Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum publishes its first issue
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Voting Rights and Democracy Forum (VRDF) launched its first issue in November, featuring timely essays and articles about the state of democracy in America. The Forum is a part of the Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, a nonpartisan initiative launched this year with the goal of…
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GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — This year’s recipient of the Eisenberg Prize is Professor Charles Tyler, for “The Adjunctive Model of Precedent,” University of Chicago Law Review, September 2020. In this article, Professor Tyler offers the adjudicative model’s first empirical and normative assessment. It describes an empirical case study of the Ninth Circuit and…
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The United Nations (UN) recently held the inaugural sessions of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent (PFPAD) in Geneva, Switzerland. A delegation of 13 Howard University Law School students presented their research findings at the PFPAD-related side-event, “Acknowledging Black America in the Discussion for Sustainable Development Goals:…
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW — There was an outdoor celebration at the White House the week of Dec. 17th, and University of Illinois College of Law Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson accepted her invitation. That day, the Respect for Marriage Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden, requiring states to recognize same-sex marriages and…
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO LAW — Myasar Ihmud, UIC J.D. Candidate 2023 was the primary winner of a $15k Diversity Scholarship Award from the Women’s Bar Foundation (WBF). The WBF awards scholarships to women who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of women both in the legal profession and within the community at large,…
Read More about UIC Law student Myasar Ihmud earns scholarship for commitment to women and diversityA look at UIC Law Inside-Out Prison Exchange
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO LAW — UIC Law students participated in a transformative learning experience called Inside-Out in support of the university’s continuous advocacy for restorative justice. The Inside-Out Prison Exchange program was created 25 years ago by Founder and Executive Director, Lori Pompa, at Temple University and has since developed into an international program…
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Iowa and the Judicial Service Commision (JSC) of Kenya have entered into a collegiate-level Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement. The partnership will run until November 2027.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami’s newest undergraduate degree offering in Innovation, Technology, and Design appeals to students interested in engineering, business, and hands-on experience.
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — For all the imagination a trip through a museum can inspire, it might be hard for people to remember that museums are businesses – usually nonprofit – that must comply with the same business and nonprofit laws that exist for everyone else. And then there are laws unique to…
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — World Without Genocide, an organization based at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, was one of nine human rights organizations to be awarded Special Consultative Status by the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council in early December.
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