University of San Francisco hosts public interest law retreat
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO — University of San Francisco School of Law hosted regional law students and faculty at the 20th Annual Trina Grillo Public Interest and Social Justice Retreat on campus March 16-17.
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PITTWIRE — Amy J. Wildermuth, associate vice president for faculty and academic affairs at the University of Utah, has been named dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pitt Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Patricia E. Beeson announced today. She will begin her deanship on July 1.
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THE INDIANA LAWYER — Civil conflict in Colombia has been raging for so long that generations have lived and died without much hope of resolution. It has simply remained a daily fact of life for decades. What is clear is the dedication of a small group of current and former Notre Dame Law School students…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF LAW — Walter Jean-Jacques, 1L, has been named a 2018 Haywood Burns Fellow by the National Lawyers Guild. The fellowship sponsors law students working in public interest internships across the country to help build their legal skills and strengthen their long-term commitment to social justice. Jean-Jacques is one of…
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On March 5, in an event sponsored by the Brennan Center for Justice, Richard Hasen, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, discussed his new book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, with CNN legal journalist and Scalia biographer Joan Biskupic.
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Mitchell Hamline students received $800,000 in scholarships last year, support that helped them continue working toward the goal of earning a J.D.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE — Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH delivered the 2018 Rome Lecture, “Drug Pricing: Problems and Prospects,” at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. It addressed the rising costs of prescription drugs, examined the causes of recent increases, and proposed solutions to a problem that touches all Americans.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — Prof. Lee Kovarsky argued on behalf of petitioner in Ayestas v. Davis on October 21, 2017. On March 21, 2018, the Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision in favor of petitioner.
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LIBERTY NEWS — Representing the Liberty University School of Law, the team of Tom Morris and Alex Stauch went undefeated to claim the championship at the 33rd Annual Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition at Brooklyn Law School.
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GLOBENEWSWIRE — This month, The John Marshall Law School in Chicago celebrated Diversity Week. Each year, the law school hosts a week of programming celebrating its diversity. This year’s theme was Live Law in Color.
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