UCLA Law professor Scott Cummings authors book exploring the role of lawyers in improving working conditions in Southern California
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — An Equal Place: Lawyers in the Struggle for Los Angeles (Oxford University Press, 2021), the new book from UCLA School of Law Professor Scott Cummings, offers a close look at the lawyers who were central to Southern California’s social and labor movements from 1992 to 2008.
Read More about UCLA Law professor Scott Cummings authors book exploring the role of lawyers in improving working conditions in Southern CaliforniaUCLA Law students Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross receive Susman Godfrey Prize for outstanding accomplishments
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Three members of UCLA School of Law’s first-year class have been honored with the inaugural Susman Godfrey Prize, which recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of law students of color across the nation. Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross together make up a quarter of all winners.
Read More about UCLA Law students Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross receive Susman Godfrey Prize for outstanding accomplishmentsCase Western Reserve Law professor Bryan Adamson honored by university for social impact
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Bryan Adamson was selected as a recipient of the university’s inaugural “Think Big Leadership Award,” which will be formally presented by incoming President Eric Kaler and Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III at a ceremony on October 5.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law professor Bryan Adamson honored by university for social impactCase Western Reserve Law launches summer JumpStart program for incoming first-year law students
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — With its new JumpStart program CWRU School of Law is providing incoming 1L students the opportunity to begin their law school career a few months early. The JumpStart program offers an eight-week summer experience designed to help students excel in law school and beyond.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law launches summer JumpStart program for incoming first-year law studentsUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Catherine Douglas named Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy Fellow
UC NEWS — Catherine Douglas, rising 3L, has been named a 2021 Public Policy Fellow with the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation. This summer she will work at the Juvenile Division of the Hamilton County’s Public Defender’s Office, advocating for fairness and equality in the criminal justice system.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Catherine Douglas named Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy FellowUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Molly Bohanan selected for Equal Justice Works Fellowship
UC NEWS — A strong interest in public interest work, specifically civil legal services with a focus on family and juvenile law, brought Molly Bohanan to Cincinnati Law. This summer, she will continue to enhance her education and skills as a student fellow with the Equal Justice Works Rural Summer Legal Corp.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Molly Bohanan selected for Equal Justice Works FellowshipCSU Cleveland-Marshall Law Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Certificate recognized by International Association of Privacy Professionals
CSU CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW — The International Association of Privacy Professionals recent international survey of academic privacy programs listed Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Certificate as one of only five such programs offered by a U.S. law school.
Read More about CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Certificate recognized by International Association of Privacy ProfessionalsColumbia Law professor Lina Khan confirmed as Federal Trade Commission Chair
TECH CRUNCH — The Senate confirmed Big Tech critic and prominent antitrust scholar Lina Khan as FTC Commissioner Tuesday. In a strong and surprising signal that the tech industry is overdue for some intense regulatory scrutiny, Biden elevated the newly-confirmed Khan to chair the agency the same day.
Read More about Columbia Law professor Lina Khan confirmed as Federal Trade Commission ChairColumbia Law celebrates Juneteenth
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Juneteenth, held every year on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The day is “an opportunity to recognize where we have come from and where we need to go to realize the just society we seek, but have not attained,” said Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger.
Read More about Columbia Law celebrates JuneteenthUniversity of Connecticut Law professors Jason Chang and Richard Wilson appointed to Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council
UCONN TODAY — The council, which has 25 total members, will be responsible for encouraging and coordinating programs that increase community awareness, the reporting of hate crimes, and efforts to combat such crimes. It also can make recommendations for legislation concerning hate crimes.
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