Texas A&M Law participates in university research on wastewater recycling

August 26, 2019

TEXAS A&M LAW — As part of the X-Grant Projects, Texas A&M law students were part of a team led by Wendy Jepson (Texas A&M College of Geoscience) and Gabriel Eckstein (Texas A&M Law) to study the issues surrounding sustainable freshwater systems in urban areas.

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Texas A&M Law capstone course students author report on state’s coastal flooding

August 26, 2019

TEXAS A&M LAW — Texas A&M law students participated in experiential Natural Resources Systems Capstone course with Professor Gabriel Eckstein (Texas A&M Law). This year, students in the course developed a legal toolkit and provided policy guidance and recommendations to  Texas Target Communities, a Texas A&M program assisting Texas coastal municipalities to respond to flood risks…

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University of Virginia Law incoming class dedicated to service

August 26, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — Incoming class of 2022 is full of students dedicated towards using the law for public service. Five first-year students are highlighted for their background in public service.

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Brooklyn Law professor Jodi Balsam named to NCAA Independent Resolution Panel

August 19, 2019

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Jodi Balsam, a sports law expert and former in-house counsel at the National Football League, has been named by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to its Independent Resolution Panel, one of the groups created as part of the new Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP). These changes were made based on recommendations…

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Drexel Law Litigation and Appeals Clinic students win whistleblower claim for client

August 19, 2019

DREXEL UNIVERSITY — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed students from the Federal Litigation and Appeals Clinic a victory on Aug. 6, reviving a whistleblower’s claim against Citigroup.

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Northeastern Law Program on Human Rights & the Global Economy authors report on water affordability in Massachusetts

August 19, 2019

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY LAW — The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) at Northeastern University School of Law has released its fourth publication in a series on the human right to water. “A Drop in the Bucket” looks at water affordability and its impact in twelve Massachusetts communities, including Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Lawrence, Lowell, New…

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Duke Law professors author Supreme Court amicus brief on Clean Water Act case

August 12, 2019

DUKE LAW — Three Duke Law experts on environmental law have authored an amicus brief that has been filed with the Supreme Court in an important Clean Water Act case on behalf 37 scholars of environmental and natural resources law.

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Lewis and Clark Law Green Energy Institute releases report on reducing diesel particulates

August 12, 2019

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Portland suffers from some of the highest levels of diesel pollution in the United States. A recently released report from the Green Energy Institute (GEI) at Lewis & Clark Law School describes strategies to effectively address this pollution, in “Deconstructing Diesel: A Law & Policy Roadmap for Reducing Diesel Emissions in the Portland Metropolitan…

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Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law seeks to block implementation of restrictions on felon voting rights law

August 12, 2019

FLORIDA PHOENIX — Civil rights organizations filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in federal court on Friday to block the implementation of a voting rights law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis  —  limiting the number of felons who can automatically have their voting rights restored.

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