Penn Law students Grace Cho and Raymond Magsaysay selected for Don H. Liu Scholars Program
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — Two of the three law students chosen to participate in the prestigious Don H. Liu Scholars Program are members of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA). Grace Cho L’22 and Raymond Magsaysay L’22 will each receive a scholarship of $15,000 as well as mentorship and assistance…
Read More about Penn Law students Grace Cho and Raymond Magsaysay selected for Don H. Liu Scholars ProgramStanford Law professor Jane S. Schacter analyzes US Supreme Court Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ protections
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court was called upon to interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars sex discrimination in employment. The issue was whether an employee who was fired expressly for being gay or transgender had been fired based on sex, coming within the purview…
Read More about Stanford Law professor Jane S. Schacter analyzes US Supreme Court Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ protectionsTexas Tech Law named ABA Competitions Champion
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — The American Bar Association has named Texas Tech University School of Law the 2019-2020 ABA Competitions Champion for the second year in a row. Congratulations Texas Tech University School of Law!
Read More about Texas Tech Law named ABA Competitions ChampionWest Virginia University Law celebrates Public Interest Advocate fellows
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — West Virginia University College of Law students are working throughout the region this summer for legal organizations that help those in need. The students are Public Interest Advocates Summer Fellows. They work for 10 weeks in paid, full-time positions for organizations that provide legal services to low income clients, the elderly, children, victims…
Read More about West Virginia University Law celebrates Public Interest Advocate fellowsAALS debuts Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOL — The AALS is taking various steps, including the curation of this webpage, to respond to racism in the United States, a scourge that threatens both our democracy and the rule of law. By creating a space for our collective voices as leaders of law schools to engage our institutions in…
Read More about AALS debuts Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse ProjectRutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson discusses the role of higher education in addressing racial injustice
PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL — Kimberly Mutcherson, the first woman, LGBTQ and black dean of Rutgers Law in Camden, talks with the Business Journal about the vital role of higher ed institutions. “College is this incredibly important time of formation and it’s this moment of hopefully learning a lot of things about yourself, but often learning things…
Read More about Rutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson discusses the role of higher education in addressing racial injusticeFordham Law professor Leah Hill shares research on discriminatory dress codes and enforcement
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Leah Hill shared her expert opinion with Supermajority on the many zero-tolerance dress codes in schools that disproportionately affect Black and gender non-conforming girls.
Read More about Fordham Law professor Leah Hill shares research on discriminatory dress codes and enforcementHarvard Law faculty publish letter condemning military response to protests
HARVARD CRIMSON — Members of the Harvard Law School faculty published an open letter to students and Harvard affiliates Monday criticizing President Donald J. Trump for calling for a military response to ongoing protests against police brutality.
Read More about Harvard Law faculty publish letter condemning military response to protestsIncoming Indiana University McKinney Law dean Karen E. Bravo discusses the legal community’s responsibility in addressing racism and police violence
THE INDIANA LAWYER — Incoming Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Dean Karen E. Bravo says in a letter today that she has a duty and obligation as the school’s first black leader to speak out in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and protests that followed. We publish the…
Read More about Incoming Indiana University McKinney Law dean Karen E. Bravo discusses the legal community’s responsibility in addressing racism and police violenceUniversity of Minnesota Law faculty and students support legal hotline for protestors
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — When Professor Perry Moriearty put a call out for Minnesota Law students and recent graduates to help individuals arrested protesting the tragic killing of George Floyd, she had no idea that, only four hours later, she’d have 100-plus volunteers register for training.
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