University of Houston Law Center hosts attorney Alamdar Hamdani for event

November 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani (J.D. ’99) spoke about the importance of connections and pivotal moments during a fireside chat at the University of Houston Law Center last week.

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New University of Iowa environmental research center to examine law and policy impacts in the Central Midwest US

November 21, 2023

IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — A new research center focused on collaborative research and community engagement in climate adaptation planning will give faculty and students at the College of Law an opportunity to see how laws and policies affect real-world activities surrounding land use, conservation efforts, and other environmental endeavors.

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University of Massachusetts Law students aid migrant families in shelters

November 21, 2023

U MASS LAW — With emergency shelters nearing their limit to house homeless and migrant families, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts recently turned to its only public law school to help alleviate an urgent need. In response, UMass Law students and faculty eagerly jumped in to volunteer.

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University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic wins protection from deportation for Somali journalist

November 21, 2023

UMIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Immigration Clinic students won protection from deportation for a Somali American client who had been fighting his case for more than 20 years.

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University of Minnesota Law student Evan Dale wins legal writing competition

November 21, 2023

MINNESOTA LAW — Evan Dale ‘24 was recognized as a co-winner by Everytown Law Fund for its inaugural Law Student Writing Competition. 

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Mitchell Hamline Law to host conference on criminal justice laws in Minnesota

November 21, 2023

MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Mitchell Hamline will host a full-day conference, presented by the Legal Revolution, on November 30 to discuss the many new laws passed in Minnesota this year that relate to criminal justice reform and how they’ll reshape the landscape.

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NYU Law professor Kenji Yoshino publishes article on civil rights and refusal of service

November 21, 2023

NYU LAW — In an article commissioned by the Harvard Law Review, Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, outlines why he thinks the decision “makes civil rights laws vulnerable in new, distinctive, and alarming ways.”

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Notre Dame Law Death Penalty Abolition Society holds inaugural meeting

November 21, 2023

THE OBSERVER — The Notre Dame Law School Death Penalty Abolition Society (DPAS) held its first general meeting Friday in the Eck Hall of Law after recently being approved by the University. 

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Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame to induct University of Oklahoma Law professor Liesa Richter

November 21, 2023

OU NEWS — University of Oklahoma College of Law Professor Liesa Richter, J.D., has been selected for induction into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame for her distinguished achievements and contributions to higher education.

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Penn State Dickinson Law students participate in national security simulation

November 21, 2023

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — In early November, Professor Amy C. Gaudion and eight Penn State Dickinson Law students traveled to Ohio State University to participate in the OSU National Security Simulation, sponsored by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and led by Professor Dakota S. Rudesill of OSU’s Moritz College of Law.

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