White House directs federal agencies to consider anti-Semitism in investigating civil rights complaints on college campuses
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order focused on anti-Semitism on college campuses, drawing praise from some quarters and concerns from others about implications for free speech on campuses.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — On Nov. 25, three men found their freedom after 36 years in prison for a 1983 murder they were wrongfully convicted of as teenagers. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart, now in their early 50s, were exonerated by Baltimore Circuit Judge Charles Peters after the Baltimore City State’s…
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Emeritus Eric B. Easton recently returned from Kosovo, part of the former Yugoslavia, where he spent two weeks as a Fulbright Specialist at the University of Prishtina. Here is his first-person account of his experience.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Kate Mogulescu, a national expert on human trafficking issues, has co-authored a new report “Workable Solutions for Criminal Record Relief: Recommendations for Prosecutors Serving Victims of Human Trafficking” on behalf of the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence’s Survivor Reentry Project (SRP), a national training and technical assistance initiative on…
Read More about Brooklyn Law professor Kate Mogulescu co-authors report on prosecution guidelines for post-conviction cases involving human trafficking survivorsUniversity at Buffalo Law professors co-edit new book exploring global climate change
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Global climate change is transforming the world’s ecosystems, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Arctic region, say the creators of a wide-ranging new book. The book, edited by School of Law Professors Kim Diana Connolly and Errol Meidinger, with UB anthropology Professor Ezra B.W.
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UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law honored prominent alumni and friends who excel in business, the judiciary, corporate litigation and public service at the 2019 UCLA Law Awards ceremony on Dec. 4. The Hon. Jacqueline Nguyen ’91, William Anderson ’88, Cheryl Lott ’04 and Chuck Williams were recognized for their commitment to excellence in the law…
Read More about UCLA Law awards event honors legal communityCampbell Law launches Innovate Capital Business Law Clinic to provide legal services to start-up companies
WRAL TECH WIRE — A partnership of Campbell University law school, HQ Raleigh and recently launched Innovate Capital Law is going to bring legal services to startups free of charge with law students providing the support under the supervision of veteran attorneys. The clinic provides a valuable resource for HQ’s Community as well as Raleigh’s entrepreneurial community…
Read More about Campbell Law launches Innovate Capital Business Law Clinic to provide legal services to start-up companiesCase Western Reserve Law professors argue custody case before U.S. Supreme Court
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On December 11, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Monasky v. Taglieri, a case in which CWRU Law Professors and alums played a significant part. The case examines the question of where a child born to an estranged international couple should be raised. CWRU Adjunct Professors Andrew…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law professors argue custody case before U.S. Supreme CourtCase Western Reserve Law student Justin Hill selected for Forbes Under 30 Summit
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Among the invited students was CWRU 2L Justin Hill, President of the Law School’s Black Law Students Association. Based on his application, including an essay about leadership and diversity, Hill was selected as a Forbes Under 30 Scholar to attend the 2019 event in Detroit from October 27-30,…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law student Justin Hill selected for Forbes Under 30 SummitCase Western Reserve Law co-dean Michael Scharf’s report on human rights violations in Myanmar cited at International Criminal Court
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The ICC’s decision liberally cites the report of the Public International Law & Policy Group, “Documenting Atrocity Crimes Committed Against the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State,” which was prepared by a team led by alumna Margaux Day ’09 (Vice President of PILPG) and CWRU Adjunct Professor Greg Noone. …
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