Gift to Vanderbilt Law to support research on women in the law

December 17, 2024

CANDID — Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville has announced a $10 million gift from alumna Sara J. Finley (’85) to advance the school’s leadership in the study of how law, regulation, and policy impact equality, equity, and opportunity for women.

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Vanderbilt Law hosts conference on bypassing climate polarization

December 17, 2024

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In October, experts on climate change hailing from backgrounds in law and policy to business and media gathered at Vanderbilt Law School for the Bypassing Climate Polarization Conference, a two-day summit to address ways to engage the center-right on climate change.

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Vermont Law and Graduate School welcomes four fellows focused on animal issues

December 17, 2024

VERMONT PUBLIC — For decades, Vermont Law and Graduate School has taught courses on animal rights and welfare. In 2021, the school officially launched the Animal Law and Policy Institute.

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University of Virginia Law professor Ashley Deeks recognized for national security law scholarship

December 17, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Virginia School of Law professor Ashley Deeks has been awarded the 2024 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship for her article “(Sub-)Delegating National Security Powers.”

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A look at the he he University of Virginia Law Externship Program

December 17, 2024

UVA LAW — Across the country and closer to home, University of Virginia School of Law students are learning by doing: engaging in real-world, public-service law work and making connections with practicing attorneys through externships.

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University of Washington Law celebrates 125th anniversary

December 17, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MAGAZINE — As we celebrate the UW School of Law’s 125th anniversary, I look confidently toward our next 125 years, prepared to meet the modern challenges of legal education and access to justice as we continue to foster positive change in the legal profession in Washington and around the world.

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A profile on Washington and Lee Law professor Karen Woody

December 17, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Professor Karen Woody, an expert in securities law, financial regulation, and white-collar crime, has used the podcast format to advance teaching and research.

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Yale Law Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic represents clients in antiunion contract interference case

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Today, Communication Workers of America Local 1298 (CWA) filed suit in Connecticut Superior Court against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to halt its interference in CWA’s collective bargaining agreement with Frontier Communications. 

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Yale Law clinic files petition in California highway construction case

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — On Nov. 15, Friends of Calwa Inc. and Fresno Building Healthy Communities — community organizations that advocate for the health and well-being of South Fresno, California residents — submitted a petition for a writ of mandate to the California Court of Appeals asking for the appellate court’s immediate intervention in a complex legal saga that

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Yale Law hosts conference on technology’s impact on government transparency and accountability

December 17, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Access and Accountability Conference (AAC), hosted by the Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic and the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression at Yale Law School, convened in New Haven Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, 2024, to take up pressing challenges to government accountability posed by technological advances and the rise of social media. (The

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