In memoriam: Henry L. Brown

February 5, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA — Retired Colonel Henry L. “Roy” Brown ‘51 passed away Jan. 21.  Brown was born April 5, 1925, in Great Falls, South Carolina.

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In memoriam: William H. Fortune 

February 5, 2024

LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER — Retired University of Kentucky law professor William H. “Bill” Fortune, an academic who also devoted himself to public service, died on Monday, Jan. 29, his family confirmed. He was 83.

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In memoriam: Charles Fried 

January 29, 2024

THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Charles Fried, a longtime Harvard Law School professor and renowned conservative legal scholar who served as a U.S. solicitor general under President Ronald Reagan, died on Tuesday, according to statements from his family and HLS Dean John F. Manning. He was 88.

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In memoriam: Richard Earl Day  

January 24, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA — Richard Earl Day, former dean of the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law, passed away January 11, 2024.  

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In memoriam: Ved Nanda 

January 16, 2024

DU STURM COLLEGE OF LAW — It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Ved Nanda, a Distinguished University Professor in the Sturm College of Law. Professor Nanda passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024, in the company of family and friends. 

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Duke Law posthumously honors Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor for civics education efforts

January 2, 2024

DUKE LAW — The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has been named the 2024 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law by the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School. A ceremony will be held in her honor on April 4, 2024, at Duke University.

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In memoriam: Frank M. McClellan

December 26, 2023

THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — Frank M. McClellan, a lawyer, law professor and author, died of cancer and heart disease on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. He was 78.

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In memoriam: Donald King

December 19, 2023

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY — Donald B. King, professor emeritus with the School of Law, passed away on October, 20, 2022 in Lake Sherwood, MO. He was 90 years old.

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In memoriam: Roger Goldman

December 19, 2023

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY — A beloved colleague and professor, Goldman was known for his wit, advocacy, and ability to make people smile even discussing the most difficult of topics. Ever the cheerleader for those who knew him well, Goldman created longstanding connections across the University, the state, and the nation.

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In memoriam: Marshall Shapo

December 18, 2023

NORTHWESTERN NOW — Marshall S. Shapo, Frederic P. Vose Professor of Law Emeritus at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and a nationally recognized authority on torts and products liability law, died Nov. 17. He was 87.

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