Fordham Law Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics files amicus brief on death penalty case
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — In April, Fordham Law’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics filed an amicus brief in support of the cert petition in a death penalty case, Williams v. Texas. In its brief, the Stein Center argues that the defendant was denied his due process right to a disinterested prosecutor because a prosecutor working on the case…
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FORDHAM LAW NEW — On April 29, Fordham Law School launched the inaugural Reidenberg Lecture, a new annual series of talks memorializing the life and legacy of the late Professor Joel Reidenberg, Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair in Law and founder of the Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP). Judge Denny Chin ’78 of the U.S.…
Read More about Federal judge Denny Chin discusses law and emerging technology at Fordham LawGeorge Washington Law professor Robert Orttung heads project to improve access to affordable energy for low-income communities
THE GW HATCHET — Robert Orttung, the director of research for Sustainable GW, is working on a pilot project with members of four schools at GW to develop microgrids – smaller self-functioning versions of a typical electrical system – that can provide electricity to households even when the main electrical grid goes down during a storm.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — The Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Endowed Chair hosted its first academic event on March 12 and April 2, 2021. The online event brought together the authors of the forthcoming book, Anthony M. Kennedy: The Rhetoric of Judging, to discuss their draft chapters. The book was organized, and is edited, by Professor Francis…
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UNIVERITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — For the past three years, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students at the Toll Public Interest Center (TPIC) have partnered with Troutman Pepper’s Pepper Center for Public Service to perform pro bono immigration work and address the dearth of immigration lawyers currently in practice across the country.
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — On Friday, April 23, the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution hosted ADR at the Roots: Exploring Diversity and Equity in the Field, a virtual symposium that convened scholars to consider the role of dispute resolution in advancing fairness and justice within the legal system and for society at large.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Virginia School of Law student Nooreen Reza ’21 was named this year’s recipient of the Virginia State Bar’s Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono Award.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — n light of the recent activity, innovation, and demand for guidance in this topic area, the Virginia Coastal Policy Center (VCPC) at William & Mary Law School has joined the newly launched State Resilience Partnership.
Read More about William & Mary Law Virginia Coastal Policy Center joins State Resilience PartnershipYale Law Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic publishes report on nursing home conditions during the pandemic
NEWS8 –Yale Law School Clinic released a major report on nursing home conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic Monday, researched and drafted by Yale Law School students in the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic on behalf of 1199NE.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — For its third 2021 Warren Anderson Series program, the Government Law Center offered a comprehensive discussion dealing with elections in New York on April 26, 2021. Its focus was on the need for reforms to make it easier to vote and to increase the efficiency of election administration.
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