An interview with UMass Law student Grace St. Urbain

January 30, 2024

UMASS LAW — From advocating for victims to helping migrants through UMass Law’s Immigration Law Clinic, Grace St. Urbain, JD candidate ’24 is a strong advocate for access to justice.

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University of Miami Law highlights faculty achievements at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting

January 30, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — At the world’s largest gathering of law faculty – the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting – several University of Miami School of Law faculty members attended and presented on topics within their specialties, and participated in or were appointed to leadership positions.

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UNLV Law Health Law Program conference to examine end-of-life aid locally, nationally, and internationally

January 30, 2024

UNLV WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW — On February 1 and 2, the UNLV Health Law Program, a partnership between the William S. Boyd School of Law and UNLV School of Public Health, will host a health law conference that focuses on the past, present and future of legalizing medical aid in dying.

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University of New Mexico Law students teach high schoolers about constitutional rights

January 30, 2024

DAILY LOBO — Each year, the University of New Mexico School of Law students go to local high schools to teach constitutional law through the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project.

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University of New Mexico Law releases call for artists for school’s gallery 

January 30, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of New Mexico School of Law invites artist submissions for display in the School of Law Art Gallery.

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NYU Law Faculty elected to American Law Institute

January 30, 2024

NYU LAW — NYU Law professor Mark Geistfeld and alumni Steven Barth ’99, Josh Bowers ’01, Natasha Merle ’08, and Cedric Merlin Powell ’87 have been elected as members of the American Law Institute (ALI), the organization has announced. 

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Northeastern Law Criminal Justice Task Force launches resource app for citizens

January 30, 2024

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Northeastern Law’s Criminal Justice Task Force has jointly launched the Massachusetts Reentry Resource Directory, an online resource to help returning citizens, their families and other marginalized communities access services that may be crucial to successful reentry.

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Northeastern Law team selected as research partner for Boston task force on reparations

January 30, 2024

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The City of Boston’s Task Force on Reparations has selected a Northeastern University School of Law team, led by renowned civil rights leader University Distinguished Professor of Law Margaret Burnham, to research the multi-generational impact of slavery on Black Bostonians; the team’s report will play a central role in guiding the

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Northeastern Law Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy calls for Massachusetts to adopt Safe Communities Act

January 30, 2024

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For the second time in two years, Northeastern Law’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) submitted testimony to the Massachusetts General Court’s Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security in support of the proposed Safe Communities Act (S.1510/H.2288), which seeks to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents by limiting the

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Northwestern Law professor Jamelia Morgan named as emerging scholar by Diverse Magazine 

January 30, 2024

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education recently named Jamelia Morgan, professor of law and the Director of the Center for Racial and Disability Justice, as one of its 2024 Emerging Scholars who are making a mark in the academy.

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