Fordham Law student Elias Wright wins UNC Center for Media Law and Policy competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Recent graduate Elias Wright ’20 was awarded first place and a prize of $1,000 in the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy’s second annual James R. Cleary Prize competition for his student note, “The Future of Facial Recognition Is Not Fully Known: Developing Privacy and Security Regulatory Mechanisms for Facial…
Read More about Fordham Law student Elias Wright wins UNC Center for Media Law and Policy competitionFordham Law student Christina John wins LSAC DEI Writing Competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Rising 3L Christina John ’21 won LSAC’s 2020 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Writing Competition in the second-year law student category with her essay, “It’s Your Choice: Diversity and Inclusion or Irrelevance and Extinction (PDF).”
Read More about Fordham Law student Christina John wins LSAC DEI Writing CompetitionHarvard Law faculty and students discuss experiences in online classes
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In March, as the COVID-19 pandemic was rapidly escalating and an increasing number of businesses, schools, and other institutions were closing their doors to stop the spread of the virus, 1L Marisa Skillings headed to Cape Cod to spend spring break at her mother’s home. Just days before, Harvard President Larry…
Read More about Harvard Law faculty and students discuss experiences in online classesHarvard Law student Prison Legal Assistance Project wins release for inmates with mental and physical disabilities
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Michael Horrell ’14 became the first of many Harvard Law School students to represent Richard Crowell when he appeared on his client’s behalf at a parole hearing in 2012. Horrell, who was working as a member of the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP), would ultimately be the first link in…
Read More about Harvard Law student Prison Legal Assistance Project wins release for inmates with mental and physical disabilitiesHarvard Law professor Michael Ashley Stein discusses the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act
THE HARVARD GAZETTE — This Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the day the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, making it illegal to discriminate against people living with disabilities in regard to employment and access to government services.
Read More about Harvard Law professor Michael Ashley Stein discusses the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities ActUniversity of Hawaii Law professor David Callies publishes book on government authority and property law
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NEWS — Takings law allows governments to take property from private owners for a public use, as long as the property owners are adequately compensated. The law is embodied in the Fifth Amendment. Through judicial interpretations over many years, the issue has become decidedly complex.
Read More about University of Hawaii Law professor David Callies publishes book on government authority and property lawLewis & Clark Law announces Mentor and Mentee Award winners
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The 24th annual Lewis & Clark Law School 1L Mentor Program honored mentors Elizabeth Savage ’14 and Ryan Kunkel ’15 with the Andrea Swanner Redding Award. Mentees Chloe Williams ’22 and Jenna Richards ’22 both received the Outstanding Mentee of the Year Award.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law announces Mentor and Mentee Award winnersA look at Lewis & Clark Law’s Foundations of Professional Practice class
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Now in its third year of being taught to first-year law students, the one-credit Foundations of Professional Practice course at Lewis & Clark Law School teaches students skills to navigate law school and the steps to prepare and present a solid professional identity in the legal field for success.
Read More about A look at Lewis & Clark Law’s Foundations of Professional Practice classA look at Penn Law’s incoming LLM class
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — On July 31, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School virtually welcomed the LLM Class of 2021. The class was chosen from over 1,500 applicants from 70 different countries.
Read More about A look at Penn Law’s incoming LLM classPenn Law Professor Paul Robinson elected to American Law Institute
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — After a 15-year hiatus, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Colin S. Diver Professor of Law Paul Robinson was reelected as a member of the American Law Institute (ALI) in June.
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