Fordham Law Dispute Resolution Society Domestic Arbitration team wins ABA regional competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society Domestic Arbitration team bested the competition at the 2020 American Bar Association Arbitration Regional Competition hosted by the University of South Dakota Law School. Fordham entered two teams in the competition for the first time this year.
Read More about Fordham Law Dispute Resolution Society Domestic Arbitration team wins ABA regional competitionA look at Fordham Law’s Center for Judicial Events and Clerkships
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — During the fall 2020 semester, the Center for Judicial Events and Clerkships reprised its popular Alumni Clerk Chat Roundtable series in a virtual format. The series is designed to expose students to the notion of clerkships early on and to enable them to engage with alumni who are or were judicial clerks.
Read More about A look at Fordham Law’s Center for Judicial Events and ClerkshipsFordham Law hosts Dialogue Day fostering open conversations in the law school community
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Dialogue Day, a newly launched series at Fordham Law, provides a forum for open conversations among the Law School’s students, faculty, staff, and administration. The goal is for the Fordham Law community to gather and discuss important issues that impact not only the Law School, but the nation as well.
Read More about Fordham Law hosts Dialogue Day fostering open conversations in the law school communityGeorgetown Law welcomes incoming Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff as Distinguished Visitor from Practice
GEORGETOWN LAW — Georgetown Law is pleased to announce that Douglas Emhoff will become a member of the faculty in January. “Doug is one of the nation’s leading intellectual property and business litigators, and he has a strong commitment to social justice. I know our students will greatly benefit from his experience and insight.”
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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Students in the Georgia State Applied Legal Analytics Lab gave a virtual presentation of their work from this semester. After sifting through data and court documents related to Florida death penalty cases, students presented their findings to legal professionals engaged in capital punishment reform.
Read More about Georgia State University Law Applied Legal Analytics Lab students present findings on death penalty researchUniversity of Houston Law Center hosts virtual Street Law mock trial competition for high school students
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — High school students from Chinquapin Preparatory School won the championship round of the University of Houston Law Center’s recent virtual Street Law 2020 mock trial competition. The Honorable Gregg Costa of the Fifth Circuit of Appeals served as the judge of the final round.
Read More about University of Houston Law Center hosts virtual Street Law mock trial competition for high school studentsUIC John Marshall Law professor Mark E. Wojcik receives Civil Justice Scholarship Award
UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Mark E. Wojcik has been awarded the 2021 Civil Justice Scholarship Award from the prestigious Pound Civil Justice Institute. The Award is bestowed upon published legal academics and recognizes current scholarly legal research and writing focused on topics in civil justice.
Read More about UIC John Marshall Law professor Mark E. Wojcik receives Civil Justice Scholarship AwardUniversity of Iowa Law professor Todd Pettys enlists Carole Baskin from Tiger King docuseries to celebrate law students’ perseverance
THE DAILY IOWAN — As a gift to his nine Supreme Court Seminar students at the end of the semester, Professor Todd Pettys ordered them a personalized Cameo starring Tiger King’s Carole Baskin. Carole Baskin encourages Iowa Law students with personalized video.
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Earthrise Law Center at Lewis & Clark Law School, on behalf of their client San Francisco Baykeeper, recently won an important case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to protect salt ponds in Redwood City, California. On October 5, 2020, Judge William Alsup reversed EPA’s determination.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Earthrise Law Center wins case to protect salt ponds in Redwood City, CaliforniaUniversity of Minnesota Law Immigration and Human Rights Clinic helps family to obtain asylum in US
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — A Mexican family that narrowly escaped cartel members who shot and pursued them is “ecstatic” after overcoming the odds to win asylum in the United States with the help of Minnesota Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. Winning an asylum case is no small feat, according to Professor Stephen Meili.
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