University of Arkansas Law professor Jordan Blair Woods discusses removal of police from traffic enforcement
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — U of A law professor Jordan Blair Woods challenges the conventional wisdom that only police can enforce traffic laws. In “Traffic Without Police,” to be published in Stanford Law Review, Woods articulates a new legal framework for traffic enforcement, one that separates it from critical police functions, such as preventing and deterring crime,…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law professor Jordan Blair Woods discusses removal of police from traffic enforcementUniversity of Colorado Law Anti-Racism and Intersectionality Caucus reports findings in first newsletter
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — Professor Deborah Cantrell developed the caucus in fall 2020 to create an ongoing space for 1Ls to converse about, experience, and practice anti-racism and intersectionality. Approximately 20 1Ls participated this academic year.
Read More about University of Colorado Law Anti-Racism and Intersectionality Caucus reports findings in first newsletterUniversity of Houston Law Diversity & Inclusion Committee hosts discussion on combating anti-Asian violence
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — In response to an increase of assaults and fatal attacks against Asian Americans across the country, the University of Houston Law Center recently hosted a virtual event, “Combating Anti-Asian Violence.”
Read More about University of Houston Law Diversity & Inclusion Committee hosts discussion on combating anti-Asian violenceSaint Louis University Law professor Ruqaiijah Yearby discusses systematic racism and the pandemic at University of Houston Law
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Professor Ruqaiijah Yearby of the Saint Louis University School of Law was the most recent speaker in the 2021 University of Houston Law Center Spring Workshop Series, “Race, Social Change, and the Law,” last week.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown will be the keynote speaker at the 2021 Commencement of The University of Akron School of Law on Sunday, May 16, at 2 p.m. at InfoCision Stadium. This year’s ceremony marks the law school’s 96th commencement.
Read More about Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown to speak at University of Akron Law commencementUniversity of Alabama Law elder law clinic student Halle Diaz earns win for client facing eviction
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Alabama School of Law boasts seven different legal clinics in which students, under the supervision of a practicing attorney, gain hands-on experience by providing free legal assistance to low-income individuals, business startups, and non-profit organizations.
Read More about University of Alabama Law elder law clinic student Halle Diaz earns win for client facing evictionArizona State University Law student Alejandra Curiel Molina helps fellow students through Chicano Latino Law Student Association
ASU NEWS — A first-generation American and the first in her family to attend college, Alejandra Curiel Molina has worked hard to provide minority and low-income students with opportunities to feel welcomed in higher education.
Read More about Arizona State University Law student Alejandra Curiel Molina helps fellow students through Chicano Latino Law Student AssociationBrooklyn Law to receive New York State Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Brooklyn Law School has been selected by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to receive the President’s Pro Bono Service Award in the law school category, bestowed each year on Law Day to individuals and entities who have rendered extraordinary pro bono service over the preceding year. The Law School will be recognized…
Read More about Brooklyn Law to receive New York State Bar Association Pro Bono Service AwardCase Western Reserve Law Yemen Accountability Project publishes paper on human rights crimes
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law has published its second white paper, “Starvation: Building the Case for Prosecuting Starvation Crimes in Yemen.”
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law Yemen Accountability Project publishes paper on human rights crimesCase Western Reserve Law receives gift to establish chaired professorship in honor of professor emeritus Morris G. Shanker
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve University Professor Emeritus Morris G. Shanker, an award-winning educator and legal scholar who passed away last August at the age of 93, designated a $2 million bequest to the School of Law to endow a chaired professorship to be named in his honor.
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