UC Law San Francisco LexLab announces program to support justice tech startups

June 27, 2023

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — LexLab, a center at UC Law San Francisco that focuses on law, technology, and innovation, is joining forces with gener8tor, Village Capital, and the Justice Technology Association for a groundbreaking accelerator program supporting justice tech startups. Launched in 2019, LexLab has worked with over 100 entrepreneurs to hone their offerings…

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Recent UC Law San Francisco graduate Alexis Ballinger discusses plans to work in alternative dispute resolution

June 27, 2023

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — In her eight years working as a special education teacher and administrator before law school, Alexis Ballinger saw firsthand how the law affected her students’ lives, including those whose parents were imprisoned for offenses such as drug possession.

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Chapman Law professor John Hall investigates war crimes in Ukraine with human rights group

June 27, 2023

CHAPMAN LAW — Professor John Hall is spending his summer amid air raid alerts and a landscape marred by more than a year of war. Hall, who teaches at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, is spending a little over two months in Ukraine working with the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. He started in…

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Chapman Law professor Lan Cao awarded honorary doctorate from Mount Holyoke College

June 27, 2023

CHAPMAN LAW — Lan Cao, Betty Hutton Williams Professor of International Economic Law in Fowler School of Law, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Mount Holyoke College in May. Cao earned her bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke in 1983 before receiving her Juris Doctor from Yale University.

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University of Cincinnati Law to host lecture on the cost and benefit of taxing incarcerated workers

June 27, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — Generally, the concept of being taxed has a negative connotation. But paying taxes on income has its benefits; namely, it leads to access to the social safety net. Incarcerated workers, however, do not receive the benefit of taxation. Why is this so and what is the impact of this decision?…

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A profile on Cleveland State University Law professor Brandon Stump

June 27, 2023

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — As the first openly autistic law professor to publish a law review article, Brandon Stump has broken his fair share of norms. A professor at Cleveland State University’s College of Law, Stump, who is queer, hopes that being open about his identity will open doors for those like him.

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Columbia Law celebrates public interest and public service fellows

June 27, 2023

COLUMBIA LAW — Since launching four years ago, the Max Berger Public Interest/Public Service Fellows Program has jumpstarted the public interest and government careers of nearly 50 Columbia Law graduates, and provided more than 100 Columbia Law students with specialized opportunities and support.

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UConn Law scholarship supports law students working day jobs

June 27, 2023

UCONN LAW — 23 years ago, Milton Widem struggled to balance working during the day and attending law school at night. Now, a scholarship in his name helps UConn Law students in similar positions.

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Drake Law dean Jerry Anderson announces that he will step down after the 2023-24 academic year

June 27, 2023

DRAKE LAW — The following message announcing Dean Jerry Anderson’s decision to step down as dean of the Drake Law School and return to his faculty appointment was sent from Provost Sue Mattison to Drake University faculty and staff on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

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Emory Law dean Mary Anne Bobinski to step down in 2024

June 27, 2023

EMORY LAW — Mary Anne Bobinski, dean of Emory University School of Law, has decided to return to a full-time faculty role in the summer of 2024 after completing a progress-filled five-year term as dean. Ravi V. Bellamkonda, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, announced Bobinski’s decision today along with plans to launch…

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