Penn State Law professor Mark Storslee begins clerkship at US Supreme Court
PENN STATE LAW — For many constitutional law experts, working at the U.S. Supreme Court is a dream—a place where the most important and contentious legal issues of the day are decided. That dream is now a reality for Dr. Mark Storslee, assistant professor of law at Penn State Law in University Park, who is working…
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THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL — There is a new journal in town, a premier scholarly publication dedicated to all aspects of admiralty and maritime law in the United States.
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UW LAW SCHOOL — In response to the rising need for eviction defense, the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Economic Justice Institute (EJI) was awarded funding to provide dedicated legal assistance for eviction services. EJI oversees five other civil, anti-poverty clinical programs and will house the new Eviction Defense Clinic.
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law launches Eviction Defense ClinicEqual Justice Works releases statement on the Supreme Court decision to block the CDC eviction moratorium
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s order extending the federal eviction moratorium. The ban was a two-month order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that covered areas of the country experiencing high levels of community transmission of COVID-19.
Read More about Equal Justice Works releases statement on the Supreme Court decision to block the CDC eviction moratoriumLaw firms change hiring approach amid spike in demand
BLOOMBERG LAW — Conservative entry-level hiring practices that bolstered Big Law firms after the Great Recession constrain them now as they struggle to find associates for the mountains of work after pandemic shutdowns.
Read More about Law firms change hiring approach amid spike in demandAdams and Reese law firm partners with Street Law to improve access to legal education in Alabama
ADAMS AND REESE LLP — Adams and Reese is pleased to announce that it has entered a partnership with Street Law, Inc., to bring the first Legal Diversity Pipeline program to Alabama. Through this program — designed to encourage the pursuit of legal careers by young people from groups that are currently underrepresented in the legal…
Read More about Adams and Reese law firm partners with Street Law to improve access to legal education in AlabamaStanford Law professor Erik Jensen discusses the future of Legal Education in Afghanistan
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — What is the legacy of the American invasion of Afghanistan, twenty years on? For Erik Jensen, faculty director of Stanford Law School’s Rule of Law Program (ROLP), who helped launch the Afghanistan Legal Education Project(ALEP) in 2007 as a student-driven initiative in ROLP, the answer for him is simple: legal education.
Read More about Stanford Law professor Erik Jensen discusses the future of Legal Education in AfghanistanFormer University of Arkansas dean Cynthia Nance shares path to law and support for the next generation of law students
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — “Cyndi is a remarkable person, let me just say that upfront. I’ll take some credit for recognizing that early on and providing a foothold for her,” said Shields, who is now the Chancellor at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. “But her success is a result of her personal character, her talent, her…
Read More about Former University of Arkansas dean Cynthia Nance shares path to law and support for the next generation of law studentsCase Western Reserve Law students to brief case before Supreme Court of Ohio
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Students who begin their semester in the Appellate Litigation Clinic this fall will have an opportunity few practicing attorneys ever do: they will brief a case to the Supreme Court of Ohio, which last week accepted the clinic’s petition for discretionary review in an important case involving a…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law students to brief case before Supreme Court of OhioUIC Law Professor Allison Bethel named co-chair elect of AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
UIC LAW — Clinical Professor Allison K. Bethel, director of John Marshall’s Fair Housing Legal Support Center & Clinic has become co-chair elect of The Association of American Law School’s Section of Clinical Legal Education. Her co-chair is UCLA Law Professor Scott L. Cummings.
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