Mitchell Hamline celebrates 10 years of blended learning with future of law symposium

December 17, 2024

MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Ten years ago, Mitchell Hamline School of Law launched the nation’s first J.D. at an ABA-approved law school that students could earn partially online and partially in person, forever changing the landscape of legal education. 

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University of Montana Law student inspired by Montana Innocence Project

December 17, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA — Choosing the right law school can feel daunting. For University of Montana student Brandon Clark, an undergraduate internship at the Montana Innocence Project made his choice easy.

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University of North Carolina Law student Emily Kaplan named to labor law fellowship

December 17, 2024

UNC SCHOOL OF LAW — Emily Kaplan, a second-year student at the University of North Carolina School of Law, will turn personal experience into professional impact as a 2025 Peggy Browning Fellow at Murphy Anderson PLLC, a leading union-side labor law firm in Washington, D.C.

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University of North Dakota Law dean Brian Pappas plans to increase tuition and class size in 2025

December 17, 2024

THE HERALD — To combat that, Pappas proposes raising tuition by up to 15% for incoming first-year law students and up to 6% for current students, 

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Northeastern Law NuLawLab co-launches Legal Design Journal

December 17, 2024

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — To harness the words and power of legal design, which applies design methods to make our legal systems more user-friendly and effective, Northeastern Law’s NuLawLab has joined with organizers from four continents, 11 countries, 16 academic institutions, 15 organizations and countless perspectives to launch the Legal Design Journal, the first online academic journal

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Northwestern Law professor Daniel Rodriguez publishes book on the government’s ‘police power’

December 17, 2024

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — During the public health crisis spawned by COVID, the extent of government’s “police power”—the legal ability to compel citizens to take (or not take) certain actions in the name of health, safety, welfare and the overall public interest—received renewed scrutiny and controversy.

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University of the Pacific McGeorge Law launches fundraising campaign for virtual food pantry

December 17, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Isabelle Nguyen ’27 knows how powerful generosity can be. Nguyen is a food security coordinator for the Pacific Food Pantry, located on University of the Pacific’s Stockton Campus, where she oversees daily operations and welcomes visitors several days a week.

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Penn Carey Law professor Karen M. Tani pens foreword for Harvard Law Review Supreme Court edition

December 17, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — Seaman Family University Professor Karen M. Tani L’07, PhD’11 has written the Foreword to this year’s Harvard Law Review Supreme Court issue, a prestigious opportunity offered to only one legal scholar every year.

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Penn Carey Law highlights professors named among most cited corporate and securities regulation faculty

December 17, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — Jill E. Fisch, the Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, is the third most-cited corporate law and securities regulation professor in the United States, according to Brian Leiter’s 20 Most Cited Corporate Law & Securities Regulation Faculty in the U.S., 2019-2023.

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Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic file brief in US Court of Federal Claims

December 17, 2024

PENN STATE — At Penn State Law, learning opportunities go beyond the classroom to help transform legal education into meaningful engagement. At the forefront of these advocacy efforts is the Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic.

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