Journal of American Legal History announces appointment of Chicago-Kent professor Felice Batlan as U.S. editor-in-chief
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL HISTORY — The Journal of American Legal History and Oxford University Press are delighted to announce the appointment of Prof. Felice Batlan (Chicago-Kent Law) as Co-Editor in Chief.
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CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW — Chicago-Kent College of Law has won the 2019 Henry J. Ramsey, Jr. Diversity Award from the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association. The award—named in honor of Henry J. Ramsey Jr., who served as dean of the Howard University School of Law from 1990 to 1996—recognizes Chicago-Kent’s efforts…
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DAILY HERALD — Utah County’s first responders will have the chance to create free wills this week through a program from Brigham Young University’s law school. The BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School is offering the Wills for Heroes program Friday as part of its alumni weekend. The event will pair first responders with a…
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY — The Drake Constitutional Law Center will celebrate Constitution Day in conjunction with its annual Constitutional Law Symposium this year. The public is invited to join the September 21, 2019 event on campus in Cartwright Hall. Those unable to join the event in person are encouraged to register for the webcast.
Read More about Drake Law to host symposia on current constitutional issuesDuke Law professor Alex Jakubow discusses school’s empirical research efforts
DUKE LAW — Alex Jakubow recently joined Duke Law as associate director of empirical research and data support services, a new position based in the J. Michael Goodson Law Library where he oversees a team supporting empirical research and scholarship.
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DUKE LAW — Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana asked Duke Law students to remember the story of the Exonerated Five as they begin their careers, and said that speaking to future members of the legal profession has helped them heal the emotional trauma from their case.
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DUKE LAW — The new Duke Law Center for Science and Justice will bring together faculty and students in law, medicine, public policy, and arts and sciences to pursue research, policy and law reform, and education in three areas: accuracy of evidence in criminal cases; the role of risk in criminal outcomes; and addressing a…
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YAHOO! FINANCE — Fordham Law School announced that it has launched an online version of its Master of Studies in Law (MSL) in Corporate Compliance program. Fordham was one of the first law schools to offer a master’s in corporate compliance when it began the program in 2016 and is one of the top-ranked law…
Read More about Fordham Law debuts online compliance master’s programFlorida Coastal Law dean steps down as school faces difficulties with ABA approval of conversion to non-profit status
ABA JOURNAL — The U.S. Department of Education approved Thursday the release of federal student aid to Florida Coastal School of Law, a for-profit InfiLaw school, after the school submitted a letter of credit to the agency. Florida Coastal students were expecting the student loan money by or before Sept. 9. The letter of credit…
Read More about Florida Coastal Law dean steps down as school faces difficulties with ABA approval of conversion to non-profit statusJennifer Reiber named interim dean of Florida Coastal Law; Peter Goplerud selected as president
JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — Florida Coastal School of Law announced that InfiLaw CEO Rick Inatome appointed Jennifer Reiber as interim dean and Peter Goplerud as president. InfiLaw owns Florida Coastal. Former Dean Scott DeVito resigned after four years in the position.
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