California State Commission votes against new law school at UC Irvine | By Amit Agarwal |
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Based on an analysis that the state has sufficient law schools to meet its demand for attorneys, the California Postsecondary Education Commission has voted against plans to build a new law school at UC Irvine. However, since the University of California Regents has already approved the law sc...
URL: http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1625631.php
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“Women in the Law: Voices of Success” | By Amy E. Wong |
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US Attorneys’ Firing | By Roshan Tolani |
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“The Future of Environmental Protection” Brings Vice President Al Gore, Leading Academics, Government Officials, Practitioners, and Students to GW Law | By Amy E. Wong |
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My hero, former vice president Al Gore, paid a trip to George Washington University to close its "Future of Environmental Protection" conference on March 19. He spent an hour discussing the science, policies, and laws related to global climate change and energy consumption. Lucky ducks!E...
URL: http://www.law.gwu.edu/News/News+Stories/2007+NAELS+News+Brief.htm
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Emerging lawyers find LexisNexis handy research tool | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Is judges’ reliance on law reviews on the wane? | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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What could possibly warrant a description such as this? ▪ “Useless blather puffed up with self-indulgence.” ▪ “Like drunkards use lampposts: more for support than for illumination.”No, we aren’t talking about some persona non grata. We’re talking...
URL: http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=1825
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Environmental Law Distinguished Lecturer from UC-Berkeley to Cover Climate Change | By Amy E. Wong |
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Dan Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law at UC-Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, will deliver a lecture on climate change and environmental law at Florida State College of Law on Wednesday, March 28, at 3:00 p.m.Farber is a distinguished professor who previously taught at the University of Minnesota L...
URL: http://www.law.fsu.edu/events/documents/enrichment.pdf
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HLS debates over Congress’ role in military decisions | By Roshan Tolani |
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On the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, the debate over the ongoing war has forced political parties to make their policies public. This Thursday, Congress will vote on the Democratic bill, which proposes the withdrawal of U.S. troops by September 2008. President Bush’s recent comment...
URL: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=517794
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Realities of Being In-House | By Amy E. Wong |
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Six attorneys recently made a visit to their alma mater, University of Southern Califoria (USC) School of Law, to speak to students about the realities of working in-house. In their tell-all, the good perks seemed to outweigh both the bad and the ugly drawbacks—that is, if you’re t...
URL: http://law.usc.edu/news/article.cfm?newsID=413
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Lecture to Focus on Habeas Corpus on March 27 | By Amy E. Wong |
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The Oklahoma City University School of Law will a host a free lecture focusing on habeas corpus, executive detention, and court access for enemy combatants in the Homsey Family Moot Courtroom on Tuesday, March 27 at 5 p.m.The guest speaker will be Jonathan Hafetz, litigation director of the Liberty ...
URL: http://law.usc.edu/news/article.cfm?newsID=413
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