University of Denver’s Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System announces new leadership
IAALS — After 13 years of growing IAALS—the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver—from a fledgling idea to a nationally recognized force for change and evolution on the legal landscape, Rebecca Love Kourlis will retire from her role as Executive Director in September.
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UCLA LAW — Distinguished UCLA School of Law alumnus Andrei Iancu returned on Feb. 22 to offer an inside look from the highest reaches of the federal government into the most pressing issues in patent law.
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UH LAW CENTER — An expert in civil procedure said that attempts to devise specific rules and procedures about multi-district litigation are often misguided because not all cases present the same challenges. Zachary Clopton, an associate professor at Cornell Law School, made his remarks during his talk.
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ACCOUNTING TODAY — The Institute for Professionals in Taxation and the UConn School of Law have announced a partnership to present the State Income Tax Schools I & II this July in Hartford, Connecticut. The courses will offer state income taxation education for state and local tax
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PORTLAND BUSINESS JOURNAL — Concordia University’s law school is now fully accredited. The American Bar Association on Friday posted a letter notifying the law school of its accreditation.
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THE CHICAGO MAROON — On March 1, a senior member of the Law School admissions team sent an email to candidates accepted to Master of Laws (LLM) program, attached with a spreadsheet of admissions data on program applicants. The confidential information includes names, countries of origin, grades, class ranks, and application decisions with comments.
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AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — Richard L. Hasen of UC Irvine School of Law has been added as a Reporter to one of ALI’s newest project, Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Remedies. He will be joining Douglas Laycock of The University of Texas School of Law and UVA School of Law.
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UC IRVINE LAW — Acclaimed First Amendment scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean of the University of California, Irvine’s School of Law, has donated his personal and professional records to the UCI Libraries.
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UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law student Cameron Berkowitz ’19 scored the top prize in the Recording Academy’s 21st Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition for his essay “Streaming in the Free Market: Releasing Songwriters from the Compulsory Music License.”
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UCLA LAW — Promoting a theme of vision, empowerment and impact, UCLA School of Law’s fast-growing organization of women lawyers convened for the 2019 UCLA Law Women LEAD Summit on March 1.
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