Penn Carey Law increases environmental initiatives

October 19, 2022

PENN CAREY LAW — As Climate Week at Penn begins, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School joins with other Penn schools in releasing a statement on academic priorities related to climate change:

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Penn Carey Law student Jonathan Weirsema reflects on his summer work building cases against war criminals

October 19, 2022

PENN CAREY LAW — Jonathan Weirsema L’ 24 worked as a Legal Horizons Rule of Law Fellow in Tbilisi, Georgia  building universal jurisdiction cases against war criminals.

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Penn State Law Intellectual Property Clinic is accepting new clients

October 19, 2022

PENN STATE LAW — The Intellectual Property Clinic at the Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank is accepting new clients statewide. With students from Penn State Law in University Park on staff, the IP Clinic provides counsel to entrepreneurs, innovators, and small businesses including patentability and trademark clearance searches and drafting applications to help…

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Pepperdine Law hosts conference for clinical legal educators

October 19, 2022

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — On October 7 and 8, Pepperdine Caruso Law hosted the Externships 11 conference, the first major, in-person clinical conference held in three years.

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Pepperdine Law partners with Tuskegee University for ‘3+3’ accelerated bachelor’s/JD program

October 19, 2022

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law announced a new accelerated degree program (3+3) with Tuskegee University, one of the 104 accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the US. This 3+3 degree program allows for Tuskegee students to attend the first year of law school after finishing…

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Department of Justice grant to University of Puerto Rico Law to support Post Sentencing DNA Project

October 18, 2022

THE SOCIAL DIALOGUE — The University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Rio Piedras Campus (UPRRP) received a $550,000.00 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), to continue the efforts of the Post Sentencing DNA Project for an additional three years. 

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Gift to Rutgers Law will create fellowship for Palestinian research and advocacy

October 18, 2022

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY NEWS — The Newark-based Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSSR) has received a $50,000 gift to endow a fellowship for law students focused on researching and advocating for the civil and human rights of Palestinians and Palestinian Americans. The Bassem and Muna Hishmeh Endowed Student Fellowship will also train and develop…

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USC Gould Law professor Mugambi Jouet recognized for groundbreaking research

October 18, 2022

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — USC Gould School of Law Professor Mugambi Jouet has been awarded the 2022 Alfred L. Brophy Prize by the American Journal of Legal History for a paper that expands the understanding of American legal history, from the founding era to the evolution of criminal punishment.

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USC Gould Law professor Emily Ryo receives grant to study immigration and criminal justice research

October 18, 2022

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — USC Gould School of Law Professor Emily Ryo is the recipient of a $337,000 National Science Foundation grant supporting her work in creating a unique, comprehensive dataset of immigration courts and judges that she hopes will advance the next generation of research on intersections between criminal and immigration law.

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USC Gould Law professor Franita Tolson elected to American Law Institute

October 18, 2022

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Franita Tolson has been elected as one of 60 new members to the American Law Institute, bringing the number of USC Gould School of Law professors among the ALI membership to 14.

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