Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese publishes paper on ‘soft law’ governance of environmental standards
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In a new peer-reviewed paper, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science Cary Coglianese offers an in-depth analysis of soft law governance of environmental quality, concluding that while it holds much appeal, decision makers should also be aware of its limitations.
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SAMFORD CUMBERLAND LAW — Despite hurdles caused by COVID-19, Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law has successfully launching four real-world legal clinics for its students during the 2020-21 academic year.
Read More about Samford Cumberland Law launched several clinics during the pandemicAmerican Law Institute approves restatement of American Indian Law from Michigan State University Law professors Matthew L.M. Fletcher and Wenona T. Singel
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — ALI members voted today at The American Law Institute’s Annual Meeting to unanimously approve Restatement of the Law, The Law of American Indians. This is the first Restatement on this important area of law. The project Reporters are Matthew L.M. Fletcher and Wenona T. Singel, both of Michigan State University College of…
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NEBRASKA TODAY — Law students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have a unique opportunity to serve the community’s most vulnerable, while getting real-time court experience.
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NORTHEASTERN LAW — Un(Re)Solved, an unprecedented multi-platform investigation of civil rights era cold case murders, produced by the PBS investigative series, FRONTLINE, in collaboration with Northeastern Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, will receive its world premier at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
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NORTHWESTERN NEWS — Northwestern Professor of Law Erin Delaney and Northwestern Assistant Professor of Sociology Beth Redbird will join forces to study the power processes that have shaped tribal constitutions with the support of an almost $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The initiative will result in one of the largest collections of tribal…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Nereida Lopez and Emily Mollinedo, members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2021, have been awarded Thomas L. Shaffer Fellowships.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the Reinvestment Fund have released “An ‘All-Out’ Effort to Achieve Desegregation and Equality of Opportunity: Assessment of Fair Housing 2.0.,” a pathbreaking research brief that proposes the use of fair housing law to work toward the end of segregation.
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STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — McClure recognized that small business owners often face limited resources—even in the best of times. And legal fees can be prohibitive. Through the new pro bono project, Stanford Law students are helping under-resourced and underrepresented businesses and entrepreneurs to navigate complex legal questions—COVID-19-related and beyond.
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CNBC — Emily Benfer, a visiting law professor at Wake Forest University, has put together a spreadsheet of those local policies. New York, for example, has extended its eviction moratorium until September.
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