A profile on recent Fordham Law graduate Ferrell Littlejohn

June 27, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Ferrell Littlejohn ’24 says the highlight of her Fordham Law experience was the time she spent as an active member—and eventually vice president—of Fordham’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA).

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A profile on recent Fordham Law graduate Carrie Plover

June 27, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEW — Before deciding to pursue a career in law, Carrie Plover ’24 worked as a social worker in New York City where she observed the impact of legal systems on clients with marginalized identities. 

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Video: George Washington Law dean Dayna Bowen Matthew interviews commencement speaker Nina Totenberg

June 27, 2024

GW LAW — GW Law was honored to host Nina Totenberg at the 157th Commencement of the George Washington University Law School. 

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Harvard Law hosts discussion on the future of environmental law

June 27, 2024

HARVARD LAW TODAY — During a discussion led by Harvard Law School Professors Richard Lazarus and Jody Freeman, a panel of legal and government experts addressed the prospects for U.S. climate law over the next five years.

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Harvard Law visiting fellow Afrooz Maghzi discusses the history of human rights lawyering in Iran

June 27, 2024

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School visiting fellow Afrooz Maghzi shares insights on women’s struggles for equality and democracy in her home country.

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University of Houston Law Center releases legal research modules for first-year law students 

June 27, 2024

SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD — The University of Houston Law Center is harnessing technology to reimagine legal education in the form of legal research modules for first-year law students.

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Howard Law professor John Woods appointed to World Bank panel

June 27, 2024

THE DIG — John L. Woods Jr., Howard University law professor and principal of Woods Global Dispute Resolution, was appointed this month by U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., to the World Bank-International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators. ICSID is the world’s leading international arbitration institution devoted to investor-state

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UIC Law Domestic Violene Clinic gets legislation passed in Illinois House of Representatives and Senate

June 27, 2024

UIC LAW — Professor Debra Pogrund Stark and the students in her Domestic Violence Law course created the “Summary of Rights for Safer Homes” bill (HB5550 and SB3652), which passed unanimously in the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives under the leadership and guidance of Senator Robert Peters (chief sponsor of the bill in the

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University of Kansas Law students make the school’s pro bono honor roll

June 27, 2024

KU SCHOOL OF LAW — Forty-five University of Kansas School of Law students provided more than 1,580 hours of free legal services during the 2023-2024 academic year, with 26 of them earning a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll.

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University of Kentucky Law Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic works to solve cold cases

June 27, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY NEWS — Following the success of last year’s pilot program, the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law (CRRJ-KY) will be offered again this fall as an experimental course, with the third cohort of students due to begin their case work in August

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