Indiana Tech Law School to close

November 7, 2016

ABA JOURNAL – After suffering a nearly $20 million loss, Indiana Tech Law School has announced it will close at the end of June 2017.

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Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Program advocates for stronger animal cruelty laws for Massachusetts farms

November 7, 2016

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – The gift has supported a new fellow to work on animal welfare aspects of a larger U.S. farm bill policy analysis being run by the HLS Food Law and Policy Clinic.

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Baltimore School of Law’s Human Trafficking Prevention Project receives grant from Governor’s Office

November 7, 2016

DAILY RECORD – The Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention has awarded a grant of nearly $466,000 to the University of Baltimore School of Law’s Human Trafficking Prevention Project.

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IIT Chicago-Kent Law student wins best advocate award at national tournament

November 7, 2016

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – Bryce Hensley, a third-year student at Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, has won the best advocate award at the 2016 Tournament of Champions.

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Denver Law professor to study ACA with help of grant

November 7, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER – Michael Sousa received a research grant last week to take an in-depth look at the effects Medicaid expansion has had on consumer bankruptcies.

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Harvard Law School professor shares conclusions from research on gender and origination in the legal profession

November 7, 2016

BLOOMBERG LAW – “My empirical research at Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession gives some new insights into the foundation of this problem and some possible ways forward.”

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Former U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change to co-teach class at Yale Law School

November 7, 2016

YALE NEWS – The arrival of Todd Stern — the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change from 2009 to 2016 — is bringing together the fields of climate change and international law at Yale Law School.

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Kentucky Law symposium examines repercussions of Supreme Court ruling against the dismissal of jurors based on race

November 7, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY – The Kentucky Law Journal, in conjunction with the University of Kentucky College of Law, will host “30 Years of Batson: a Retrospective.”

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Georgetown Law unveils new institute for technology law and policy

November 7, 2016

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER – Building on its growing expertise in the field, Georgetown Law announced the launch of the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy.

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UC Davis Law hosts Court of Appeals for oral arguments and student Q&A

November 7, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS – A panel of three 3rd District Court of Appeal associate justices — including two UC Davis School of Law alumni — heard oral arguments in a pair of cases.

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