Duquesne Law professor Wes Oliver serves on task force to review Pennsylvania grand jury practices
TRIB LIVE — Pennsylvania should consider abolishing the kind of grand jury report that detailed extensive allegations of child sexual abuse among Catholic clergy, a task force of lawyers, judges and legal scholars said. Pennsylvania’s investigative grand jury procedures came under fire after highly publicized grand jury investigations into allegations of child sexual abuse against…
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EMORY LAW — Spanish businessman and philanthropist Gonzalo Rodriguez-Fraile has pledged a substantial gift that will support the work of Emory’s Spruill Family Professor of Law and Religion Rafael Domingo. The gift is a continuation of Rodriguez-Fraile’s long-running support of Domingo’s scholarship on fundamental questions of law, religion and spiritualization.
Read More about Gift to Emory Law supports research in law and spiritualityFordham Law professor Olivier Sylvain publishes essay on technology regulatory reform in Columbia Law Review
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Olivier Sylvain‘s essay was published in the Columbia Law Review and argues that any reform should treat social media companies as commercial businesses that focus mainly on optimizing for advertisers.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — S.J.D. candidate Mohamed Sweify, who is also a teaching fellow at Fordham Law, wrote an essay for the New York State Bar Association discussing how diversity and inclusion have become important parts of the legal field and in the practice of ADR.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The New York Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Fordham Law School held a conference on November 1, 2019, that focused on fraudulent and manipulative schemes that target victims based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, and other associations. Participants from the SEC, Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau…
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LAW — 3L Loune-djenia Askew article titled “Confidentiality Agreements: The Florida Sunshine In Litigation Act, The #Metoo Movement, And Signing Away The Right To Speak’ was published by the University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review, Volume 10, Issue 1.
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GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ANTONIN SCALIA LAW SCHOOL — As the Dulles high tech corridor grows and Maryland’s biotech sector expands, the DMV continues to draw technology titans like Amazon to the region. Professor O’Connor, Executive Director of the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, leads Scalia Law’s Innovation Law Clinic. Under his supervision, Innovation Law Clinic…
Read More about A look at the Innovation Law Clinic at George Mason Scalia LawGeorge Washington Law professor Jeffrey Rosen publishes book on the life and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — President of the National Constitution Center and Professor of Law Jeffrey Rosen’s new book, Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law, looks at the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Told through personal vignettes of conversations with RBG, Professor Rosen builds upon onstage conversations between himself and…
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GEORGETOWN LAW — Georgetown Law has launched the Program on State and Local Policy and Law (“SALPAL”) to serve as both a think tank and as a means for students to explore and pursue careers in state and local government. SALPAL will provide a forum for scholars, opinion makers, and intergovernmental affairs experts to explore how…
Read More about Georgetown Law launches program on state and local law and policyGonzaga Law National Moot Court Team wins regional event to advance to national competition
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Team E for “Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies” was represented by 3L Mary Calderon, 3L Taylor Schaefer, and 2L Chris Ryder. Team E won best brief and defeated the University of Montana in the final round to take first place in the regional competition. Our moot court teams’ brief-writing process began in August and culminated with…
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