University of Hawai’i Law to debut Jon Van Dyke papers database
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I AT MANOA — Seven years after renowned University of Hawaiʻi law Professor Jon Van Dyke’s untimely death, his papers dealing with his vast research topics ranging from Pacific disarmament to the law of the sea to Native Hawaiian rights will be available to scholars and law students at the UH Law Library.
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law to debut Jon Van Dyke papers databaseDirector of Georgia State Law’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic discusses the clinic’s work in the community
SAPORTAREPORT –W. Edward Afield, Associate Clinical Professor of Law at the Georgia State University College of Law, discusses the accomplishments of the Philip C. Cook Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Since its inception, the clinic has provided pro bono representation to thousands of low-income taxpayers in Georgia.
Read More about Director of Georgia State Law’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic discusses the clinic’s work in the communityGeorgetown Law’s technology institute hosts symposium on governance and regulation of information platforms
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER — On February 23rd, Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy hosted “The Governance & Regulation of Information Platforms” symposium, in which leading academics and policy experts grappled with questions like social polarization, false information, and the role of platforms as gatekeepers determining access and entry to their services online.
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TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT — Florida State Law students have suggested the removal of the late Supreme Court Justice B.K. Roberts from the college’s main academic building. Roberts, whom some have described as a staunch segregationist, has become the focus of discussion for The President’s Advisory Panel on Namings and Recognitions.
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THE INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR — University of Florida Levin College of Law saw applications double from 2015 to 2016, and a national study by Kaplan Test Prep said this is due to the presidential election.
Read More about Applications to University of Florida Law spiked after 2016 electionUniversity of Florida Law holds panel about mass incarceration
WCJB — The University of Florida Levin College of Law held a panel about those in the prison system. The panel was part of the student week against mass incarceration by the UF student chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.
Read More about University of Florida Law holds panel about mass incarcerationElon Law students selected for North Carolina Bar Association internship program
ELON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Ahmed Mohamed, Chris Tarpley and Tyrra Walker – members of Elon Law’s Class of 2019 – accepted distinguished work placements as part of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession 1L Summer Associate Program.
Read More about Elon Law students selected for North Carolina Bar Association internship programDuke Law professor honored by ABA with the Alexander D. Forger Award for Sustained Excellence in the Provision of HIV Legal Services and Advocacy
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Clinical Professor Allison Rice, who directs the Health Justice Clinic and teaches in the HIV/AIDS Policy Clinic, received the American Bar Association’s Alexander D. Forger Award for Sustained Excellence in the Provision of HIV Legal Services and Advocacy.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Alexa Bordner ’18, executive articles editor for the Brooklyn Law Review, was one of 10 law school students nationally to receive the Burton Distinguished Legal Writing Award.
Read More about Brooklyn Law School student honored with the Burton Distinguished Legal Writing AwardBYU Law hosts conference focused on new ideas for economy’s most pressing legal issues
PRNEWSWIRE — The first annual BYU Law Winter Deals Conference, focusing on “New Ideas for Modern Markets’ Most Difficult Challenges,” features state-of-the-art research on topics related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital, corporate and sovereign debt, transaction design, corporate governance and blockchain contracting.
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