A profile on University of Montana Law student Meridian Wappett

July 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA LAW — Meridian Wappett’s love for the river guided her toward the sciences early in her childhood. Her high school teachers encouraged her to volunteer with state environmental organizations, where Wappett got a taste for what’s required to organize rallies, draft and pass climate change legislation, and spend days testifying at the…

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Gift to University of Nebraska Law will provide scholarships and financial assistance to students

July 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LAW — Lincoln philanthropist Phyllis Acklie has pledged a landmark gift to provide approximately 80 scholarships annually, as well as other financial support, to University of Nebraska College of Law students and to permanently endow the college’s Children’s Justice Clinic.

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Podcast: UNLV Law professor Joe Regalia discusses how he built a program to build students legal writing and research skills

July 10, 2023

UNLV LAW — Joe Regalia, University of Nevada Las Vegas, shares why he started Write.law and the ways he has seen it implemented in classrooms. He also shares his opinion on ChatGPT, what it means for the future of legal education, and why we should feel empowered by it.

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University of New Mexico Law student Elliott Heater-Brown recognized for excellence in legal writing

July 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LAW — Congratulations to Elliott Heater-Brown, the winner of the Don G. McCormick Writing Prize. This prize is awarded to an ELA II student with the brief that best represents and exemplifies excellence in legal writing. Each ELA II professor nominates the best brief from their class, which they are judged…

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NYU Law professor Daniel Shaviro recognized for outstanding contributions to public finance

July 10, 2023

NYU LAW — Daniel Shaviro, Wayne Perry Professor of Taxation, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Daniel M. Holland Medal, recognizing lifetime achievement in and outstanding contributions to public finance.

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Northeastern Law hosts lawyer education program on public health

July 10, 2023

NORTHEASTERN LAW — A collaboration between Northeastern University’s Center for Health Policy and Law, and the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, “Salus Populi: Educating the Judiciary about the Social Determinants of Health” provides guidance and training to judges on the social determinants of health and their relationship to judicial decision-making.

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A look at Northeastern Law NuLawLab and social justice work

July 10, 2023

NORTHEASTERN LAW — Northeastern’s groundbreaking law lab connects artists, designers and law students to open up the law to more people. Ten years old this spring, the NuLawLab was one of the first design labs at a law school.

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Northeastern Law professor Jeremy Paul discusses his book on preparing for law school exams

July 10, 2023

NORTHEASTERN LAW — Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams has been the best-selling book on law exams since its original publication in 1999. Now, Professor Jeremy Paul and co-author Professor Richard Michael Fischl of the University of Connecticut School of Law have released the second edition of their essential guide to…

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Notre Dame Law co-hosts conference for consortium of Catholic law schools

July 10, 2023

NOTRE DAME LAW — Earlier this year, Notre Dame Law School committed to supporting a consortium of Catholic law faculties and scholars in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Penn Carey Law Transnational Legal Clinic files complaint against Pennsylvania correctional facility

July 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Transnational Legal Clinic filed a complaint on June 23 regarding the rights of immigrants held at Pike County Correctional Facility in Hawley, Pa.

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