Brooklyn Law student Chloe Gordils receives Burton Distinguished Legal Writing Award

April 1, 2019

BROOKLYN LAW — Chloe Gordils ’19, Executive Articles Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review, was one of 10 law school students nationally to receive the Burton Distinguished Legal Writing Award

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American University Washington College of Law’s library recognizes student scholarship

April 1, 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW — American University Washington College of Law students were recognized for their published works during the 14th Annual Student Author Reception.

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University of Arkansas Law Dean Margaret Sova McCabe launches public service fellowship program

April 1, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Under the leadership of Dean Margaret Sova McCabe, the University of Arkansas School of Law is launching a Summer Public Service Fellowship Program.

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Brooklyn Law Professor David Reiss named Chair of New York City Rent Guidelines Board

April 1, 2019

BROOKLYN LAW — Professor David Reiss, an expert in Real Estate Finance and Consumer Finance Law and founding director of the Law School’s Community Development Clinic, has been appointed Chair of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board by Mayor Bill de Blasio

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UCLA Law bankruptcy professors provide aid to Puerto Rico in debt crisis

April 1, 2019

UCLA NEWSROOM — Amid a long-running financial crisis aggravated by recession and the ravages of hurricanes Maria and Irma, Puerto Rico and its bondholders have reached a deal that will bring billions of dollars of relief to the island’s economy, thanks in substantial part to two UCLA School of Law professors.

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Cornell Law professor Sheri Johnson argues death penalty case before U.S. Supreme Court

April 1, 2019

CORNELL CHRONICLE — Cornell law professor Sheri Lynn Johnson, a member of the Cornell Death Penalty Project, argues at the Supreme Court March 20 on behalf of Curtis Flowers, a man from Mississippi who spent 22 years in prison, much of it on death row, for four murders he says he did not commit.

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University of Florida Law receives donation from Levin family

April 1, 2019

WEARTV — Famed Pensacola attorney Fred Levin has made another major contribution to the law school that bears his name. His son and fellow attorney, Martin Levin, announced the $6 million gift Wednesday morning at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.  

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Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to teach summer abroad course through George Mason Scalia Law

April 1, 2019

LAW.COM — Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University has added a second U.S. Supreme Court Justice to its faculty roster. Brett Kavanaugh will co-teach a two-week course in Runnymede, England, this summer on the creation of the Constitution with professor Jennifer Mascott.

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Georgia State Law analytics lab partners with firm Alston & Bird

April 1, 2019

LAW.COM — Legal tech vendors are plying law firms with all sorts of data analytics software, and large firms have been incorporating big data into their operations, but there is still plenty of confusion by attorneys about how the emerging technologies work or what they do.

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University of Houston Law Center legal writing professors share expertise with national organizations

April 1, 2019

UH LAW CENTER — Four Lawyering Skills and Strategies professors at the University of Houston Law Center have assumed leadership roles on key committees in national legal writing organizations.

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