Brooklyn Law hosts Yale Professor Issa Kohler-Hausmann for discussion of book on police expansion of misdemeanor enforcement

September 24, 2018

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Issa Kohler-Hausmann, Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale, discussed her recent book, Misdemeanorland: Criminal Courts and Social Control in an Age of Broken Windows Policing at Brooklyn Law School.

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Brooklyn Law hosts Constitution Day panel on direction of Supreme Court

September 24, 2018

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL NEWS — Faculty and students at Brooklyn Law School celebrated Constitution Day, the annual commemoration of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, with an engaging discussion of critical constitutional issues and the future direction of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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BYU Law admits first predominantly female class

September 24, 2018

DAILY HERALD — The J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University’s incoming class of 2021 is the law school’s first predominantly female class. Women make up 52 percent of the 104-student class, according to dean of admissions Stacie Stewart.

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University of Arizona Law school celebrates Constitution Day with discussion on Supreme Court cases

September 24, 2018

TUCSON.COM — Legal experts gathered for the University of Arizona’s 20th annual Constitution Day program to discuss three significant recent cases from the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center hosts IP networking reception for American University law students

September 24, 2018

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY —  The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) at American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL), along with the Intellectual Property Law Society hosted an intellectual property networking reception at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center.

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American University Washington College of Law hosts panel on Supreme Court docket

September 24, 2018

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — On Tuesday, Sept. 25, American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Law and Government and the American Bar Association Division for Public Education will welcome to the AUWCL campus a panel of U.S. Supreme Court experts for a discussion on the future of the Court and its upcoming cases.

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University of Alabama Law naming gift to expand programming, facilities and student support at school

September 24, 2018

TUSCALOOSA NEWS — The University of Alabama announced the largest gift in its history on Thursday — a $25 million donation to the UA School of Law from Hugh Culverhouse Jr. In recognition of the gift, UA President Stuart Bell said the university is naming the law school after Culverhouse.

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Average Multistate Bar Exam score hits 34-year low

September 24, 2018

ABA JOURNAL — The national average for the July 2018 Multistate Bar Examination slumped to 139.5—its lowest level in 34 years. Figures released Friday show the average score was a decrease of about 2.2 points from the July 2017 average, the National Conference of Bar Examiners reports.

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ABA health law section partners with CDC for disaster resiliency

September 24, 2018

ABA NEWS — The American Bar Association Health Law Section, Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Services and Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Response, along with the Center for Disease Control’s Public Health Law Program, will hold a complimentary webinar on Sept. 25, from 1-2:30 p.m., EDT, titled, “2018 National Celebration of Pro Bono: A Focus…

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ABA releases report on access to justice commissions in the U.S.

September 24, 2018

ABA JOURNAL — Twenty-four years after the founding of the first access to justice commission, the American Bar Association has released a report analyzing the the structure, activity, staffing and funding in 40 state and U.S. territory commissions.

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