University of Alberta Law launches course on leadership and lawyer ethics
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA FACULTY OF LAW — An innovative class in leadership that strives to teach law students at the University of Alberta about one of their important potential roles in society has received warm reviews after its first iteration. Lawyers and Leadership focused on lawyers in leadership positions.
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LAW & CRIME — The American Civil Liberties Union hopes to undo a Trump and Biden administration effort to sanction and punish international lawyers who are investigating the United States for war crimes. On Friday, the group filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the government’s economic sanctions.
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ABA JOURNAL — The aim of the study was to find out how COVID-19, civil unrest and the economic crisis affected law firms’ efforts to address professional development and diversity, equity and inclusion, according to a press release summarizing the findings. The study was conducted by the NALP Foundation and the National Business Institute.
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THE WASHINGTON POST — Tahir Duckett, a 2017 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, is a civil rights attorney at the firm Relman Colfax. Just over a month after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin, I walked into my first day. I was the only Black student in my section.
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UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Rhea Ballard-Thrower has recently been appointed University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Prior to her appointment at UIC, Ballard-Thrower was Executive Director of the Howard University Libraries and a tenured professor at the Howard University School of Law.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA) recently hosted its second annual conference, which brought together the voices of several prominent legal professionals from the entire sub-region of South Asia – a first of its kind.
Read More about Penn Law South Asian Law Students Association hosts conference on civil rightsPenn Law hosts ACLU deputy legal director Cecillia Wang for discussion on anti-Asian racism
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The Law School community convened a conversation that explored the history of anti-Asian violence, examine its grim escalation, and discuss opportunities to support impacted communities. Cecillia Wang shares her expertise as we examine the root causes of this hate and violence.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Penn State Dickinson Law, one of the oldest U.S. law schools, and other campuses are revamping their curriculums with the goal of teaching aspiring lawyers how to fight racism. Pa.-based school created a year-long required course called “Race and Equal Protection of the Laws.”
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ABA JOURNAL — Stephen M. Rich was asked in January to teach the first required course on race, racism and the law at University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, and he happily accepted the task. He recognizes that the student makeup of the course may be different than it would be for an elective.
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SEVEN DAYS — In an order last week, a judge denied a preliminary injunction filed by artist Sam Kerson to stop his mural at Vermont Law School from being covered on the grounds that covering it would violate a federal statute protecting artwork. Kerson, the judge wrote, “is unlikely to succeed on the merits in this case.”
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