Boston University Law professor Robert Tsai publishes book on the life of lawyer Stephen Bright

July 25, 2024

THE RECORD — From 1982 to 2016, Stephen B. Bright served as director, and later president and senior council, of the Southern Center for Human Rights, a nonprofit public interest law firm that worked to enforce the civil and human rights of people in the criminal justice system, particularly those facing the death penalty and challenging cruel and

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Columbia Law professor David Pozen publishes book on the US Constitution and drug rights

July 24, 2024

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — In his new book, David Pozen, Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law, examines the constitutional arguments for drug rights—and how courts have shut them down.

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University of New Mexico Law professor Vinay Harpalani elected to American Law Institute

July 24, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO — School of Law Professor Vinay Harpalani has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), the foremost United States institution dedicated to creating scholarly works that improve and clarify the law.

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Penn Carey Law professor Paul H. Robinson discusses expertise in criminal law

July 23, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — At Quillette, Paul H. Robinson, Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and Jeffrey Seaman L’27 argue that incorporating community views into criminal law and its enforcement is ultimately the solution to both under- and over-criminalization. 

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University of St. Thomas Law professor Tom Berg recognized with religious liberty award

July 23, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS NEWSROOM — Law Professor Thomas Berg is the recipient of the 2024 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Initiative Scholarship Award. 

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Seattle University Law professor Sara Rankin quoted in US Supreme Court opinion

July 23, 2024

SEATTLE U SCHOOL OF LAW — Seattle University School of Law Professor Sara Rankin has attained the rare honor of having her scholarship quoted by a U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) justice in a dissenting opinion of a recently decided landmark case on homelessness.

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USC Gould Law professor Bernadette Atuahene recognized for excellence in writing

July 23, 2024

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — USC Gould School of Law Professor Bernadette Atuahene’s article, “A Theory of Stategraft,” is one of the two recipients of the Law and Society Association’s 2024 Article Award.

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USC Gould Law professor Aya Gruber discusses the link between law and feminism

July 23, 2024

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — USC’s Aya Gruber is a nationally recognized expert in criminal law and procedure, feminism, and critical theory. Her work tackles critical societal issues, such as how the legal system handles sex crimes, whether policing is an effective solution for problems like homelessness, and the intersections of racism, feminism and mass incarceration

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USC Gould Law professor Amber Kennedy Madole recognized with article of the year award

July 23, 2024

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law Amber Kennedy Madole, Law Librarian for Research Services and Indigenous Law, was awarded the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Spectrum Article of the Year Award for “Law Librarians for Indigenous-Inclusive Citation,” which was published in AALL Spectrum Vol. 27, No. 3 (January/February 2023).

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Stetson Law dean Benjamin Barros elected to American Law Insitute

July 23, 2024

FLORIDA RECORD — After a rigorous nomination and vetting process, The American Law Institute has chosen Stetson Law Dean Benjamin Barros to join its latest incoming class of members.

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