Columbia Law student wins writing award from the Institute for Energy Law

March 27, 2017

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – Jones recently won the Institute for Energy Law’s Hartrick Scholar Writing Competition for a paper titled “The Natural Gas Act, State Environmental Policy, and the Jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Courts.”

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Video: Former Secretary of Navy discusses law school and leadership at Harvard Law School

March 27, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – Former U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus ’75 returned to the Harvard Law School campus For a session moderated by HLS Professor William Alford ’77, vice dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies.

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Duke Law panel tackles issues surrounding racial gerrymandering

March 27, 2017

DUKE CHRONICLE – Dealing with racial gerrymandering is one of the thorniest legal issues the Supreme Court has to tackle, agreed several scholars at a Wednesday panel discussion.

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Georgetown Law conducts national security crisis simulation, includes Canadian law students

March 27, 2017

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER – Together, the students dealt with legal and factual issues ranging from pandemic disease and natural disaster to cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure.

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Brooklyn Law School criminal justice seminar acts out ‘Making a Murderer’ case

March 27, 2017

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL – The exercise was part of a seminar exploring some of the legal issues depicted in the Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer.”

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WVU Law to address poverty and access to justice in Appalachia

March 27, 2017

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY – The West Virginia University College of Law has launched the Appalachian Justice Initiative to address poverty in Appalachia through legal scholarship, policy advocacy, legal services and outreach.

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Georgetown Law hosts the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for four case hearings

March 27, 2017

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER – Georgetown Law students got the opportunity to witness the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in action — on Law Center turf.

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Missouri Law to host Missouri Court of Appeals Western District for arguments

March 27, 2017

COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE – The University of Missouri School of Law will host arguments in five cases for the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District.

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UVA Law students face potential ethical challenges during hands-on professional responsibility course

March 27, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – Students are role-playing how they would respond to potential ethical challenges buried within everyday business decisions.

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Harvard Law hosts third annual Animal Law Week

March 27, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – Issues explored during the third annual Animal Law Week, a series of events hosted at Harvard Law School by HLS’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program.

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