
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LAS VEGAS SUN — UNLV’s Immigration Clinic at William S. Boyd School of Law will add a half-million dollars to its coffers to defend immigrants facing deportation, particularly unaccompanied children and those who are detained and awaiting removal, the school announced. The funds were approved by the Clark County Commission Tuesday, matching another half-million dollars appropriated by…
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NYU LAW — New York University has announced the establishment of an MS in Health Law and Strategy (MS HLS) for experienced professionals from a broad range of health-related fields and backgrounds. Offered jointly by NYU School of Law and NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the one-year program will provide the training and perspective…
Read More about NYU Law launches health law strategy master’s program with school of public serviceNYU Law professor Lily Batchelder confirmed for top US Treasury tax position
THE HILL — The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm President Biden’s nominee Lily Batchelder to serve as assistant secretary for tax policy in the Treasury Department. The upper chamber voted 64-34 to confirm Batchelder, a law professor at New York University and a former Obama administration official, on Wednesday afternoon. In the key role, Batchelder will serve as senior advisor…
Read More about NYU Law professor Lily Batchelder confirmed for top US Treasury tax positionUniversity of Miami Law to launch Doctor of Juridical Science program in fall 2022
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami School of Law is launching a Doctor of Juridical Science program for Fall 2022. The SJD, the highest level of law degree, is an advanced research degree program designed for aspiring legal academics, members of the judiciary, and public policymakers. The mission of the SJD program…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who led the successful prosecution of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, will speak at the University of Miami School of Law, as part of their Alan S. Becker and Gary A. Poliakoff Preeminent Leaders in Law Speaker…
Read More about University of Miami Law to host Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for leaders in law speaker seriesUniversity of Miami Law swears in 203 law graduates as lawyers
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Two hundred and three Miami Law graduates raised their right hands virtually in front of friends, family, and faculty, swearing to “never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay anyone’s cause for lucre or malice.”Those who took the oath had passed…
Read More about University of Miami Law swears in 203 law graduates as lawyersUniversity of Michigan Law professor Margo Schlanger nominated to USDA civil rights post
LEGALNEWS.COM — Margo Schlanger, Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, is being nominated by President Joseph Biden to serve as assistant secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). If Schlanger is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she will take a leave of absence…
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — As a gay, first-generation college student of modest means, Anthony Niedwiecki would not have been able to attend law school back in the 1800s, when it was only available to the elite and those with money and the time to attend law school. But because the law affects everyone, it shouldn’t…
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Mitchell Hamline Professor Colette Routel has been named to the bench in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The appointment, announced Thursday by Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, was one of two made to fill vacancies in the Fourth Judicial District that will occur with the retirements of Judges Margaret Daly…
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