University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law professor Robert Steinbuch re-appointed to state FOIA task force

September 13, 2021

WILLIAM H. BOWEN SCHOOL OF LAW — Robert Steinbuch, a professor of law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law, will serve another term on Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act Task Force.

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UC Berkeley Law provides legal support for Afghan refugees

September 13, 2021

THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN — As terror in Afghanistan continues to sweep the streets and more Afghans seek refuge, UC Berkeley School of Law has established a legal support system aiming to help the rising humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

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UC Berkeley Law joins Weil Legal Innovators Program

September 13, 2021

BERKELEY LAW –Berkeley Law recently became the first West Coast law school to take part in the program, joining Harvard and Michigan as new partners this year. Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, New York University, and Penn are the other schools involved.

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UCLA Law clinic supports Yurok Tribe effort to access culturally important species

September 13, 2021

UCLA LAW — This spring, three UCLA School of Law students contributed to a longstanding Yurok Tribe effort to expand members’ access to traditional food systems along the Klamath River. The students were enrolled in two UCLA Law clinics, the Tribal Legal Development Clinic and the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic, led by Lauren van

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Campbell Law clinic supports student athletes

September 13, 2021

THE NATIONAL JURIST – For most of its existence, the NCAA didn’t allow student athletes to profit from their athletic prowess when they were represented in other media. That has since changed, and an athlete’s name, image and likeness (NIL) can now be used for commercial purposes, with the profit going back to the student. Understandably,

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Florida State University Law student Catherine Awasthi named Outstanding Law Student by Florida Bar Animal Law Section

September 13, 2021

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Congratulations to third-year student Catherine Awasthi, who recently received The Florida Bar Animal Law Section’s Outstanding Law Student Award! The award recognizes law students at Florida law schools who have made significant contributions to animal welfare and education.

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Georgia State University Law Professor Lisa Bliss discusses the clinical learning experience

September 13, 2021

GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Clinical Professor Lisa Radtke Bliss makes an impact on hundreds of students each year as associate dean of Experiential Education and Clinical Programs at Georgia State College of Law, but her role in educating the next generation of lawyers can be attributed to a serendipitous opportunity that occurred while she was

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NYU Law Housing Rights Clinic students defend clients virtually

September 9, 2021

REUTERS — Javier’s trial clarified to me what had been in doubt across the legal field: that we could effectively center clients in a remote-working scenario. We can teach law students how to engage with clients and meet their legal needs through all available tools and technologies. With the participation of other stakeholders like courts and

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Notre Dame Law professor Carter Snead quoted in US Court of Appeals decision

September 9, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL —   Notre Dame Law Professor O. Carter Snead was quoted last week in a major decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a case upholding a Texas ban on a second-trimester abortion procedure.

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Penn Law joins coalition of law schools addressing the evictions crisis

September 9, 2021

PENN LAW — Forty-four law school deans across the country, including University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Dean and Bernard T. Segal Professor of Law Ted Ruger, have answered U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s call to the legal community to help “address the looming housing and evictions crisis” following the Supreme Court’s recent rejection of the

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