University of Washington Law celebrates 125th anniversary

December 17, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MAGAZINE — As we celebrate the UW School of Law’s 125th anniversary, I look confidently toward our next 125 years, prepared to meet the modern challenges of legal education and access to justice as we continue to foster positive change in the legal profession in Washington and around the world.

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A profile on Washington and Lee Law professor Karen Woody

December 17, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Professor Karen Woody, an expert in securities law, financial regulation, and white-collar crime, has used the podcast format to advance teaching and research.

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Yale Law Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic represents clients in antiunion contract interference case

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Today, Communication Workers of America Local 1298 (CWA) filed suit in Connecticut Superior Court against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to halt its interference in CWA’s collective bargaining agreement with Frontier Communications. 

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Yale Law clinic files petition in California highway construction case

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — On Nov. 15, Friends of Calwa Inc. and Fresno Building Healthy Communities — community organizations that advocate for the health and well-being of South Fresno, California residents — submitted a petition for a writ of mandate to the California Court of Appeals asking for the appellate court’s immediate intervention in a complex legal saga that…

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Yale Law hosts conference on technology’s impact on government transparency and accountability

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Access and Accountability Conference (AAC), hosted by the Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic and the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression at Yale Law School, convened in New Haven Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, 2024, to take up pressing challenges to government accountability posed by technological advances and the rise of social media. (The…

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Yale Law celebrates 200 years of legal education

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — In the two centuries since its founding in 1824, Yale Law School has never rested on its laurels. And it’s never stopped looking forward, even as it honors the past. 

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Yale Law Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic files petition in highway construction case

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — On Nov. 15, Friends of Calwa Inc. and Fresno Building Healthy Communities — community organizations that advocate for the health and well-being of South Fresno, California residents — submitted a petition for a writ of mandate to the California Court of Appeals asking for the appellate court’s immediate intervention in a complex legal saga that…

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Yale Law hosts discussion about health care challenges faced by women in detention

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — In November, women with expertise in many facets of prison systems came together at Yale Law School to discuss the health care of women in detention and once they are released. The discussion was co-organized by Yale University’s Women Faculty Forum (WFF), the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law, the SEICHE Center for Health…

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Western Association of Schools and Colleges considers dropping “diversity, equity, and inclusion” language from their standards

December 17, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — After months of rhetoric from President-elect Donald Trump attacking diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives—as well as threats to “fire” accreditors—the Western Association of Schools and Colleges’ Senior College and University Commission is considering dropping DEI language from its standards.

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Florida State Bar to remove ‘diversity and inclusion’ policy from lawyer guidelines

December 17, 2024

REUTERS — The Florida Bar is on track to overhaul its policy advocating “diversity and inclusion” for lawyers in the state, eliminating those terms and adopting a more general policy focused on “the quality of legal services.”

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