Syracuse Law Institute for Security Policy and Law to focus on emerging technologies
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law (SPL) is the new name for the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT), a collaboration between the College of Law and the Maxwell School. The institute’s new name and identity reflect this growth in topics and activities, and it acknowledges the Institute’s longstanding…
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW — Students from the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Legal Clinic have been named Pro Bono Students of the Year. In paying tribute to the students, Legal Aid of East Tennessee acknowledged that for the past two years, students “have volunteered their time at several major clinics … The…
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus hosted area veterans during a Veterans Day recognition program on Monday, Nov. 11. Manning told the law school students that they can play a pivotal role in a veteran’s life, and become agents of change to help address issues veterans face in today’s society.…
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law honors veterans on Tampa Bay campusWilliam & Mary Law professor Timothy Zick publishes book on the First Amendment in today’s political era
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The First Amendment in the Trump Era (Oxford University Press, pp. 192), Zick, the John Marshall Professor of Government and Citizenship at William & Mary Law School, not only examines the growing number of First Amendment controversies in the past three years, but also connects present concerns to episodes…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The William & Mary Law School community came together on Veterans Day for a special event, the dedication of a flagpole and patio in honor of our nation’s veterans and in memory of the late Lizbeth A.S. Jackson. Jackson was a member of the Law School’s staff for 28 years…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL) presented the Eisenberg Prize for scholarship in the field of appellate practice and procedure to Professor Allison Orr Larsen and Professor Neal Devins for their article, “The Amicus Machine,” during the academy’s fall meeting in Chicago on October 25. The article appeared in…
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THE COLLEGIAN — A seven-person search committee has been working to find the best candidate to replace Curtis Bridgeman as the College of Law dean after his decision to return to being a faculty member. Together, the committee members have been reviewing the law dean applicants. These candidates were selected over the summer by two outside senior…
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STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN — Lavinia Goodell’s legacy lives on in the work of the Innovation Award-winning VOCA Restraining Order Clinic, launched this year at the U.W. Law School. The Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) clinic supports survivors of intimate partner violence and provides direct training for law students as they assist clients in securing…
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THE ADVOCATE’S SOCIETY — Listen to the experiences of Professor Erin Barbato and students Juan José Fonseca Angel and Nancy Cruz of the University of Wisconsin Law School, who visited the immigrant detention center earlier this year.
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law professor Erin Barbato and Immigrant Justice Clinic students report on conditions in Texas detention facilityUniversity of Wisconsin Law professor Michele LaVigne discusses how language impairments affect criminal defendants
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO — Speech and language impairments can have adverse effects on defendants in the criminal justice system. A law professor shares research on how language disabilities can go unnoticed by law enforcement and disadvantage the accused.
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