University of Miami Law Moot Court Team wins best brief award

February 14, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s moot court team of third-year students Kelsey McCarty and Thomas Webb were awarded the Best Brief award – the second year in a row for a Miami Law team – at the 2024 Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship.

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University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps client prevent deportation

February 14, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Five law students from Miami Law’s Immigration Clinic traveled to Orlando’s immigration court for a three-hour hearing before a judge, which ended in a victory for their detained client who was facing deportation. 

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A look at the Michigan State University Law Global Food Law program

February 14, 2024

STUDY INTERNATIONAL — In late 2023, Colombia introduced Latin America’s first “junk food law” on ultra-processed food. Case studies like this are a potential topic of discussion at Michigan State University College of Law’s Global Food Law programme, where you learn the laws of food safety policy and how to make decisions that affect food regulation across countries.

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University of New Mexico Law professor Maryam Ahranjani files amicus brief in US Supreme Court case

February 14, 2024

UNM NEWSROOM — The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether to uphold the Colorado Supreme Court decision barring Trump from the 2024 Colorado primary ballot. A UNM Law professor is among a group of First Amendment scholars arguing the decision should be upheld.

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NCCU Law professor Nichelle Perry digitizes school’s archives

February 14, 2024

YAHOO!NEWS — A professor at North Carolina Central University’s School of Law is digitizing original archival documents that date back to the 1940s. Professor Nichelle Perry took up the activity as a passion project but hopes it will help preserve the institution’s history.

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Notre Dame Law launches Global Human Rights Clinic

February 14, 2024

THE OBSERVER — The very month that Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, human rights lawyer Roqia Samim arrived in South Bend for the beginning of her time at Notre Dame.

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University of Oregon Law professor Rebekah Hanley speaks on panel about artificial intelligence

February 14, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Oregon Law’s Rebekah Hanley, current Galen Scholar in Legal Research & Writing studying generative AI and its implications for teaching and the practice of law, joined a roundtable discussion of this topic hosted by Oregon Business magazine.

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Penn State Dickinson Law associate dean for library Laura J. Ax-Fultz uses sabbatical to research uptick in law librarian positions

February 14, 2024

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — In her position as associate dean for library and information services at Penn State Dickinson Law, Laura J. Ax-Fultz hires law library faculty, and so she keeps an eye on job openings at academic law libraries advertised by professional organizations.

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Penn State Dickinson Law hosts Black History Month events

February 14, 2024

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — In celebration of Black History Month, Penn State Dickinson Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has announced a number of events in February. 

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