Harvard Law Dean John Manning welcomes incoming students
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In his welcome address to incoming Harvard Law students this year, Harvard Law School Dean John F. Manning ’85 made the case that lawyers and the legal profession will be central to resolving many of the challenges facing the nation and the world today.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — On Sept. 7, Professor Elizabeth Joh was a witness before the House of Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee. Joh spoke via Zoom to the committee members, who were gathered in person at the Palace of Westminster in London. Joh discussed new technologies and the application of law.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Davis Law’s groundbreaking First Generation Advocates program has returned for the 2021-22 academic year. Now directed by the law school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fellow, Alexis Elston, the program aims to provide incoming first-generation students with support, guidance and a sense of community as they transition to law school.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin was cited in a concurring en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in United States v. Weaver.
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MALDEF — MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) announced the appointment today of Leticia Marie Saucedo as a National Senior Counsel.
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DAILY PILOT — As Afghans flee their native country in search of safe harbor, following the recent takeover of capital city Kabul by Taliban forces, universities are engaging in a rescue mission to bring scholars and their families to California college campuses.
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GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Gonzaga University is pleased to announce the reappointment of Jacob Rooksby for a five-year term as dean of the School of Law. Rooksby joined the institution in June 2018 as dean and is a tenured professor with a joint appointment in the School of Law and the School of Leadership Studies.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Two participants in the University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program were recent recipients of scholarships from Houston-based appellate and trial firm Beck Redden LLP.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law has a strong focus in public interest and social justice and this was recognized when the prestigious law firm of Squire Patton Boggs honored two Miami Law students – Miami Scholar and 2L Daniela Torres and HOPE Fellow and 3L Laura Silva – with its foundation’s…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Machine learning, artificial intelligence, and robotic systems are changing our society, our laws, and our social constructs at breakneck speed. We Robot, the annual, interdisciplinary conference on the emerging legal and policy questions relating to robots and the AIs that often control them, returns virtually to the University of…
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