UC Berkeley Law professor Kenneth Ayotte recognized for excellence in teaching
UC BERKELEY LAW — A good rapport with students is one of the reasons why Professor Kenneth Ayotte won this year’s Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction, granted each year to a professor who has dedicated themselves to extraordinary teaching.
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UC BERKELEY LAW — Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky announced Thursday that Indigenous Peoples’ Day is now a recognized holiday at the law school. The announcement directly results from campaigning by the Native American Law Students Association at Berkeley Law, or NALSA, a post on its Instagram account reads. The holiday, which falls annually on…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day as school holidayUCLA Law professor Joanna Schwartz to discuss research on police accountability
UCLA LAW — UCLA Law Professor Joanna Schwartz is set to join The League of Women Voters – Pasadena Area for a Thursday webinar discussing research that shows how the Supreme Court and local governments have rolled back civil protections to shield police from accountability.
Read More about UCLA Law professor Joanna Schwartz to discuss research on police accountabilityCatholic University Law professor Jocelyn Dyer discusses cross-clinic collaborations at AALS Clinical Conference
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LAW — Catholic Law’s Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor Jocelyn Dyer joined colleagues from University of Maryland and American University’s law schools on April 28, 2023, in presenting at the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Clinical Conference on Finding Hope in Each Other: Capacity-Building through Cross-Clinic Collaborations and Community Partnerships.
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW — Since its inception in 2007, the Exoneration Project, which operates as a free legal clinic at the Law School, has helped free nearly 200 clients who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes. The project takes cases in which an incarcerated person has already been convicted of a crime, usually after…
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CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — During a presentation Wednesday (May 3) at the Berea branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland State University College of Law Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Ahn, who teaches Critical Race Theory at the law school, sought to dispel misinformation surrounding the legal construct.
Read More about Cleveland State University Law professor Matthew Ahn gives lecture on critical race theoryUniversity of Florida Law professor Jiaying Jiang discusses how generative AI could influence the future of the legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LAW — UF Law Professor Jiaying Jiang says legal inaccuracies generated by language models could make attorneys liable for the mistakes.
Read More about University of Florida Law professor Jiaying Jiang discusses how generative AI could influence the future of the legal professionA look at George Mason Scalia Law’s relationship with US Supreme Court justices
GEORGE MASON SCALIA LAW — In the fall of 2017, an administrator at George Mason University’s law school circulated a confidential memo about a prospective hire. Just months earlier, Neil M. Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge from Colorado, had won confirmation to the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Antonin Scalia,…
Read More about A look at George Mason Scalia Law’s relationship with US Supreme Court justicesGeorge Washington Law and Indiana University McKinney Law faculty support Ukrainian students
GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — Through the Global Legal Skills Virtual Workshop Series, made possible with support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Justice for All Activity, Indiana University McKinney School of Law’s Professor Catherine Beck along with other faculty are providing resources to support Ukrainian law schools, faculty and students following Russia’s full-scale…
Read More about George Washington Law and Indiana University McKinney Law faculty support Ukrainian studentsGeorge Washington Law student Lauren Heide recognized as distinguished law student
GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — To qualify for this prestigious award, the students must be nominated by a professor or dean of their law or business school. The students undergo a rigorous evaluation process that includes interviews, submission of written materials, and a review of the candidate’s academic standing. The honorees are awarded an all-expenses paid…
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