University of Utah Law faculty and students launch Great Salt Lake Project for conservation efforts

January 29, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law has launched the Great Salt Lake Project (GSL Project)—a new initiative analyzing legal pathways to address the critical environmental challenges facing the Great Salt Lake. 

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University of Utah Law professor Jensie Anderson discusses Post-Conviction Clinic

January 29, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW –Though she earned a bachelor’s of fine arts degree in theater performance from the University of Utah and spent five years pursuing acting in Houston and New York City before beginning law school, Professor Jensie Anderson hadn’t set foot on stage for nearly 30 years. That changed in fall

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University of Utah Law hosts Law and Biomedicine Colloquium

January 29, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Join the Center for Law and Biomedical Sciences (LABS) at the S.J. Quinney College of Law for the Law and Biomedicine Colloquium, which offers semi-weekly seminar-style discussions of health law. 

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Southwestern Law professor Melissa Murray to give lecture on democracy and reproductive health

January 29, 2024

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Southwestern Law School is proud to announce the 2024 Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Annual Lecture, featuring the distinguished legal scholar, Professor Melissa Murray of NYU School of Law.

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Vanderbilt Law First Amendment Clinic helps client access police misconduct records

January 29, 2024

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Vanderbilt Law School’s Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic, in collaboration with the Baltimore Action Legal Team(BALT), represented their client, a Maryland resident who requested the disciplinary records of a Montgomery County police officer, in a hearing before the Montgomery County Circuit Court. 

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University of Washington Law hosts Washington Supreme Court

January 29, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW — On Jan. 17 and 18, 2024, Washington Supreme Court justices, clerks and court staff visited with faculty and students from across the University of Washington (including the Tacoma and Bothell campuses), attending classes as well as information sessions.

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Florida and California bar associations clarify ethics rules around use of artificial intelligence

January 29, 2024

REUTERS — The Florida Bar on Friday provided lawyers with some clarity, opens new tab on how they can use artificial intelligence without running afoul of ethics rules, following a similar move by the California Bar in November.

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University at Buffalo Law professor Mark Bartholomew authors article on the rights of the deceased and artificial intelligence

January 29, 2024

UB NOW — The rise of artificial intelligence, with its ability to easily bring dead celebrities — such as actor Jimmy Stewart — and others back to life in ways nearly identical to their living presence is blurring the line between the living and the dead.

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Penn Carey Law professor Cary Coglianese authors article on regulating of artificial intelligence

January 29, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — At The Regulatory Review, Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, explores the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing that regulators must be agile, flexible, and vigilant to address differences in machine-learning algorithms.

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US House higher education priorities focus on cost and accountability

January 29, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — he wide-ranging College Cost Reduction Act suggests there’s an emerging bipartisan consensus on what needs fixing in higher education.

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