UC Law San Francisco Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality to host event series on birthright citizenship
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — To mark the 125-year anniversary of a court ruling that guaranteed birthright citizenship in the United States, a group of law professors, historians, and SF Chinatown community members will gather for a series of commemorative events in late March. The Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality (RICE) at UC…
Read More about UC Law San Francisco Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality to host event series on birthright citizenshipUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Elizabeth Gatten discusses her research in workforce housing
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — For Elizabeth Gatten, becoming an attorney was not her dream growing up. In fact, with her biochemistry and microbiology degree she had designs on being a doctor. But then, something happened. “When it came time to submit that medical school application, I realized my heart wasn’t in it anymore,” said…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Elizabeth Gatten discusses her research in workforce housingCornell Law expands Tenant’s Advocacy Practicum
CORNELL LAW — Now in its fourth year, the Tenants Advocacy Practicum at Cornell Law School continues to expand its impact as it works to bridge the housing justice gap in Ithaca and the surrounding counties. The practicum recently achieved a new milestone by recovering more than $100,000 for local tenants over the course of…
Read More about Cornell Law expands Tenant’s Advocacy PracticumEmory Law dean Mary Anne Bobinski to return to faculty position in 2024
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…
Read More about Emory Law dean Mary Anne Bobinski to return to faculty position in 2024Florida State University Law students join effort to eliminate taxes on diapers
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY — FSU Law students are joining an effort to permanently abolish Florida’s sales tax on diapers and adult incontinence products. “This bill will make a big difference for struggling families and seniors on a tight budget,” according to an FSU Public Interest Law Center statement. “One of every three families struggles to…
Read More about Florida State University Law students join effort to eliminate taxes on diapersFordham Law team wins regional trial competition
FORDHAM LAW — Tom Rukaj and Lauren Hutwelker brought home Fordham Law’s third consecutive regional championship win at the oldest and most elite trial competition in the country, the Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition, held in early February. Adding to this history-making win, Tom Rukaj became the first Fordham Law student to win…
Read More about Fordham Law team wins regional trial competitionFordham Law Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships hosts former circuit judge Bernice B. Donald for lecture
FORDHAM LAW — On Feb. 15, the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) welcomed the Hon. Bernice B. Donald (Ret.) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to Fordham Law as its 2023 Jurist in Residence. The Jurist in Residence Program brings prominent judges from across the country to the Law…
Read More about Fordham Law Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships hosts former circuit judge Bernice B. Donald for lectureHarvard Law professor Laura Weinrib hosts lecture on unions and politics
HARVARD LAW — Labor unions’ “extension into electoral politics was both necessary to union power,” yet “paradoxically, responsible for its decline,” said Harvard Law School Professor Laura Weinrib at a lecture last week. Weinrib was speaking at an event celebrating her appointment as the inaugural Fred N. Fishman Professor of Constitutional Law. Weinrib, who is…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Laura Weinrib hosts lecture on unions and politicsHarvard Law celebrates the 70th anniversary of the first women graduates at the school
HARVARD LAW — Seventy years ago this spring, the first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School. Since the pioneering 14 women graduated in 1953, the legacy and influence of Harvard Law School alumnae has spread quickly into all avenues of law. They have used their Harvard Law education to take them to extraordinary…
Read More about Harvard Law celebrates the 70th anniversary of the first women graduates at the schoolHarvard Law hosts journalist Geraldine Schwarz for discussion of her book Those Who Forget: My Family’s Story in Nazi Europe
HARVARD LAW — In Nazi Germany, Géraldine Schwarz’s grandparents lived like many of their neighbors. They were not active participants in the genocidal war machine, but they didn’t oppose it, either. They took their place among the “Mitläufer” — those who follow the current. In doing so, they helped support the slaughter of millions of…
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