University of North Dakota Law students compete in moot court competition judged in front of North Dakota Supreme Court
GRAND FOLKS HERALD — The power of a good argument and a couple of pairs of leopard shoes helped propel Tatiana Hamilton and Katie Winbauer to a narrow victory in the finals of UND’s intra-school moot court competition. Members of North Dakota’s Supreme Court judged the competition Wednesday evening, a tradition that stretches back years, but…
Read More about University of North Dakota Law students compete in moot court competition judged in front of North Dakota Supreme CourtNorthwestern Law professor Juliet S. Sorensen and former fellow Elise Meyer recognized for pro bono service
NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Two Northwestern Pritzker School of Law professors and a former fellow with the Bluhm Legal Clinic have been awarded the prestigious Walter J. Cummings Award for pro bono service from the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Juliet S. Sorensen, former Clinic director and clinical professor of law, J. Samuel…
Read More about Northwestern Law professor Juliet S. Sorensen and former fellow Elise Meyer recognized for pro bono servicePenn Law receives large naming gift to support pro bono, student aid, faculty excellence and interdisciplinary efforts
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — A New York-based philanthropy whose founders have deep ties to the University of Pennsylvania has given its law school $125 million, the largest single gift ever for a law school. After the gift from the W.P. Carey Foundation, the school will become the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law. Generations of Carey…
Read More about Penn Law receives large naming gift to support pro bono, student aid, faculty excellence and interdisciplinary effortsQuinnipiac Law professor Jennifer Herbst selected as Fulbright Canada Research Chair
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Jennifer Herbst, a professor at the Quinnipiac School of Law and the Frank H. Netter, MD School of Medicine, has been selected to serve as the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa during the Spring 2020 semester. As chair, Herbst will benefit from exchanges…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law professor Jennifer Herbst selected as Fulbright Canada Research ChairSanta Clara University Law hosts Second Chances Empathy Hackathon focused on criminal justice
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY LAW — Law 360 ran an article about Santa Clara Law’s recent Second Chance Gap Hackathon event, which took place on October 26. Below is an excerpt from the article. Nearly 100 students, data experts, lawyers and reform advocates gathered at the Santa Clara University on Saturday to find technology solutions to help close…
Read More about Santa Clara University Law hosts Second Chances Empathy Hackathon focused on criminal justiceSanta Clara University Law professor Colleen Chien testifies before Senate subcommittee on patent quality
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY — On Oct 30, 2019 Prof. Colleen Chien testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, IP Subcommittee’s hearing, “How Can Congress Prevent the Issuance of Low-Quality Patents?” In her testimony, Chien drew from a decade of research on patent quality, her time as a patent prosecutor, and her work as senior intellectual property advisor…
Read More about Santa Clara University Law professor Colleen Chien testifies before Senate subcommittee on patent qualitySeattle University Law students help to clear criminal records
SEATTLEU — Nelson and dozens of other criminal justice reform activists, including Tarra Simmons ’17, lobbied state legislators in Olympia to pass the New Hope Act, which went into effect this summer. The new law makes it easier for people with certain misdemeanor or felony convictions to clear their records, as long as the convictions meet…
Read More about Seattle University Law students help to clear criminal recordsSouth Texas College of Law Houston students win Dispute Resolution Triathlon
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Law students from South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) won first place at the 11th Annual St. John’s Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon in New York City last weekend. During the competition — hosted by St. John’s University School of Law — students advocate on behalf of a client…
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston students win Dispute Resolution TriathlonSouth Texas College of Law Houston celebrates investiture of president and dean Michael F. Barry
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — In front of hundreds of students, alumni, faculty members, staff, and law school supporters, Dean Barry, the 11th president and dean at Houston’s oldest law school, took an oath to execute his duties as president and dean. He thanked the school’s board of directors for the privilege of…
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston celebrates investiture of president and dean Michael F. BarryStanford Law professor Michelle Mello explores issues with California vaccine exemption laws
STANFORD LAW — California vaccine laws are among the toughest in the nation, particularly since the state did away with the personal belief and religious exemption in 2015 following a measles outbreak that began in Disneyland. Stanford Health Policy’s Michelle Mello, a professor of law and professor of medicine, writes in this Annals of Internal Medicine editorial that California’s experience is…
Read More about Stanford Law professor Michelle Mello explores issues with California vaccine exemption laws