Former Vice President Joe Biden to deliver Columbia Law commencement address online
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Joseph R. Biden Jr., the 47th vice president of the United States, will deliver remarks during Columbia Law School’s online graduation ceremony on May 20, 2020.
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FAMU COLLEGE OF LAW — Normally, oaths must be taken in-person and the College of Law usually holds a Bar Oath ceremony in the Moot Courtroom; however, given the social distancing orders, the Florida Supreme Court has lifted this requirement, which allows judges to perform the swearing-in ceremony remotely.
Read More about Florida A&M Law co-hosts virtual Florida Bar swearing-in ceremonyFordham Law Federal Litigation Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic secures release of at-risk prisoners
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — For the past five weeks, students and staff at Fordham Law School’s Federal Litigation Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic have been working to secure the release of inmates whose medical conditions make them vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, as well as those whose sentences are almost complete and those who are being held while awaiting trial.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Adam Shlahet, the director of the Moore Advocacy Center, was quoted in National Jurist discussing his efforts to coordinate a novel online moot court competition with UCLA Law. More than 170 law students from 67 different schools participated in the competition.
Read More about Fordham Law co-hosts online moot court competitionPodcast: Fordham Law professors Benjamin Zipursky and James Brudney discuss work safety and the pandemic
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Benjamin Zipursky and James Brudney were interviewed on a Bloomberg Law podcast to share their expert opinions on possible lawsuits that could occur when businesses reopen and ongoing lawsuits for employee safety.
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWI’I NEWS — Camille Nelson will be the next dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. Nelson’s appointment was approved today by the UH Board of Regents and is effective August 1, 2020.
Read More about University of Hawai’i names Camille Nelson as deanUIC John Marshall Law students win Capitol City Challenge trial advocacy competition
UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — UIC John Marshall Law School students James Betzelos, Ryan Chancellor, Shelby Page, Jacinta Reck and Antoinette Bolz were named national champions after winning the Capitol City Challenge trial advocacy competition. The team took the top prize from a field of twenty-six other law schools.
Read More about UIC John Marshall Law students win Capitol City Challenge trial advocacy competitionUIC John Marshall Law professor Steven D. Schwinn hosts webinar on constitutional issues related to COVID-19
UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — On April 2, Professor Steven D. Schwinn, a renowned constitutional law scholar at UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago, presented his thoughts on the many interesting legal and constitutional issues related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the governments’ responses to it.
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THE INDIANA LAWYER — Five Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty members were honored with annual teaching awards, the law school announced last week.
Read More about Indiana University Maurer Law honors outstanding teachersLewis & Clark Law professor Aliza Kaplan cited in U.S. Supreme Court opinion on non-unanimous jury conviction case
LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Aliza Kaplan, Director of the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic, was cited by Justice Kavanaugh of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in his concurring opinion in Ramos v. Louisiana. Ramos v. Louisiana was decided by the United States Supreme Court on April 20, 2020, and strikes down non-unanimous jury convictions as unconstitutional.
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