Delaware slates all female candidates for state’s Chancery Court
DELAWARE ONLINE – In what is being hailed as an historic step in promoting women lawyers to the Delaware bench, the slate of candidates for an upcoming vacancy on the state’s prestigious Chancery Court are all female.
Read More about Delaware slates all female candidates for state’s Chancery CourtOpinion: Why women are less likely to receive the death penalty
HUFFINGTON POST – “Even death row shows a gender bias, where of the 3,035 people on death row, only 54 of them are women. Why is it so rare for a woman to be put to death?”
Read More about Opinion: Why women are less likely to receive the death penaltyGeorge Washington Law professor helps free ‘Happy Birthday’ song rights
THE GW HATCHET – Last week, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that Warner/Chappell Music no longer owned their rights to the “Happy Birthday” song. Those involved in the case credited Robert Brauneis, co-director of GW Law School’s intellectual property law program, who wrote a paper in 2010 about the copyright…
Read More about George Washington Law professor helps free ‘Happy Birthday’ song rightsAlbany Law announces partnership with University at Albany to share classes and resources
TIMESUNION – The University at Albany and Albany Law School have reached an affiliation agreement that will allow students to take classes at either campus.
Read More about Albany Law announces partnership with University at Albany to share classes and resourcesVideo: UC Hastings Law professor discusses career and the future of gender equality in the workplace
CALIFORNIA LAWYER – Professor Joan C. Williams has been called a “rock star” in the field of gender studies. For more than 25 years, her writing and advocacy have helped reshape the debate about gender equality under the law, including issues of pregnancy discrimination and work-family accommodation.
Read More about Video: UC Hastings Law professor discusses career and the future of gender equality in the workplaceBoston College Law professor produces report on women in the juvenile justice system
THE HEIGHTS BOSTON COLLEGE – A recent report about juvenile females in the justice system, “Gender Injustice,” was written by Boston College Law professor Francine Sherman, BC ’80, and Annie Balck, an independent policy consultant, in partnership with the National Crittenton Foundation and National Women’s Law Center.
Read More about Boston College Law professor produces report on women in the juvenile justice systemPodcast: St. Mary’s Law grad discusses experiences as an immigration lawyer
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – In this week’s episode, host Deborah Merritt speaks with Texas attorney Manuel Escobar, a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law, about the high-pressure, high-stakes field of immigration law.
Read More about Podcast: St. Mary’s Law grad discusses experiences as an immigration lawyerOne of Georgia’s oldest law firms to disband
ABA JOURNAL – After 143 years in business, one of Georgia’s oldest law firms is planning to disband. The decision is the culmination of a several-year strategic planning process by Columbus-based Hatcher Stubbs Land Hollis & Rothschild.
Read More about One of Georgia’s oldest law firms to disbandRace discrimination still rampant in jury selection
THE DAILY BEAST – “Batson has proven to be almost worthless in practice. All a prosecutor must do is provide some race-neutral reason for striking jurors, and that is extremely easy to do.”
Read More about Race discrimination still rampant in jury selectionOpinion: Investment in future talent will benefit law firms
BLOOMBERG BNA – “As one who has long been a mentor and instructor in continuing legal education programs, I think law firms need to provide career development opportunities for associates, especially more recent graduates who show long term potential.”
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