In memoriam: Elizabeth McCormick  

July 24, 2023

LAW.COM — The University of Tulsa College of Law is mourning the death of Professor Elizabeth “Betsy” McCormick—known her her work with immigration law—who died on July 7.

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In memoriam: Dan Givelber 

July 10, 2023

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY — Professor Emeritus Daniel Givelber, known as “Dean Dan” to the Northeastern Law community has died. Professor Givelber retired in 2014 from the law school after 45 years on the faculty. He served as dean of the law school from 1984 until 1993, and was interim dean during the 1998-1999 academic year.

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In memoriam: Steve Shiffrin

June 12, 2023

CORNELL LAW SCHOOL — Cornell Law School mourns the passing of Steve Shiffrin, the Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law, Emeritus, who died May 29 in Ithaca at the age of 82. A renowned legal scholar and advocate, Shiffrin was widely recognized for his contributions to the field of constitutional law, particularly the First

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In memoriam: Thomas Buergenthal

June 12, 2023

GW LAW — The GW Law community deeply mourns the loss of the Honorable Thomas “Tom” Buergenthal. He will be remembered not only as one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, an accomplished author, and professor but also for his significant impact on international human rights and GW Law. Buergenthal died on May 29

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In memoriam: Lizabeth Moody

May 31, 2023

TAMPA BAY TIMES — Moody, Lizabeth Ann passed away on May 19, 2023. Liz served as dean of Stetson University College of Law from 1994 until 1999.

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In memoriam: David M. Becker

May 23, 2023

THE SOURCE — David M. Becker, the Joseph H. Zumbalen Professor of the Law of Property Emeritus, died in St. Louis Monday, April 17, 2023. He was 87.

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In memoriam: Catharine Wells

May 15, 2023

BC LAW — Laughter and tears flowed in equal measure as BC Law Professor Catharine Wells’s daughter, niece, lifelong friends, faculty colleagues, and students remembered her loving ways, fast driving, generosity, sense of humor, intellectual acumen, and mentorship.

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In memoriam: Newton N. Minow

May 15, 2023

NORTHWESTERN NOW — Newton N. Minow, ’49, ’50 JD, ’65 H, Northwestern University alumnus, life trustee and Walter Annenberg Professor Emeritus at Northwestern, died Saturday, May 6, in his Chicago home. He was 97.

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In memoriam: Randall Robinson

April 24, 2023

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Randall Robinson, “human rights advocate, author, and law professor,” in the words of The HistoryMakers, died Friday morning at age 81, James Hudson, a colleague at TransAfrica, the Washington-based organization Robinson founded, told Journal-isms on Saturday.

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In memoriam: Benjamin B. Ferencz

April 17, 2023

CARDOZO LAW — Cardozo School of Law and Yeshiva University mourn the passage of Benjamin B. Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials and a deeply passionate supporter and friend of Cardozo Law School and its students, who died on April 7 at an assisted living facility in Boynton Beach, Fla. He was

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