Touro Law announces new faculty members

July 23, 2024

TOURO LAW — Touro Law Center Dean Elena B. Langan is pleased to announce the appointment of three new faculty members Allison Caffarone, Cara Dagostino and Denise Marzano-Doty. 

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Vermont Law professor Jessica Brown named Burlington city attorney

July 23, 2024

MY CHAMPION VALLEY — Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak has named a Vermont Law & Graduate School professor and former public defender as Burlington’s next city attorney.

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University of Virginia Law professor Saikrishna Prakash publishes paper looking at constitutional change

July 23, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The U.S. Supreme Court is undergoing a revolution — and it’s happened before, says Professor Saikrishna Prakash of the University of Virginia School of Law in a new paper.

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University of Virginia Law faculty comment on the recent US Supreme Court term

July 23, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Justices reshaped parameters for federal power — from presidential immunity to administrative agency deference to business regulation — in the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term, which ended Monday.

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University of Virginia Law professors author article on recent court decisions on homelessness

July 23, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld an Oregon city’s ban on sleeping in public spaces, a decision that could have widespread effects on the homeless.

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A profile on Washington and Lee law professor Kish Parella

July 22, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Kish Parella is the Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics and Law at W&L Law. Prior to joining W&L Law in 2013, she practiced investor-state dispute settlement at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where her practice involved defending sovereign governments before international tribunals regarding their alleged violations of international investment law.

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Opinion: Professors should not prioritize technology over teaching effectively

July 22, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Whether or not we believe in techno-progress, we are incentivized to constantly develop pedagogies involving new technologies, writes Adam Szetela.

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University of Arkansas Little Rock Law professor Josh Silverstein cited in US Supreme Court opinion

July 10, 2024

UA LITTLE ROCK — Professor Josh Silverstein’s work was recently cited by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in his dissenting opinion in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case, “Harrington, United States Trustee, Region 2 v. Purdue Pharma, L.P.”Justice Kavanaugh, joined by Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Kagan, and Justice Sotamayor, cited Professor Silverstein’s article “Hiding in Plain

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Boston College Law professor E. Joan Blum named honorary professor at university in Uzbekistan

July 10, 2024

BC LAW MAGAZINE — BC Law’s E. Joan Blum was named an honorary professor of Tashkent State University of Law (TSUL), a renowned center of legal education in Uzbekistan. 

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Boston University Law faculty share music and advice for students preparing for the bar exam

July 10, 2024

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For most students, walking across the graduation stage marks the culmination of their degree, the final hurdle before beginning their long-sought careers. For many law students, however, that final hurdle is the bar exam.

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