Northeastern Law professor Daniel Medwed and team of law professors succeed in court case on prosecutor misconduct

July 15, 2022

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Daniel Medwed, a criminal law expert, and a team of five other law professors have prevailed in a federal court ruling that vindicated crucial First Amendment rights and upheld the use of holding prosecutors accountable for misconduct through publishing disciplinary complaints against them.

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Northeastern Law professor Shalanda Baker promoted to position within Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the Energy Department

July 15, 2022

NEWS @ NORTHEASTERN — Shalanda Baker, a Northeastern law professor who has been serving in the Biden Administration since January 2021, aims to make equity a lasting quality at the U.S. Department of Energy. She was promoted this month to director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the Energy Department.

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Nine recent Northwestern Law graduates earn public interest fellowships

July 15, 2022

PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Nine recent graduates will launch their careers in public interest through both national and Northwestern Pritzker Law post-graduate fellowships this year. These graduates have dedicated their time and skills to causes ranging from environmental work to prison reform to public housing.

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Northwestern Law professors Paul Gowder and Bryna Kra receive fellowship for research contributions

July 15, 2022

NORTHWESTERN NOW — Northwestern University professors Paul Gowder and Bryna Kra have received the 17th annual Dorothy Ann and Clarence L. Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellowship Award.

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Penn Law to remove name of former US Supreme Court Justice from building

July 15, 2022

REUTERS — The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has said it will remove the name of a former U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who wrote a 1857 majority opinion upholding slavery from the exterior of a campus building.

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Paper from Penn Law’s The Regulatory Review cited in Supreme Court opinion

July 15, 2022

PENN LAW — In a concurring opinion in West Virginia v. EPA, Justice Gorsuch cited work published in The Regulatory Review and by Prof. Cary Coglianese.

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Penn Law fellow Leo E. Strine jr. co-released letter on climate-related disclosures for investors

July 15, 2022

PENN LAW — The Honorable Leo E. Strine Jr. L’88, Michael L. Wachter Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy, recently submitted a letter to the SEC on enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures for investors, along with Alan L. Beller, Daryl Brewster, Robert G. Eccles, David A. Katz, and Carmen X. W. Lu.

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A profile on recent Penn Law graduate Marissa Schwartz

July 15, 2022

PENN LAW — Equal Justice Works Fellow Marissa Schwartz L’22 will advocate for survivors of domestic violence in Philadelphia.

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A profile on recent Penn Law graduate Corina Scott

July 15, 2022

PENN LAW — Equal Justice Works Fellow Corina Scott L’22 will advocate for the rights of incarcerated domestic violence survivors eligible for re-sentencing or a new trial in New York.

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Penn State Law associate dean Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia receives pro bono award from the American Immigration Lawyers Association

July 15, 2022

PENN STATE —  Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar, clinical professor of law, and director of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Penn State Law in University Park, served as a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Afghan Response Task Force.

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