Florida State University Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Florida State University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) placed first in the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition at the Southern Region of the Black Law Students Association’s regional convention. The competition took place Jan. 30–Feb. 2 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Read More about Florida State University Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competitionUniversity of Florida Law co-sponsors talk from author Jon Meacham and former Senator Bill Nelson on the history of American politics
THE GAINESVILLE SUN — One a recent Tuesday on Gainesville’s college campuses, four accomplished speakers found a common theme in Lewin’s theory of “unfreezing”, “change” and “freezing”. First, UF’s Bob Graham Center, Smathers Library and the Levin College of Law sponsored a talk from Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of current best seller, “The…
Read More about University of Florida Law co-sponsors talk from author Jon Meacham and former Senator Bill Nelson on the history of American politicsUniversity of Georgia Law professor Elizabeth Chamblee Burch discusses recently published book on mass tort deals
CORPORATE CRIME REPORTER — Elizabeth Chamblee Burch is a professor at the University of Georgia School of Law. She has written a remarkable new book titled Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation (Cambridge University Press 2019). She concludes that the system of cutting mass tort deals is unacceptable.
Read More about University of Georgia Law professor Elizabeth Chamblee Burch discusses recently published book on mass tort dealsUniversity of Houston Law professor Zachary D. Kaufman joins Executive Committee of AALS Section on International Human Rights
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor of Law and Political Science Zachary D. Kaufman was recently selected to join the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools’ International Human Rights Section. He will also serve as the section’s treasurer.
Read More about University of Houston Law professor Zachary D. Kaufman joins Executive Committee of AALS Section on International Human RightsLewis & Clark Law to host spring event for prospective students
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Whether you are thinking about applying for Fall 2020 or just starting to consider law school as a next step, this event will be a great opportunity to learn more. Come and chat with current students and admissions representatives about any and all questions you may have. Walk-ins are welcome, but…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law to host spring event for prospective studentsLewis & Clark Law Animal Litigation Clinic files lawsuit against USDA for failure to enforce animal and food safety
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Animal Law Litigation Clinic, representing animal protection groups, sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the Department of Agriculture today for failing to protect pigs who are too sick or injured to walk at slaughterhouses, posing serious risks to animals and food safety.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Animal Litigation Clinic files lawsuit against USDA for failure to enforce animal and food safetyLouisiana State University Law sees growth in enrollment of women
GREATER BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT — The number of women attending the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center is the highest it has ever been, although for the past decade, the school has lagged behind Louisiana’s other law schools and the national average for percentage enrollment. Of the 571 law students enrolled in LSU law school last…
Read More about Louisiana State University Law sees growth in enrollment of womenMarquette University Law professor Ed Fallone is a candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court
PATCH — Ed Fallone, a Law Professor at Marquette University Law School will be on the ballot on Feb. 18 as a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Fallone will be one of three people on the ballot. The top two vote-getters advance to the April 7 general election.
Read More about Marquette University Law professor Ed Fallone is a candidate for Wisconsin Supreme CourtFormer ACLU president and NYLS Law professor Nadine Strossen speaks at Marquette Law
MARQUETTE WIRE — The Marquette University Law School held an event focusing on free speech and hate speech Monday. It was sponsored by the Marquette Law Federalist Society and the Association of Women Lawyers. The event’s speaker was Nadine Strossen, the first female president of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Read More about Former ACLU president and NYLS Law professor Nadine Strossen speaks at Marquette LawUniversity of Montana Law professor Monte Mills moderates panel with first Native American women U.S. Representatives at AALS Annual Meeting
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA — Representatives Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Sharice Davids (D-KS), the first two Native American women to serve in the United States Congress, joined Professor Monte Mills on a panel to discuss “Law, Representation, and Knowledge of Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples in American Democracy” at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association…
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