University of Richmond Law dean Wendy Perdue to be inducted into Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame

April 23, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF LAW — Six Richmond Law Spiders will be inducted into the Virginia Lawyers Class of 2024 Hall of Fame. 

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Three University of Richmond Law professors discuss research on the global climate crisis

April 23, 2024

RICHMOND LAW — There’s no escaping that we’re living amid a climate crisis. In the U.S., atmospheric rivers are pummeling the drought-ridden West Coast with rain. Meanwhile, parts of the East Coast haven’t seen a major snow in years but have been hit by multiple hurricanes that would have been considered once-in-a-lifetime. Globally, floods, fires,

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University of Richmond Law professor Chiara Giorgetti aids in development of mechanism to hold Russia accountable for actions in Ukraine

April 23, 2024

RICHMOND LAW — When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Mykhailo Puryshev lived in the eastern city of Mariupol. He was a business owner who operated a restaurant and nightclub called Evo. It sat next to the campus of Pryazovskyi State Technical University, whose students it served.

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University of Richmond Law professor Kevin Woodson discusses book on race in the workplace

April 23, 2024

RICHMOND LAW — Racial discomfort refers to the general unease that many Black professionals experience when working in predominantly white work settings. It can affect them in conjunction with racial bias, but it can also undermine their careers in the absence of racial bias

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Rutgers Law Education and Health Law Clinic represents children with disabilities in settlement

April 23, 2024

RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — For children with disabilities, the timely implementation of special education programming and services is crucial for their learning, literacy, and overall development. 

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An interview with South Texas College of Law Houston student Rhianna Wood

April 23, 2024

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Meet Rhianna Wood, 1L and learn more about her story at South Texas Law in this Student Spotlight by the Career Resource Center. 

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A look at alcohol abuse in the legal profession

April 23, 2024

LAW.COM — It is not exactly news at this point that alcohol use in the legal profession is pervasive and frequently unhealthy or problematic.

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USC Gould Law recognizes graduates receiving judicial clerkships

April 23, 2024

USC GOULD LAW — USC Gould School of Law recently honored second- and third-year law students and alumni who have received judicial clerkships at the Honorable Howard B. Turrentine Fund Judicial Clerkship Reception.

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USC Gould Law International Human Rights Clinic co-authors report on fair trial rights in Kyrgyzstan

April 23, 2024

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Gould School of Law International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC), in partnership with the Clooney Foundation for Justice TrialWatch Initiative, has published a report on its fair trial rights findings for a human rights defender in Kyrgyzstan.

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Stanford Law professor Jennifer Chacón publishes book on immigration reform

April 23, 2024

STANFORD LAWYER — Growing up in El Paso, Texas, with Mexican immigrants on her father’s side and an Irish-Italian American mother whose family had been stationed at Fort Bliss by the U.S. military, Jennifer Chacón (BA ’94) started asking herself big questions about national identity and immigration: “Why is it that I’m the beneficiary of what seems

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