Georgetown Law hosts panel discussion on U.S. interrogation programs
GEORGETOWN LAW — On Thursday, March 5, at Georgetown Law, leading experts on torture and interrogation programs will unpack new revelations about U.S. actions after 9/11 and discuss ongoing efforts to ensure ethical approaches to securing critical national security information.
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GEORGETOWN LAW — On Thursday, March 5, and Friday, March 6, Georgetown Law’s Office of Executive and Continuing Legal Education will host a two-day conference, the 41st Annual International Trade Update, at Georgetown Law.
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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Georgia State Regents’ Professor and Bobby Lee Cook Professor of Law Paul Lombardo is known across the globe for his work on the legal history of the American eugenics movement, but what’s now the focal point of his career actually came about by accident.
Read More about Georgia State Law professor Paul Lombardo discusses research in health lawGeorgia State Law professor Kendall Kerew elected president of Clinical Legal Education Association
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Kerew’s dedication to clinical education didn’t go unnoticed by her peers, as she was elected president of the Clinical Legal Education Association for 2020. It’s a position Kerew says she is honored to serve.
Read More about Georgia State Law professor Kendall Kerew elected president of Clinical Legal Education AssociationGeorgia State Law professors Karen Johnston and Stacie Kershner examine policies for e-scooters
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — According to Karen Johnston (J.D. ’08), associate director of the Center for the Comparative Study for Metropolitan Growth, the improved walkability of the city’s streets, connectivity to public transit and moderate year-round weather make it an ideal location for the vehicles, which are popular with Georgia State students.
Read More about Georgia State Law professors Karen Johnston and Stacie Kershner examine policies for e-scootersGeorgia State Law Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic conducts training for tax assistance program
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — The VITA program is funded by a grant from the IRS and helps people who make less than $55,000 per year file their state and federal taxes for free. Every volunteer has to pass a certification exam. Historically, they trained people on the software and gave people a book to study tax…
Read More about Georgia State Law Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic conducts training for tax assistance programGonzaga Law professor Mason Marks selected for biotech law and ethics fellowship at Harvard Law
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — The Gonzaga University School of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Mason Marks will be the 2020-21 Edmond J. Safra/Petrie-Flom Joint Fellow-in-Residence at Harvard University and Harvard Law School. The fellowship theme “Ethics of Technological and Biomedical Innovation” is closely aligned with his teaching and research interests.
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MEDIUM — The 2019–2020 academic year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Cyberlaw Clinic, which is based at the Berkman Klein Center. To commemorate the occasion, we spoke with Kendra Albert (Harvard Law J.D. ‘16), clinical instructor in the Cyberlaw Clinic and former student in the Clinic about their takeaways from that experience, their current work, and what they’re the…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — A federal judge has appointed University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson to serve as an independent monitor of the landmark Harris County bail settlement that could serve as a national model for cash bail reform.
Read More about University of Houston Law professor Sandra Guerra Thompson to supervise Harris County bail reformUniversity of Houston Law professor Renee Knake discusses book on the women considered for Supreme Court nominations
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Renee Knake, the Joanne and Larry Doherty Chair in Legal Ethics at the University of Houston Law Center, will discuss her research from her upcoming book, “Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court.” The work details the stories of nine women who despite being qualified, were passed over for the nation’s…
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