Mitchell Hamline Law professor Angelique EagleWoman sworn in as chief justice of tribal Supreme Court

November 1, 2022

MITCHELL HAMLNE SCHOOL OF LAW — Two years after becoming a justice on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Supreme Court of Appeals, Mitchell Hamline Professor Angelique EagleWoman this month was sworn in as the court’s chief justice.

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University of New Mexico Law Community Governance Attorney Program provides legal assistance for land grants

November 1, 2022

NM POLITICAL SUPPORT — The Community Governance Attorney Program, established in 2019, helps colonias, acequias and land grants when they need legal assistance by partnering them with law students. Elisabeth Gutierrez of Las Cruces and Victoria Lovato of Ojo Caliente are third-year University of New Mexico School of Law students participating in the Community Governance Attorney Program.

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Northern Illinois University Law Latino Resource Center to host Latinx Law Day

November 1, 2022

NORTHERN STAR — Latinx Law Day will be held on Nov. 1 at the Latino Resource Center hosted by Northern Illinois University College of Law and the Latinx Law Student Association, giving Latinx students the opportunity to become acquainted with the college’s programs and resources.

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Northwestern Law hosts panel on West Virginia Supreme Court EPA case

November 1, 2022

THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN — Pritzker School of Law professors and legal activists discussed the impacts of the Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency on the judicial system and the state at a Monday panel hosted by the Alice Kaplan Institute for Humanities.

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Notre Dame Law Exoneration Justice Clinic hosts Innocence Network summit

November 1, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — Attorneys and investigators from wrongful-conviction clinics across the Midwest gathered at Notre Dame Law School on October 18-19 for the Innocence Network Midwest Regional Summit, hosted by the Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic.

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Pace Law professor Bennett L. Gershman honored by New York Law Journal with lifetime achievement award

November 1, 2022

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — Pace University Distinguished Professor Bennett L. Gershman was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the New York Law Journal’s 2022 New York Legal Awards on Thursday, October 6th. The New York Legal Awards honor attorneys who have made an impact on the legal community and the…

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Pace Law professor Jonathan Brown honored with faculty achievement award

November 1, 2022

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Jonathan Brown has been named the recipient of the 2022 Ottinger Award for Faculty Achievement. The Richard Ottinger Faculty Achievement Award is awarded annually by the Faculty Development Committee, in consultation with the Dean, in recognition of a full-time professor’s outstanding service to the law school,…

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Pace Law Farm Bill Law Enterprise publishes reports on agriculture, governance, and climate change

November 1, 2022

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Farm Bill Law Enterprise (FBLE) recently published five reports that seek to infuse new ideas and amplify calls to action ahead of negotiations for the next farm bill.

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Penn Carey Law Center for the Fair Administration of Justice to moderate review of Seattle Police Department

November 1, 2022

PENN CAREY LAW — The Seattle Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released recommendations made by a diverse panel of community members and Seattle Police Department (SPD) representatives who are conducting a Sentinel Event Review of the SPD’s response to protests that unfolded in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and continued throughout…

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Penn Carey Law Transnational Legal Clinic honored with organization of the year award

November 1, 2022

PENN CAREY LAW — Local immigration non-profit Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) has honored the Transnational Legal Clinic (TLC) with its annual Light of Liberty Award. At the ceremony, which took place on September 21, 2022, PIRC named the TLC as Law Firm/Organization of the Year.

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