University of South Dakota to research feasibility of moving law school to Sioux Falls

May 30, 2017

YANKTON – The University of South Dakota is assembling a task force to study the idea of moving the state’s only law school from Vermillion to Sioux Falls.

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John Marshall Law associate dean appointed as chair of ABA Employee Benefits Committee

May 30, 2017

JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL – Associate Dean and Professor Kathryn Kennedy has been appointed chair of the Committee on Employee Benefits for the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation.

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Illinois Law professor receives Excellence in Legal Education award from Illinois State Bar

May 30, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – The Illinois State Bar Association has selected Professor Stacey Tutt to receive the 2016-2017 LEAC Excellence in Legal Education Award.

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Minnesota Law professor wins award from international behavioral and social sciences society for book

May 30, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL – The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences has awarded its 2017 Cheiron Book Prize to Professor Susanna Blumenthal for Law and the Modern Mind: Consciousness and Responsibility in American Legal Culture.

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A look at the state of arbitration with Columbia Law Professor George Bermann

May 30, 2017

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – Professor George Bermann addresses trends and issues in the field of international commercial and investment arbitration.

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Labor Secretary and former FIU Law Dean Alexander Acosta to deliver keynote at FIU Law graduation

May 30, 2017

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY – The former dean of the FIU College of Law, R. Alexander Acosta, will return to campus on May 26 to address the 2017 graduating law class.

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International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law joins coalition calling for investigation of Chiquita Brands

May 30, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – A coalition of human rights groups including the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School called on the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to investigate the complicity of executives at Chiquita Brands International in crimes against humanity.

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Oklahoma Law class of 2017 becomes first to complete Digital Initiative program

May 30, 2017

OU DAILY – The OU College of Law class of 2017 is the first collective group of law students in the country to participate in the law school’s technology based program.

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Syracuse Law professor presents on human rights and terrorism at William & Mary Law’s International Law Workshop

May 30, 2017

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – Assistant Professor of Law Cora True-Frost was invited to participate in William & Mary Law School’s International Law Workshop.

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Elon Law students become last class to graduate under traditional three-year curriculum

May 30, 2017

TRIAD BUSINESS JOURNAL – For the last time, a graduating class will walk across the state to accept their diplomas from Elon University School of Law during a May commencement ceremony.

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