Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia addresses Santa Clara University
MERCURY NEWS – Scalia spoke to a full house at Santa Clara University on Wednesday, a place familiar to the nearly 30-year Supreme Court Justice.
Read More about Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia addresses Santa Clara UniversitySupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to visit Notre Dame Law School
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE – For the second time this year, the University of Notre Dame will host a U.S. Supreme Court justice next month when Justice Samuel Alito visits the campus. Alito will be on campus Nov. 18 for a panel discussion on a new book coauthored by a Notre Dame professor.
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THE POST AND COURIER – Attorney Ed Bell will take over as president and part owner of the Charleston School of Law on Thursday and will aim to move the school from a for-profit to a nonprofit model.
Read More about Charleston School of Law names new president, moves toward nonprofit modelFordham Law Dean Matthew Diller sets priorities for law school
FORDHAM NEWS – Q&A with Fordham University Law School Dean Matthew Diller.
Read More about Fordham Law Dean Matthew Diller sets priorities for law schoolWilliam Mitchell Law professor Sarah Deer to receive ABA award for commitment to diversity in the legal profession
RED LAKE NATION NEWS – The American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession will honor Sarah Deer, a professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minn., with its 2016 Spirit of Excellence Award for her commitment to racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession.
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ITT CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW – Richard S. Kling, clinical professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology, will receive the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ (IACDL) 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Read More about IIT Chicago-Kent Law professor to receive lifetime achievement award from state criminal defense lawyer associationMissouri-Kansas City Law wins regional intellectual property competition
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW – The UMKC School of Law dominated in the 2015 Regional IP LawMeet in Chicago, Illinois.
Read More about Missouri-Kansas City Law wins regional intellectual property competitionRepublicans more driven by potential Supreme Court replacements than democrats
USA TODAY – In recent years and during the current presidential primary campaigns, Republicans and conservatives act as if they have the most at stake [for Supreme Court nominations], while Democrats and liberals appear more sanguine — even though the court remains largely conservative.
Read More about Republicans more driven by potential Supreme Court replacements than democratsOpinion: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg demonstrates a cautious radicalism
THE NEW YORK TIMES – “It was Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vision, distilled: Have a radical aim, but proceed with caution.”
Read More about Opinion: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg demonstrates a cautious radicalismU.S. Senators criticize admission practices at some law schools
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS – This week, lawmakers from both parties sharply criticized U.S. law schools for leaving students with overwhelming debt and degrees that may not get them jobs.
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