Indiana University Maurer Law professor Valena E. Beety cited by US Supreme Court justice

August 13, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cited a Houston Law Review article this month in the denial for a writ of certiorari in the case, McCrory v. Alabama, a “40-year-old conviction resting on science that has now been wholly discredited.”

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Indiana University McKinney Law Rural Justice Initiative pairs law students with rural communities

August 13, 2024

INDIANA UNIVERSITY — IU McKinney’s Rural Justice Initiative has sent its sixth cohort of students across Indiana to work during summer 2024. 

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Liberty Law students attend master class led by trial attorney

August 13, 2024

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — Six Liberty University School of Law students and Professor of Law Pamela Bell attended the Lanier Trial Academy on June 17-20 in Houston, Texas. 

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University of Louisville Law student Andi Dahmer receives national fellowship

August 13, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE — 3L student Andi Dahmer has been awarded a fellowship from the Ms. JD organization, a group that promotes women in the legal profession and provides a forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers and law students in all arenas of the legal profession. 

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University of Maryland Law professor Monique Dixon named executive director of Center for Race and the Law

August 13, 2024

THE ELM — Monique Dixon, JD, a veteran civil rights attorney and former Biden-Harris administration official, has been named the inaugural executive director of the Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. 

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University of Massachusetts Law professor Faisal Chaudhry publishes book on South Asia and the British Empire

August 13, 2024

UMASS LAW — In his newly published book, South Asia, the British Empire, and the Rise of Classical Legal Thought: Towards a Historical Ontology of Law, Professor Faisal Chaudhry provides a re-reading of the history of legal change under colonial rule in South Asia from 1757 to the early twentieth century. 

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University of Massachusetts Law professor Margaret Drew speaks at Harvard Law Human Rights Workshop

August 13, 2024

UMASS LAW — Professor Margaret Drew was invited to speak at a human rights workshop for University of Ghana Law School students at Harvard Law School. 

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University of Miami Law awarded for pro bono service

August 13, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — Recognizing its commitment to public service and legal education, the University of Miami School of Law HOPE Public Interest Resource Center has been honored with the 2023-2024 “MVP Pro Bono Award” by The Florida Bar Foundation. 

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Podcast: UNLV Law professor Joan Howarth discusses issues with the bar exam

August 13, 2024

ABA JOURNAL MODERN LAW LIBRARY — The goal of the bar exam is to be a gatekeeper for the legal profession and protect the public. 

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University of New Mexico Law students participate in clinic on the United States and Mexico border

August 13, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Six students from the UNM School of Law participated in the inaugural clinic at the Border Service Corps over Spring Break as part of the Border Justice Initiative’s Spring Break Intensive course.

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