University of Houston Law Center to host lecture on the role of Black military members in American history

February 6, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The pivotal role of African American military service members during World War II will be the focus of the University of Houston Law Center’s 2024 Black History Month Lecture on Monday, Feb. 5.

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Donation to University of Houston Law Center will support pre-law pipeline program

February 6, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — James M. Stanton, former state district judge and founder of the Stanton LLP law firm, has demonstrated his commitment to aspiring law students with a donation to the University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Programs.

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University of Houston Law Center professor Renee Knake Jefferson publishes book on improving access to justice

February 6, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson presents a practical plan for providing legal help to anyone, regardless of financial resources, in “Law Democratized: A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis” (NYU Press).

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Indiana University McKinney Law hosts program for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 

February 6, 2024

IUPUI — A new student group at IU McKinney convened a symposium to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 25.

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University of Iowa Law professor Alison Guernsey puts on grand jury simulation for students

February 6, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — Recognizing the limitations of theoretical teachings in her Criminal Procedure Adjudication course, Professor Guernsey, a seasoned federal defense attorney, faced the challenge of not having direct access to the grand jury room in the federal system.

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University of Iowa Law professor Mihailis Diamantis receives grant for computer science and legal education collaboration

February 6, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA — Rishab Nithyanand, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, seeks to incorporate legal education into undergraduate computer science studies as part of a research project in collaboration with the College of Law alongside professor Mihailis Diamantis. 

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Lewis & Clark Law hosts attorney Ben Crump for MLK Day lecture

February 6, 2024

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Ben Crump, renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney and one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice, will present the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Endowed Lecture on February 20 at the Agnes Flanagan Chapel on the campus of Lewis & Clark College.

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LSU Law to host French law professor Frédérique Ferrand for lecture on civil law

February 6, 2024

LOUSIANA RECORD — Professor Frédérique Ferrand of the Université Jean Moulin, Lyon 3 in Lyon, France will travel to Baton Rouge to deliver the 43rd John H. Tucker Jr. Lecture in Civil Law at LSU Law on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

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UMass Law students recognized for advocacy for civil legal aid

February 6, 2024

UMASS LAW — On Thursday, January 25, 50 UMass Law students and Assistant Dean Julie Cahill “walked to the hill”—namely the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill—to lobby for civil legal aid funding in the Massachusetts state budget for fiscal year 2025.

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