Expert panel discusses need for cybersecurity law reform during the AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2016

SC MAGAZINE – Panelists in the session “Once More Unto the Breach: The Law & Policy of Data Breaches,” discussed how the law should and can respond to breaches that have grown more prevalent from every quarter.

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Panels at 2016 Annual Meeting address tough topics related to law, religion, and civil rights

January 19, 2016

LAW STREET – “Ever wonder how lawyers and law professionals keep their cool, or lack thereof, while discussing polarizing issues such as abortion, gay rights, or police brutality? I was very curious about this precise topic while I was walking around the halls of the 2016 AALS Annual Meeting, deciding which session to attend.”

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Justice Breyer discusses global affairs and the rule of law at AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2016

BLOOMBERG BNA – In a conversation with George Washington University Law School professor Alan Morrison, Breyer discussed his time as a judge, numerous cases he oversaw and the lessons he has learned from what he characterized as an “unusual position.”

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Harvard Law Dean Martha Minow shares opinion on AI’s effect on legal services during AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2016

BLOOMBERG BNA – Will technology eventually put lawyers out of work? The dean of Harvard Law School weighed in on the topic at a law conference last week at the Hilton in midtown Manhattan, landing squarely on the side of the argument that the problem is over-hyped.

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Podcast: LSIC Juvenile Justice and Policy Clinic supervising attorney discusses what she learned at the AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2016

SOUNDCLOUD – Listen to Patrice Sulton, a supervising attorney in the LSIC Juvenile Justice and Policy Clinic, discuss what she learned at the 110th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools on January 6-10, 2016 in New York City.

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California Western Law Professor Emeritus Janet Weinstein selected for award from the AALS Section on Pro-Bono & Public Service Opportunities

January 11, 2016

CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW – California Western School of Law Professor Emeritus Janet Weinstein has been selected for the highly prestigious 2016 Father Robert Drinan Award, one of 17 awards for excellence in education given by the Association of American Law Schools.

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U.K. and U.S. law schools share challenges; AALS highlights program and innovation trends

December 7, 2015

FINANCIAL TIMES – Pressure has extended to law schools, which are offering new courses to help students stand out. James Greif of the Association of American Law Schools, says some schools are offering courses on growth areas such as cyber law or healthcare law, or are reducing enrolment.

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James H. Rosenblatt, Dean Emeritus of Mississippi College Law, wins AALS Section on Pro-Bono & Public Service Opportunities award

December 7, 2015

THE CLARION-LEDGER – Jim Rosenblatt, dean emeritus, will receive the 2016 Deborah L. Rhode Award from the Association of American Law Schools for his investment and commitment to pro bono work and public interest programs.

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Oregon Law professor Suzanne Rowe wins legal writing award from AALS section

November 9, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW – Suzanne Rowe has been selected to receive an award from the Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

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AALS leadership responds to NY Times op-ed on legal education

November 2, 2015

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The New York Times fails to make its case on law school debt. Law students borrow more than undergrads, but most are able to repay, and do. The graduate student default rate is 7 percent versus 22 percent for undergrads. Many law schools are downsizing to maintain standards. Since 2010,

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