University of Utah Law professor Jorge Contreras testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee

January 2, 2025

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S. J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Jorge Contreras, an intellectual law expert, testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at its hearing “The RESTORE Patent Rights Act: Restoring America’s Status as the Global IP Leader” on Dec. 18.

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A profile on Vanderbilt Law professor Sannoy Das

January 2, 2025

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Professor Sannoy Das joined Vanderbilt Law School last summer. He received an interdisciplinary doctorate (S.J.D.) from Harvard Law School earlier this year.

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Vanderbilt Law co-sponsors Emerging Markets Conference in Mumbai, India 

January 2, 2025

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — The 15th Annual Emerging Markets Conference (EMC) convened in Mumbai from December 10-13, attracting leading scholars and policymakers in law and finance to debate the issues impacting market design, corporate governance, and changing regulatory dynamics through a US-India lens.

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University of Virginia Law State and Local Government Policy Clinic helps update state law to reflect tribal recognition

January 2, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A new chapter in the centuries-old history of Virginia’s American Indian tribes may soon be written into state law, with help from a University of Virginia School of Law clinic.

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University of Virginia Law professor Rachel Harmon reflects on her experience working at the White House

January 2, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Rachel Harmon of the University of Virginia School of Law, one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on policing and the law, returned to Charlottesville this fall following a 10-month stint as senior policy adviser for criminal justice with the White House Domestic Policy Council.

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A look at University of Virginia Law Community Organization and Social Enterprise Clinic

January 2, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Faculty, students and alumni from the University of Virginia School of Law have long been committed to serving the public good through the legal profession, a mission that supports the greater Charlottesville area through clinics, pro bono projects and other efforts.

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An interview with University of Washington Law student Sarah Tucker

January 2, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW — Welcome to UW Law’s “Got a Minute?” series. These are fun, short-answer interviews with 20 rapid-fire questions. We’ll find students throughout William H. Gates Hall as they study, wait for class or hangout with their classmates. This week’s “Got a Minute?” interview is with Sarah Tucker, 1L.

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Wayne Law celebrates bar exam success of recent graduates

January 2, 2025

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — The Michigan Board of Law Examiners recently released the results for the July 2024 bar exam, revealing that Wayne State University Law School achieved an impressive first-time pass rate of 87%. 

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Yale Law hosts lawyer and author Joshua Perry to discuss his new novel

January 2, 2025

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Joshua Perry, former Connecticut Solicitor General, visited Yale Law School to discuss his new novel “Seraphim” (Melville House 2024) and the critical role that storytelling plays in law.

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Higher education organizations call for deadline delay on gainful employment data and financial value transparency

January 2, 2025

HIGHER ED DIVE — Fifty higher education groups on Friday urged the U.S. Department of Education to further delay the reporting deadline for the new gainful employment and financial value transparency regulations.

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