Appeals court judge suggests law school donors should halt funding over lack of ideological diversity of faculty and courses on constitutional originalism

October 31, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — Conservative appeals court Judge Amul Thapar called on donors to withhold support from law schools that don’t hire an ideologically diverse faculty and teach originalist theory.

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Advice for aspiring law students on what volunteer work to put on an application

October 31, 2024

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Whether you are applying to law school as a college student or are already in the workforce, what you do in your free time says a lot about who you are and what you value. Accordingly, law schools look to applicants’ volunteer work for a sense of how they might contribute

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University of Arizona Law unveils new on-campus courtrooms

October 31, 2024

FOX 4 —  On Friday, October 18, the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law proudly unveiled its newly constructed, state-of-the-art courtrooms, classroom and lobby spaces, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing “A New Day in Court” advocacy initiative. 

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Arizona State University Law to honor Africa’s first elected female Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

October 31, 2024

ASU NEWS — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first democratically elected female head of state in Africa, has been named the 10th recipient of the O’Connor Justice Prize.

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Gift to University of Arkansas Law to support faculty fellowship in business law

October 31, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — A $500,000 gift will establish the Robert B. Neece Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Business Law at the U of A School of Law. 

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Atlanta’s John Marshall Law student Krystal Robledo recognized with diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship

October 31, 2024

ATLANTA’S JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — We are proud to announce that Krystal Robledo, a standout student at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (AJMLS), has been honored as one of three recipients of the prestigious 2024 NAMWOLF Joel Stern Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Pipeline Scholarship.

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Baylor Law Family Law Clinic provides free legal advice to local clients

October 31, 2024

6 NEWS — Baylor University hopes to grow their family law clinic which was introduced earlier this month with the help of second year law students eager to help out in what can be difficult and consequential proceedings.

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Boston College Law hosts panel on the electoral process and safeguarding democracy

October 31, 2024

BC LAW — The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy hosted a panel on Oct. 8 that focused on the potential challenges to peaceful elections and how organizations mitigate these challenges. 

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Boston College Law launches Master of Legal Studies in Cybersecurity, Risk, and Governance

October 31, 2024

BC LAW — In an initiative demonstrating Boston College Law School’s commitment to leading legal education’s response to technological advances, Dean Odette Lienau announced that a new graduate degree program will launch in the fall of 2025.

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Podcast: Boston University Law professor Robert Tsai discusses his recently published book

October 31, 2024

LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Stephen Bright made it his life’s work to unleash social change by representing unpopular clients–namely those on death row.

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