Gift to Notre Dame Law funds new national security fellowship for students

April 22, 2019

NOTRE DAME LAW — Thanks to a generous donation from Thomas Fortune Fay, Notre Dame Law School is establishing a new fellowship for students interested in practicing in the field of national security law.

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Notre Dame Law hosts Japanese judges and prosecutors for discussion of U.S. law

April 22, 2019

NOTRE DAME LAW — For more than 50 years, judges and prosecutors from Japan have come to law schools throughout the United States as visiting scholars to gain a better understanding of American law and the U.S. judicial system.

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Notre Dame Law hosts appeals court Judge Amul Thapar for talk on Justice Scalia and religious freedom

April 22, 2019

NOTRE DAME LAW — Judge Amul Thapar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit spoke about Scalia’s views on religious freedom on Thursday, March 28, in the Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom at Notre Dame Law School.

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Syracuse Law partners with three HBCUs for ‘3+3’ accelerated Bachelor’s/JD degree program

April 22, 2019

SYRACUSE LAW — Syracuse University College of Law has entered into 3+3 admissions agreements with three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) located at Atlanta University Center: Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College.

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University of Tennessee Law celebrates 25 years of student pro bono service

April 22, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LAW — Throughout the month of April, the University of Tennessee College of Law is celebrating the 25th anniversary of student pro bono service. Students are at the heart of UT Pro Bono, sharing the responsibility of organizing a majority of the volunteer events throughout the year for their classmates.

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University of Tennessee Law students participate in service project for Knox County Schools

April 22, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LAW — Students from the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity are taking a creative approach to get out of doing their homework. Throughout the week of April 8, College of Law students are collecting school supplies that will be donated to Knox County Schools.

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Podcast: Texas A&M Law Professor Luz Herrera discusses the benefits of ‘low bono’ law career

April 22, 2019

LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Before they were buzzwords, Luz Herrera was a pioneer in the world of “low bono” practice, nonprofit law firms and legal incubators.  Herrera speaks with Angela Morris about how a low-bono practice can enable a lawyer to balance the desire to help people with making a living.

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University of Virginia Law Professor G. Edward White releases ‘Law in American History’ volume

April 22, 2019

UVA LAW — To truly understand law today, look at how it rapidly changed in the 20th century, University of Virginia law professor G. Edward White says in his new book, the third and final installment in his “Law in American History” series.

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Wayne Law Professor Robert Sedler named special assistant attorney general by Michigan A.G.

April 22, 2019

WAYNE LAW — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel ’94, has appointed Wayne State University Law School Distinguished Professor Robert A. Sedler special assistant attorney general.

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Yale Law constitutional literacy project prepares area high school students for national competition

April 22, 2019

YALE LAW — Eight New Haven high school students coached by Yale Law students competed at the National Marshall-Brennan Moot Court Competition at American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. from April 5 to 7, 2019.

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