Columbia Law remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the anniversary of her death
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — “Justice Ginsburg holds a special place within the collective consciousness of the Columbia community, where she studied, taught, and inspired us for more than 60 years,” says Gillian Lester, Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. “Though her death was a monumental loss for our community and our nation, her legacy…
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THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE — As the Associate Attorney General, I have the privilege of supervising some of the core litigating divisions of the department – the Antitrust Division, Civil Division, Civil Rights Division, Environment & Natural Resources Division and Tax Division – as well as the department’s grantmaking components that work closely with…
Read More about Georgetown Law hosts Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta for Antitrust Enforcement SymposiumHarvard Law clinics focus on preventing evictions
HARVARD LAW TODAY — The expiration two weeks ago of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic-related moratorium on evictions has caused new uncertainty for the millions of Americans who are behind on rent. And although Congress has approved nearly $47 billion in aid to assist tenants and compensate landlords – particularly small scale family…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Fall semester is in full swing. Classes have begun, and new Harvard Law School students are busy diving into Contracts and Torts, getting involved in student organizations, and thinking about which student practice organizations and clinics they may want to join. But who are these new classmates, and why are they at HLS?
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Helping key players across the state, including the City of Boston and environmental nonprofits, hit the net zero goal is a focus for the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School. For the past several years, students and staff attorneys in the clinic have worked on a number of…
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I NEWS — A new island-focused leadership lab to train future legal and business leaders at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law will launch this fall. The Island Leadership Lab (Lab) is the result of a unique collaboration between law school alumni, leaders, and volunteer “leaders in residence”…
Read More about University of Hawaii Law creates leadership lab to support future legal executivesUniversity of Houston Law professor Andrew Michaels co-awarded NSF grant for public policy algorithm project
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Law Center Assistant Professor Andrew C. Michaels was one of four University of Houston scholars who recently secured a $749,857 grant from the National Science Foundation for a Designing Accountable Software Systems funding opportunity. The grant will support a project that aims to create an accountability benchmark and software scoring…
Read More about University of Houston Law professor Andrew Michaels co-awarded NSF grant for public policy algorithm projectLewis and Clark professor Aliza Kaplan receives Oregon State Bar Award of Merit
LEWIS & CLARK — The Oregon State Bar (OSB) is bestowing Professor Aliza Kaplan with the organization’s Award of Merit on October 28, 2021. The award is the bar’s highest honor, and “recognizes an Oregon lawyer who has made outstanding contributions to the bench, the bar and the community at large, and who exhibits the highest standards…
Read More about Lewis and Clark professor Aliza Kaplan receives Oregon State Bar Award of MeritLewis & Clark Law launches master of studies program in environmental, natural resources, and energy law
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Master of Studies in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law (MSL), a graduate degree for those who are interested in learning about environmental law but who do not wish to practice law or obtain a law degree, is now offered online. The online format enables students to gain a…
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — Donald B. Tobin, who has served as dean of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law since 2014, announced his decision to step down at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year and return to full-time teaching as a member of the Maryland…
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