Cornell Law professor Michael Dorf joins research team to study health warnings on e-cigarettes
CORNELL CHRONICLE — As controversy swirls around the vaping industry, a team of Cornell researchers has set out to help regulators identify the most effective health warnings to include in advertisements for electronic cigarettes. Niederdeppe and Sahara Byrne, professor of communication in CALS, are the study’s principal investigators. Co-investigators are Michael Dorf, the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law…
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DAYTON DAILY NEWS — Dayton Municipal Court has opened a new self-help center to try to help citizens negotiate the judicial system, especially those who represent themselves. The new center provides resources and in-person assistance from University of Dayton School of Law students.
Read More about University of Dayton Law students assist municipal court in establishing self-help legal assistance centerUniversity of Detroit Mercy Law honors Black History Month
UNIVERSITY OD DETROIT MERCY LAW — On Thursday, Jan. 30, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law will usher in Black History Month with an evening that acknowledges and celebrates the School’s past, present and future. In partnership with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the School will also introduce the Henry H. Tarrant Award for Black…
Read More about University of Detroit Mercy Law honors Black History MonthFordham Law hosts panel discussion on impeachment
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professors Corey Brettschneider, Andrew Kent, Catherine Powell, Jed Shugerman, and Zephyr Teachout took questions on the processes and pitfalls of the impeachment trial. The discussion ranged from the calling of witnesses to President Trump’s motivation for his phone call with Ukranian President Zelensky to debating whether or not a sitting president can…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced today that it has launched a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Estate. Fordham is the only law school in New York City, and one of just a few across the country, to offer this kind of program. The LL.M. is open to students who have a first degree…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Ethan Cramer Gibbs, Kevin Darby, and Pamela White, all Fordham first-year law students from the Sports Law Forum, bested 40 other law schools at Tulane Law School’s International Baseball Arbitration Competition. The team, coached by Nathaniel Liebes, Rob Pannullo, and Nick Reade, took on Pace Law School in the championship round and sealed Fordham…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As part of Fordham Law’s commitment to making professionalism a core part of legal education, the Law School recently held its first ever spring orientation for first-year law students returning from their winter break. In preparation, every student completed a set of online modules developed by Open Mind, an organization dedicated to fostering…
Read More about Fordham Law spring orientation provides professional and leadership training for first-year law studentsA look at University of Georgia Law’s mentorship program
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The School of Law’s innovative mentorship program has connected more than 700 law students with four-person support teams since its start in 2016. The mentor teams consist of upper-level law students, faculty members, career development officers and alumni/alumnae/professional mentors. The program is quite flexible as mentors and mentees are encouraged…
Read More about A look at University of Georgia Law’s mentorship programUniversity of Georgia Law professor Sonja R. West elected chair of the AALS Section on Communication, Media, and Information Law
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West has been elected as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Communication, Media and Information Law Section for 2020.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — The clinic will provide students the opportunity to work directly on cutting-edge issues involving LGBTQ+ rights, with a particular emphasis on issues affecting underrepresented individuals and groups within the LGBTQ+ community. Clinic offerings include local and national projects covering the spectrum of LGBTQ+ issues. Students will engage in a range of work…
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