A look at George Washington Law’s Animal Legal Education Initiative
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Animal lawyer Kathy Hessler, now director of the Animal Legal Education Initiative, which launched at George Washington University’s law school in March, has made spreading knowledge her mission—particularly as it relates to animal-welfare laws. While animal law is not widely offered by schools, the Animal Legal Education Initiative aims…
Read More about A look at George Washington Law’s Animal Legal Education InitiativeGeorgetown Law Center on National Security supports war crime investigations in Ukraine
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER — The Georgetown Law Center on National Security (CNS) has been selected to coordinate international efforts to support the Ukrainian government in its investigation and prosecution of war crimes committed during the Russian invasion of their country. With an initial $10 million grant from the Department of State, CNS will serve…
Read More about Georgetown Law Center on National Security supports war crime investigations in UkraineGeorgetown Law launches fellowship to improve public access to courts online
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER — The Georgetown University Law Center plans to embed technology experts in state, local and tribal courts in September 2023 through a fellowship program intended to help improve court processes and public access to justice. The Judicial Innovation Fellowship program has two goals: to create replicable software and to “seed culture…
Read More about Georgetown Law launches fellowship to improve public access to courts onlineHarvard Law hosts panel on UN’s commitment to children’s rights
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL — Human rights experts in a Harvard Law School panel on Wednesday discussed how the United Nations has responded to violations of children’s rights during global armed conflict. The panelists examined the UN’s attempts to hold governments and non-state actors accountable for rights violations.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Laura Oren, University of Houston Law Center Professor Emerita and alumnae, addressed attendees on Thursday, Nov. 17 during the commemoration event for the 1977 National Women’s Conference in Houston. Oren, a former president and co-founder of the Houston Area Feminist Federal Credit Union, attended the 1977 event and represented…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The 27th Annual Frankel Lecture, sponsored by the Houston Law Review at the University of Houston Law Center, focused on the U.S. Supreme Court and explored possible gender bias applied in protecting legal rights. Melissa Murray, a leading expert on constitutional law, reproductive rights and justice, discussed “The Jurisprudence…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center hosts lecture on impact of masculinity on Supreme Court RulingsUniversity of Houston Law Center professors Kellen Zale and Victor Flatt recognized for legal scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Legal website Jotwell recently featured publications by the University of Houston Law Professors Kellen Zale and Victor Flatt. Jotwell is a publication that provides space for legal academics to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best and latest legal scholarship.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — A panel of national experts reflected on the evolving intersection of law and religion in the United States during a recent continuing legal education Supreme Court Update hosted by the University of Houston Law Center. The conversation centered around the First Amendment, which provides that Congress make no law…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center hosts panel on traditionalism’s influence on case rulingsNew Marquette Law magazine spotlights work of public defenders
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Marquette Law has been interconnected with Wisconsin’s public defender system since Gideon v. Wainwright enshrined public representation into law. The cover package of the Fall 2022 issue of Marquette Lawyer magazine examines how Wisconsin’s public representation system works today.
Read More about New Marquette Law magazine spotlights work of public defendersIndiana University McKinney Law assistant dean Patricia Kinney recognized by AALS section
INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools announced the Section on Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School is a co-winner of the sixth annual Section of the Year Award. IU McKinney Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion Patricia Kinney, J.D. ’02, serves on the section’s executive…
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