Notre Dame Law Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in school choice case before US Supreme Court

March 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court March 11th, representing the Council for Islamic Schools in North America, Partnership for Inner-City Education, and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.

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University of the Pacific McGeorge Law Immigration Clinic student Erika Patty Munoz details experience supporting families seeking citizenship

March 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Erika Patty Munoz ’21 has changed the lives of many clients in the Sacramento area. Through University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law Immigration Clinic, she has helped numerous undocumented immigrants with legal proceedings to reunite them with their families and also help them stay in America legally.

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Research from Penn Carey Law professor David Hoffman finds legal hostility for tenants in Philadelphia

March 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Through the largest ever study of residential leases, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor of Law David Hoffman and colleague Anton Strezhnev of New York University offer an unprecedented glimpse into the Philadelphia rental housing market.

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Penn Carey Law professor Rangita de Silva de Alwis pushes for US ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

March 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In an upcoming paper called “‘Time is a-wasting:’ Making the Case for CEDAW Ratification by the United States,” University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor Rangita de Silva de Alwis drives the point home that American ratification of the CEDAW is long overdue.

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Penn Carey Law hosts LGBTQ Health and the Law: Advocacy and Action symposium

March 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Penn Law Lambda recently hosted its fourth annual symposium entitled “LGBTQ Health and the Law: Advocacy and Action.” Panelists featured leading scholars and legal practitioners to discuss access to and discrimination within the healthcare system.

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Penn Carey Law series explores rise in anti-Asian discrimination

March 18, 2021

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN — The event, titled, “Examining the Current Escalation of Anti-Asian Racism with Cecillia Wang,” was part of Penn Law School’s Achieving Racial Justice Series. It was moderated by Asian Pacific American Law Students Katelynn Catalano and Maya Reddy about the causes of anti-Asian racism in the United States.

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Penn State Dickinson Law student Minh Eric Le selected for Don H. Liu Scholars Program

March 18, 2021

PENN STATE NEWS — Minh Eric Le, class of 2023, was recently selected as one of three law student scholars from around the country to participate in the prestigious Don H. Liu Scholars Program, which recognizes law students who excel in the classroom and show great potential to succeed in a top law firm.

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Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus Institute hosts mediation competition

March 18, 2021

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Straus Institute hosted its first-ever Mediation Competition, bringing together 15 competitors, dozens of alumni, and top commercial mediators and lawyers as judges to evaluate and mentor students. The competition featured COVID19-themed disputes as simulations.

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Pepperdine Law Review symposium focuses on music copyright law

March 18, 2021

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Law Review hosted its first annual virtual symposium: Hindsight is 2020: A Look at Unresolved Issues in Music Copyright Law. The event highlighted four current and highly debated music copyright issues, specifically, copyright infringement standards and the 2018 Music Modernization Act.

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Pitt Law student team wins regional US Patent and Trademark Office competition

March 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of four University of Pittsburgh School of Law students emerged as Eastern Region champions in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office National Patent Application Drafting Competition. The Pitt Law team advances to the National Finals, held at USPTO headquarters.

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