Drake Law student John Gilbertson awarded scholarship from Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

March 18, 2020

DRAKE UNIVERSITY — John Gilbertson, a third-year student at Drake University Law School, was recognized onstage during GRAMMY Week 2020 at the 22nd Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Event and Scholarship Presentation, hosted by the Recording Academy. His paper, titled Play It Again Sam: The Free-Market Case for Government Intervention in the Music Streaming Sector, received runner-up in the Entertainment Law…

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ABA finds Golden Gate Law in compliance with admissions standard

March 18, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco has demonstrated compliance with Standard 501, which deals with admissions, according to a notice from the council of the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar posted in February.

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A look at Harvard Law’s online networking platform

March 18, 2020

THE HARVARD LAW RECORD — At a time when technology is becoming increasingly relevant to the law, HLS is embracing the use of technology to better connect students, professors, and alumni by introducing the Amicus Platform. The aim of Amicus is to empower students to get more from their law school experience and to build connections…

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University of Idaho Law hosts oral arguments from State of Idaho Court of Appeals

March 18, 2020

MOSCOW-PULLMAN DAILY NEWS — The University of Idaho College of Law will host the State of Idaho Court of Appeals. Oral arguments will be heard 9-10:30 a.m. today in the Menard Law Building Courtroom, 711 S. Rayburn St., Moscow. Oral arguments were also heard Tuesday.

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Lewis & Clark Law student Sadie Normoyle to present paper on tribal fishing rights at University of Arizona Environmental Law Symposium

March 18, 2020

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Sadie Normoyle (’20) will be presenting her paper, “Protecting Water Quality Through Tribal Treaty Fishing Rights: An Analysis of Idaho’s Fish Consumption Rate”, at the University of Arizona’s Next Generation of Environmental Law Symposium in April. The paper will also be published in the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law &…

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Liberty Law hosts oral arguments for Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals

March 17, 2020

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — On Thursday, the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (AFCCA) heard a live case in the Liberty University School of Law Supreme Courtroom, which is modeled after the United States Supreme Court. The visit provided students a front-row seat to see how the AFCCA and other military courts operate.

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Northeastern Law professor Jessica Silbey to deliver lecture on intellectual property in the internet age

March 17, 2020

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Jessica Silbey has been selected as the 56th Robert D. Klein Lecturer. She will deliver her talk, “Against Progress: Intellectual Property and Fundamental Values in the Internet Age,” at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, in the Raytheon Amphitheater, Northeastern University.

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Northern Kentucky Law professor Amy Halbrook files amicus brief to Supreme Court of Kentucky on death penalty prohibition for juveniles

March 17, 2020

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW — For most lawyers with death-penalty practices, a case pending in the Supreme Court of Kentucky represents a potentially landmark decision. For Chase College of Law Professor Amy Halbrook, it is that and a link between when she was a law student and now a professor.

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Northwestern Law Black Law Students Association hosts events dedicated to entrepreneurship, advocacy, and community

March 17, 2020

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law held several events dedicated to black entrepreneurship, advocacy, and community the week of February 24. The week’s theme, “The Marathon Continues,” was a nod to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose life’s work was dedicated to black empowerment…

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Santa Clara Law celebrates Fred Korematsu Day with panel discussion on civil liberties

March 17, 2020

SANTA CLARA LAW MAGAZINE — On January 30, more than 120 people gathered at Santa Clara Law to watch a film and hear a panel discussion in honor of Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, which honors the Japanese American civil rights activist who challenged the constitutionality of the incarceration of Japanese Americans…

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