U.S. Senator Tim Kaine to deliver commencement address at William & Mary Law
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia will deliver the commencement address at William & Mary Law School’s graduation ceremony on May 15.
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THE RED & BLACK – U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Sally Quillian Yates, will deliver the keynote address to nearly 200 University of Georgia law students receiving their juris doctor or master in the study of law.
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CBS NEWS – The name of a founder of the University of Tulsa law school will be removed from the building because of his ties to the Ku Klux Klan, the private school announced.
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VACCINE IMPACT – New York University research scholar and law professor Mary Holland recently addressed the United Nations at the 25th International Health and Environment Conference.
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THE JOURNAL GAZETTE – The need for greater diversity at all levels of the legal/judicial system is difficult to dispute. Bringing in more women, blacks and Hispanics has proven to be a particular challenge. Allen Superior Court Judge Wendy Davis is one of those who wants to see the situation improve.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL – George Mason University’s faculty governing body on Wednesday called on its administration to suspend the naming of the law school after Justice Antonin Scalia.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – George Mason University is downplaying a backlash to its decision to rechristen its law school after the late Justice Antonin Scalia, saying a petition against the renaming drew signatures from less than eight percent of the faculty.
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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY – The Georgia State University College of Law building has received the 2016 American Institute of Architects (AIA) – Georgia People’s Choice Design Award.
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LEGAL BUSINESS – The latest Annual Statistics Report from the Law Society concludes that the legal profession in England and Wales is on course to have more female solicitors with practising certificates than men by 2017.
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THE INDIANA LAWYER – That’s been the debate over The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation for several years. There are staunch fighters on both sides, but they can agree on one thing — it’s here to stay for now.
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