University at Buffalo Law professor Samantha Barbas publishes book on threats to freedom of press
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO LAW — UB law school professor Samantha Barbas sends a clear message for factions out there who want to weaken press freedoms granted by the Supreme Court’s landmark New York Times v. Sullivan case: Just leave it alone.
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UC BERKELEY LAW — Berkeley Law has received a commitment of an initial $3.6 million to create the Thomas David and Judith Swope Clark Chair in Constitutional Law, with an estate plan for an additional significant gift. Besides providing endowed support for a tenured professor, the chair holder — who will be named later —…
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UC IRVINE LAW — UCI Law Professor Katie Tinto and the Criminal Justice Clinic (CJC) at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, secured the release of one of its clients, Don Cunningham, who had been serving a sentence of 277 years to life, and was incarcerated in California state prison for 26 years.…
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — The Constitutional Law Quarterly Journal is one of nine journals at UC Law San Francisco that give law students a chance to hone their research and writing skills while gaining publishing experience and working as a team. Meet Zahra Perekh, co-executive editor of the journal, and hear in her own…
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, is developing an academic village with more than 650 student apartments in the Tenderloin. The former UC Hastings is building the 14-story, 656-unit student-housing complex at 198 McAllister Street, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. It replaces a concrete classroom building.
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CAMPBELL LAW — Three rising second-year Campbell Law School students — Sofía M. Gómez-Ayala, Iman Abebe and Lauryl Fright — have been selected to participate in the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) Minorities in the Profession (MIP) 1L Summer Associate Program. MIP is dedicated to promoting the increased presence of minorities, specifically those who identify…
Read More about Campbell Law students chosen for North Carolina Bar Association Minorities in the Profession summer programDuke Law professor Nita Farahany publishes book on the pros and cons of neurotechnology
DUKE LAW — Nita Farahany, the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and Philosophy at Duke University and the founding director of the Duke Initiative for Science and Society, says most people know their cholesterol levels and heart rate, but most people don’t know what’s happening in their own brain.
Read More about Duke Law professor Nita Farahany publishes book on the pros and cons of neurotechnologyGift to Duquesne Law will fund construction updates
DUQUESNE LAW — Duquesne University’s law school will see significant improvements this spring after Thomas R. Kline, one of the nation’s top litigators, gave a “substantial” donation to the school that bears his name. Mr. Kline, a Duquesne law graduate, agreed to fund a new façade and front entrance to the Thomas R. Kline School…
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FORDHAM LAW — On March 29, Fordham Law welcomed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for a wide-ranging conversation with University President Tania Tetlow on how her upbringing and life experiences have influenced her approach on the bench, her career as a lawyer and judge, and on advice she has for today’s law students. Justice…
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FORDHAM LAW — Fordham Law School and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom today announced the launch of the Scott Simpson Cross-Border Institute at Fordham Law, which brings together members of the worldwide legal community and academia to discuss and address significant global legal and regulatory issues. The Institute, conceptualized by the late Scott Simpson,…
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