UCLA Law professor Noah Zatz publishes report on Los Angeles County’s court-ordered community service

November 26, 2019

UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Noah Zatz and scholars at the UCLA Labor Center have published a groundbreaking report on Los Angeles County’s broken system of court-ordered community service.

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First-generation college graduates at UCLA Law share experiences

November 26, 2019

UCLA LAW — In recent years, UCLA Law launched a First Gen In initiative to promote personal and professional achievement for these students and to build a stronger community through career workshops, networking events and other innovative programs. A group of students simultaneously launched the First Generation Law Students Association to enrich and support each other…

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UCLA Law public interest program welcomes three new Skadden Fellows

November 26, 2019

UCLA LAW — Three UCLA School of Law students have received Skadden Fellowships to pursue public interest law after they graduate. The two-year fellowships, presented annually since 1988, are among the most prestigious and competitive awards for public interest law students. In their fellowships, Stephano Medina ’20, Eliana Navarro Gracian ’20 and Kelsey White ’20 will advocate…

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Q and A with Capital Law professor Norm Plate

November 26, 2019

CAPITAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — In 2019, Professor Norm Plate returned to Capital University Law School, where he began his career in academia as an adjunct professor in 2004. In the interim, he taught full time at two other law schools. For the 15 years before he entered academia, he practiced law for two state attorneys…

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Capital Law students shares advice on balancing law school and careers

November 26, 2019

CAPITAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL —  Juggling law school, a full-time job and a family has its challenges, but for several Capital University Law School students and recent graduates, it’s been a fulfilling journey. Here they share their advice on prioritizing obligations, striking a balance and pursuing lifelong dreams.

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Cardozo Law hosts discussion on copyright infringement lawsuits

November 26, 2019

CARDOZO LAW — Cardozo alumni and intellectual property (IP) experts discussed the latest in copyright infringement at the Entertainment Law Initiative panel: “Protector or Suppressor?” hosted by the Recording Academy and the FAME Center. The event was co-sponsored by the Cardozo Entertainment Law Society.

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Cardozo Law professor Gabor Rona submits amicus brief to International Criminal Court on armed conflict in Afghanistan

November 26, 2019

CARDOZO LAW — Professor Gabor Rona, Director of CLIHHR’s Law and Armed Conflict Project, submitted an amicus brief to the International Criminal Court (ICC) responding to the prosecutor’s request for an investigation into international crimes arising out of Afghanistan.

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CUNY Law professor Carmen Huertas-Noble inducted into Cooperative Hall of Fame

November 26, 2019

CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Carmen Huertas-Noble is receiving the cooperative community’s highest honor reserved for outstanding leaders whose contributions to the cooperative movement are genuinely heroic. Known for providing strategic advocacy and legal support to neighborhood institutions, as well as organizing for social and economic justice, Professor Huertas-Noble has advanced the work and causes of…

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CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law professor Joseph Mead honored by Society of American Law Teachers

November 26, 2019

CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW — Cleveland-Marshall Assistant Professor Joseph Mead has been named as the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Junior Great Teacher Award from the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT).  Professor Mead was selected from a highly competitive pool based on his outstanding contribution to both the academy and community.

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Cornell Law Asylum and Convention Against Torture Appellate Clinic wins case

November 26, 2019

CORNELL CHRONICLE — More than four years after surviving an attack by a mob that believed he was gay, a Ghanaian man recently won asylum in the United States with help from partners including Cornell Law School students and faculty.  “It’s great news,” said Adam Kassner, J.D. ’16, who worked on the case as part of the…

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