University of Baltimore Law students visit Organization of American States for human rights discussion
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — On April 8, 2019, students from three classes at the UB School of Law – International Law, Law and Human Rights, and Immigrant Rights Clinic – traveled to Washington, D.C. for an interactive discussion with staff from the Organization of American States.
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WBRE — The University of Scranton and Boston College Law School have signed an early admissions agreement that will allow Scranton students who meet program requirements to be eligible for admission to the prestigious Jesuit law school after three years at Scranton. The agreement will take effect beginning with the 2019-20 academic year.
Read More about Boston College law partners with University of Scranton for ‘3+3’ accelerated Bachelor’s/JD degree programUniversity at Buffalo Law clinic files amicus brief in Supreme Court freedom of information case
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — U.S. Supreme Court justices considering a major freedom of information case this spring will have before them a friend-of-the-court brief created by students in University at Buffalo Law’s Civil Liberties and Transparency Clinic. It was filed in the case of Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law clinic files amicus brief in Supreme Court freedom of information caseIn Memoriam: Kenneth Karst
UCLA LAW — Kenneth Karst, an influential constitutional law scholar, teacher and longtime faculty member who had a profound effect in shaping UCLA School of Law, died on April 9. He was 89 years old.
Read More about In Memoriam: Kenneth KarstUCLA Law Professor Adam Winkler honored with Scribes Book Award for ‘We the Corporations’
UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law professor Adam Winkler has won the 2019 Scribes Book Award for his celebrated exploration of corporate personhood, We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
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UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law’s Black Law Students Association honored legal leaders in the African-American community and raised more than $120,000 towards a new student scholarship at the group’s 50th Anniversary Gala on April 4.
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UCLA NEWSROOM — Delaram Kamalpour created the “Connecting Art and Law for Liberation” festival to initiate dialogue and harness the powerful work of artists.
Read More about UCLA Law student creates festival connecting art and criminal justice reformCase Western Reserve Law students share experiences in unique first-year electives program
CWRU LAW — First-year law students are now taking electives during their first year of law school. The program began in spring 2019 as a way to engage students in specialty areas before they get further into their academic careers.
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LAW.COM — The University of Chicago Law School has received a $13 million donation from alum David Rubenstein to further bolster the scholarship program already named for him.
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ILLINOIS TECH NEWS — Illinois Institute of Technology has named Anita K. Krug, D. Wayne and Anne Gittinger Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law, as the new dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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