New Rutgers Law online tool helps consumers compare homeowners insurance

March 28, 2023

RUTGERS LAW — After every major disaster, many homeowners are shocked to learn that their homeowners insurance fails to pay for their losses. The same is true in everyday events; a plumbing leak that causes thousands of dollars of damage may not be covered under homeowners insurance. The Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at…

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SMU Dedman Law professor Eric Ruben testifies in front of US Senate on protecting public safety

March 28, 2023

SMU DEDMAN LAW — Professor Eric Ruben testified on March 15, 2023 as one of five expert witnesses in front of the U.S. Senate Committee for the Judiciary during a full committee hearing titled “Protecting Public Safety After New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.” As gun violence continues to ravage communities across…

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SMU Dedman Law names winners of transactional law competition

March 28, 2023

SMU DEDMAN LAW — The SMU Dedman School of Law Board of Advocates (BOA) and the Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership recently partnered for the first-ever On-Campus Transactional Law Competition.

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SMU Dedman Law to host webinar on upcoming US Supreme Court affirmative action decision

March 28, 2023

SMU DEDMAN LAW — Together with SMU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, SMU Dedman School of Law will host a webinar to address the Supreme Court’s impending affirmative action decision, including the historical, social, and political context of the case and its possible impact on higher education. This event has been approved for 1 hour…

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Temple Law hosts discussion of Latinx representation in the legal profession

March 28, 2023

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LAW — Temple Law School celebrated a trailblazing gift and the alumnus behind it with a powerful discussion of Latinx representation in the profession and a joyful reception afterwards. The Hon. Nelson A. Díaz Professorship in Law, currently held by the Director of Temple’s Center for Tax Policy and Practice Alice G. Abreu,…

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Temple Law Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology announces fellows in technology and law

March 28, 2023

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LAW — Temple Law’s Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (iLIT), in partnership with InterDigital Foundation, has announced the second cohort of Merritt Fellows. The William J. Merritt Student Fellowship, established in honor of Bill Merritt LAW ‘87, provides financial and mentorship support for Temple Law students exploring topics at the critical intersection…

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Johanna Bond named dean of Rutgers Law

March 28, 2023

RUTGERS — Johanna Bond, an accomplished academic leader and legal scholar, will be the new dean of Rutgers Law School beginning on July 3, 2023.  Bond will join Rutgers after serving as Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law, an endowed chair in the School of Law at Washington and Lee University, where she previously…

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University of Utah Law to host forum on the future of antitrust

March 28, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — University of Utah will host forum titled: DO CONSUMERS STILL REIGN SUPREME IN THE ANTITRUST HIERARCHY? HOW ANTITRUST CAN PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF WORKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ECONOMY; keynote provided by FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter. The event is free and…

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University of Utah Law student Austin Edens receives Arc to Justice Fellowship

March 28, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — Growing up in El Paso, Texas, Austin Edens found his calling for the law while driving with his dad along the Cesar E. Chavez Border Highway that skirts Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which a decade ago was considered the most violent place on Earth.

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University of Virginia Law students volunteer during spring break

March 28, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — While college students across the country may have been traveling for fun during their spring breaks this year, 53 students at the University of Virginia School of Law donated their legal skills as part of the 15th annual Alternative Spring Break.

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