Literary references and Latin phrases law students should learn

October 6, 2022

LEGAL CHEEK — Legal Cheek has compiled a non-exhaustive list of some Latin phrases and literary references that should help incoming law students to impress their professors and tackle tricky judgments. 

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Albany Law Government Law Center releases explainer on ethics commission replacing JCOPE

October 6, 2022

NEWSWISE — Since 1954, ethics enforcement in New York has been tenuous. In July, the New York Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government became the State’s latest ethics oversight agency. 

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BYU Law hosts Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman for Constitution Day lecture

October 6, 2022

DESERET NEWS — Speaking without notes, Feldman said there’s never been a more “intense or transformative period in the history of the U.S. Constitution,” and simultaneously a more “tumultuous period of time in the history of the Republic” than the period between March 1861, when Lincoln was sworn in as president, and Jan. 1, 1863.

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Podcast: UC Davis Law professor Mary Ziegler discusses Dobbs v. Jackson

October 5, 2022

UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Davis Law Professor Mary Ziegler provides perspective on the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade by discussing how we got here, what happened and what the future will look like.

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UC Irvine Law launches Afghanistan Human Rights Project

October 5, 2022

THE NATIONAL JURIST —  The University of California, Irvine School of Law has launched the Afghanistan Human Rights Project through its International Justice Clinic. Students in the program will advocate for action to address Afghanistan’s human rights situation. 

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Case Western Reserve Law opens Academy for Inclusive Leadership Development

October 5, 2022

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — To incorporate training on structural bias and anti-racism in the curriculum—and the workplace—the Case Western Reserve University School of Law is launching an Academy for Inclusive Leadership Development (AILD).

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Chapman Law professor Michael Bazyler leads project assisting Ukranian refugees

October 5, 2022

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Law students from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, alongside Professor Michael Bazyler, have created a growing project to assist with the refugee crisis that has come from the ongoing war in Ukraine. 

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University of Chicago Law professor Martha Nussbaum recognized for work in moral philosophy

October 5, 2022

CHICAGO DAILY LAW BULLETIN — Three Americans, including University of Chicago law and music professors, were among winners of this year’s Balzan Prize, announced Monday, for their work in the fields of moral philosophy, musicology and biotechnology.

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Albany Law Government Law Center releases explainer on ethics commission replacing JCOPE

October 5, 2022

NEWSWISE — Since 1954, ethics enforcement in New York has been tenuous. In July, the New York Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government became the State’s latest ethics oversight agency.

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BYU Law hosts Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman for Constitution Day lecture

September 27, 2022

DESERET NEWS — Speaking without notes, Feldman said there’s never been a more “intense or transformative period in the history of the U.S. Constitution,” and simultaneously a more “tumultuous period of time in the history of the Republic” than the period between March 1861, when Lincoln was sworn in as president, and Jan. 1, 1863,…

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