In Memoriam: Kenneth Karst

April 22, 2019

UCLA LAW — Kenneth Karst, an influential constitutional law scholar, teacher and longtime faculty member who had a profound effect in shaping UCLA School of Law, died on April 9. He was 89 years old.

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In Memoriam: William W. Van Alstyne

February 19, 2019

WILLIAM & MARY LAW — William W. Van Alstyne, one of the nation’s foremost constitutional law scholars, and William & Mary’s Lee Professor of Law from 2004 to 2012, died on January 29 in Southern California.

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In Memoriam: Ronald Smith

October 29, 2018

JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Ronald C. Smith, a retired professor from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, died Oct. 19, 2018. He was 84.

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In Memoriam: Robert Gilbert “Gil” Johnston

October 29, 2018

JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Robert Gilbert “Gil” Johnston, a former dean at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, died on June 21, 2018. He was 86.

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In Memoriam: Stephen B. Cohen

August 28, 2018

GEORGETOWN LAW — Professor Stephen B. Cohen taught tax and human rights courses at Georgetown Law to generations of students.

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In Memoriam: Lawrence Jegen III

June 1, 2018

THE INDIANA LAYWER — Longtime Indiana McKinney Law Professor Lawrence Jegen III died at his Indianapolis home at age 83 after an illness. Jegen built a national reputation as one of the foremost experts in tax law, but he spent much of his professional life in the place he most loved — the classroom.

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In Memoriam: Lawrence Jegen

May 21, 2018

THE INDIANA LAWYER — Indiana McKinney Law Professor Lawrence A. Jegen III died Thursday at his Indianapolis home. He was 83. He taught in the areas of civil and criminal law, but his expertise was in federal and state taxation, where he established himself as one of his generation’s top tax scholars.

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In Memoriam: J. Gordon Hylton

May 9, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Virginia Law Professor J. Gordon Hylton ’77, a legal historian and property expert at the University of Virginia School of Law, died May 2 from complications due to cancer treatment. He was 65.

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In Memoriam: Julius B. Levine

April 13, 2018

DIGNITY MEMORIAL — Julius B. Levine, professor of law at Boston University School of Law for more than 30 years, died at age of 79. He was author of books and numerous articles and was a distinguished trial attorney and trial advocacy expert.    

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In Memoriam: Anthony D’Amato

April 13, 2018

NORTHWESTERN NOW — Anthony D’Amato, one of the longest-serving faculty members at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, died March 24. He suffered a stroke earlier this year. He was 81.

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