Duke Law professors Darrell A. H. Miller and Joseph Blocher serve as first co-chairs of AALS Section on Firearms Law

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — Two Duke Law School faculty members are leading a new Association of American Law Schools (AALS) section devoted to the study of the Second Amendment and firearms law. Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law Darrell A. H. Miller and Lanty L. Smith Professor of Law Joseph Blocher, who co-direct the Duke Center

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George Washington Law professor Sophia Sim and late professor Dmitry Karshtedt honored at 2023 AALS Annual Meeting

January 27, 2023

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW — At the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, GW Law’s Sophia Sim, Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, serves as Vice-Chair and Chair-Elect, with the Executive Board. Dean Sim’s section was honored with Section of the Year, Pre-Law and Admissions to Law School. This

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University of Texas Law professors Elizabeth Bangs and Douglas Laycock honored for excellence in legal education

January 27, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN LAW — Two members of the Texas Law community were recognized by the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) with national awards on Jan. 5, 2023: Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Elizabeth Bangs and the Alice McKean Young Regents Chair Emeritus Douglas Laycock.

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Brooklyn Law professors Stacy Caplow and Danielle Sorken named to AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll

January 19, 2023

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) has bestowed honors on two faculty members who have played pivotal leadership roles in developing and expanding Brooklyn Law School’s robust pro bono legal programs. Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Professor of Law Stacy Caplow and Public Service Office Director and Adjunct Professor of

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US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor interviewed by AALS President Erwin Chemerinsky at 2023 Annual Meeting

January 18, 2023

On January 4, 2023, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined AALS President Erwin Chemerinsky in conversation about her life, career, and thoughts about how law schools can make a difference. Justice Sotomayor appeared via live video conference and took audience questions as selected and moderated by President Chemerinsky.

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An interview with 2023 AALS President and Villanova Law dean Mark Alexander

January 18, 2023

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY — Over the weekend, Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, began his tenure as President of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

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Washington and Lee Law dean Melanie Wilson named AALS President-elect

January 18, 2023

THE COLUMNS — Melanie Wilson, Dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law, was chosen to serve as President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) during the AALS annual meeting on January 7, 2023. She will succeed Mark Alexander, Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, who began his

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AALS survey: Law school class of 2022 contributed more than $80 million worth of pro bono services

January 18, 2023

THE INDIANA LAWYER — The law school Class of 2022 contributed more than $80 million worth of pro bono services as part of their legal education, new data show, including contributions from each of Indiana’s three law schools.

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American University Law professors present at the 2023 AALS Annual Meeting

January 18, 2023

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Washington College of Law professors made a strong showing as presenters for at least 10 sessions at the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) annual meeting. 

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Brooklyn Law professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour wins AALS Criminal Law Section’s Junior Scholars Paper Competition

January 18, 2023

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, co-director of the Center for Criminal Justice, was named a runner-up in the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Criminal Law Section’s Junior Scholars Paper Competition, for her article, forthcoming in the NYU Law Review, White is Right: The Racial Construction of Effective Assistance of Counsel.

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