New York University Law professor Sean Morales-Doyle discusses Washington state measure to allow felons to vote while on parole
21 NBC WFMJ — Sean Morales-Doyle, deputy director of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law, said momentum for a measure to let people vote while they’re on parole is building for the legislative session that begins in January.
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PENN STATE LAW — Current student Ngu Huu Truong and recent graduate Richardson Jean had exactly that opportunity when they helped Professor Samuel C. Thompson Jr., Arthur Weiss Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Penn State Law in University Park, publish his recent book, The Deal Lawyer’s Weapons in the War on COVID-19.
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — For her unique contributions to the core values of community, teaching, research, and scholarship at the Law School, Makhlouf has been named the first recipient of the Dickinson Law Faculty of the Year Award. Medha Makhlouf approaches teaching with the goal of helping her students to develop “roots and wings.”
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Pittsburgh School of Law is pleased to announce that, with critical startup funding of $250,000 from the Eberly Foundation, it will create a new Civil Rights and Racial Justice Center to facilitate community-engaged teaching, research, and service.
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Pittsburgh School of Law Professor Jules Lobel has received the 2020 Great Teacher Award from The Society of American Law Teacher. Professor Lobel has been a professor at Pitt Law since 1983, compiling an extraordinary record of excellence in teaching and commitment to social justice.
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THE DAILY MORNING NEWS — The COVID-19 Legal Helpline at SMU’s Dedman School of Law provides legal information and assistance on matters related to COVID-19, including housing, immigration and consumer protection. Operations began on June 1 with Dedman Law students, professors, local law firms, and attorneys providing pro bono assistance.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Transatlantic Negotiation Competition, a new mock trial competition created and hosted by Syracuse University College of Law and Queen’s University Belfast, will be held virtually on March 19-20, 2021. The unique competition will feature American and European law schools competing against each other.
Read More about Syracuse Law co-hosts virtual transatlantic negotiation mock trial competitionUniversity of Virginia Law professor Deborah Hellman receives award from AALS Section on Jurisprudence for article on algorithmic decision making
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools announced that Professor Deborah Hellman has won the Section on Jurisprudence Article Award. Published in the Virginia Law Review, Hellman’s paper “Measuring Algorithmic Fairness” outlines how best to measure whether algorithms are fair.
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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Twelve families, including seven children and 23 adults, will have a warmer holiday season thanks to students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Wayne State University Law School. Gift recipients are clients of the Law School’s Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic (LAPC).
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Mortgage Foreclosure track of the Housing Clinic at Yale Law School filed an amicus brief on December 7, 2020 arguing that courts should be able to give ill-gotten profits back to the Federal Trade Commission for distribution to consumers. The Clinic submitted the brief in support of respondents at the Supreme Court.
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