Northeastern Law professor Daniel Medwed and team of law professors succeed in court case on prosecutor misconduct
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.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Daniel Medwed and team of law professors succeed in court case on prosecutor misconductNortheastern Law professor Shalanda Baker promoted to position within Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the Energy Department
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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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.
Read More about Nine recent Northwestern Law graduates earn public interest fellowshipsNorthwestern Law professors Paul Gowder and Bryna Kra receive fellowship for research contributions
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.
Read More about Northwestern Law professors Paul Gowder and Bryna Kra receive fellowship for research contributionsPenn Law to remove name of former US Supreme Court Justice from building
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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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.
Read More about Paper from Penn Law’s The Regulatory Review cited in Supreme Court opinionPenn Law fellow Leo E. Strine jr. co-released letter on climate-related disclosures for investors
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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PENN LAW — Equal Justice Works Fellow Marissa Schwartz L’22 will advocate for survivors of domestic violence in Philadelphia.
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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.
Read More about A profile on recent Penn Law graduate Corina ScottPenn State Law associate dean Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia receives pro bono award from the American Immigration Lawyers Association
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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