Case Western Reserve Law First Amendment Clinic files lawsuit against Cleveland Police over public access to ‘use of force’ reports
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Case Western Reserve University School of Law First Amendment Clinic filed a lawsuit on behalf of Cleveland Scene and one of its freelance reporters alleging that the Cleveland Police Department has been wrongfully withholding use-of-force reports.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law First Amendment Clinic files lawsuit against Cleveland Police over public access to ‘use of force’ reportsUniversity of Cincinnati Law professor honored for research on link between property and extremism
UC NEWS — Assistant professor of law Meghan Morris is one of eight UC professors in the inaugural class of University Research Council Faculty Scholars. The program awards eight promising early career faculty at the University of Cincinnati, providing them each with $25,000 to explore a transformative research idea for two years.
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UC NEWS — University of Cincinnati second-year students Katherine West and Spencer Campbell are headed to a national trial competition after winning the final round of the regional Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) trial competition. West and Campbell were the only team to win in all five competition rounds.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law students win regional trial competitionUniversity of Chicago Law professor Martha C. Nussbaum awarded Holberg Prize for outstanding research in law and philosophy
UCHICAGO NEWS — Prof. Nussbaum, a philosopher whose prolific and influential contributions have made her one of the world’s leading public intellectuals, has been named the winner of the 2021 Holberg Prize—one of the largest international awards given to an outstanding researcher in the arts and humanities, the social sciences, law or theology.
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DUKE LAW — This letter is written to you on behalf of the Eviction Prevention Working Group. The Working Group was formed under the sponsorship of the Duke Law School Global Financial Markets Center and North Carolina Leadership Forum, also housed at Duke University, to develop policy solutions to an impending eviction crisis.
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DUKE LAW — In his forthcoming book The World is on Our Side: The U.S. and the U.N. Race Convention, H. Timothy Lovelace, Jr., examines how U.S. civil rights politics shaped the development of the U.N.’s most comprehensive treaty on race. Lovelace is a scholar of legal history, civil rights, human rights, and constitutional law.
Read More about Duke Law professor H. Timothy Lovelace discusses scholarship on civil rights history and current movementsFlorida State University Law hosts Georgetown Law professor Sheila Foster for talk on city resources and the law
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Georgetown Law Professor Sheila Foster delivered FSU Law’s Spring 2021 Distinguished Lecture via Zoom. Foster is the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy at Georgetown and holds a joint appointment with the Georgetown Law School and the McCourt School of Public Policy.
Read More about Florida State University Law hosts Georgetown Law professor Sheila Foster for talk on city resources and the lawFlorida State University Law students win national moot court competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team has won first place in the 2021 National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law. The virtual competition was held February 26-27 and hosted by the Family & Youth Law Center at Capital University Law School.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced today that it has received a significant donation from Kirkland & Ellis as a lead sponsor of its Increasing Diversity in Education and the Law pipeline program. The IDEAL program identifies motivated and talented underrepresented students in the New York City area.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — To explore intersectionality and amplify the experiences of lawyers from marginalized backgrounds, Fordham Law’s Office of Professionalism hosted a panel on Feb. 10 titled “Voices of Recovery: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Lawyer Well-Being Movement.” The panel featured three attorneys.
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