Integrity, generosity, grit and joy were the guiding themes of Dean Melanie Leslie’s welcome to the Class of 2022 for their first day of orientation.
Dean of Admissions David Martinidez kicked off the day in the newly renovated Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, highlighting the accomplishments and diversity of the 313 students in the incoming Fall and May-entering J.D. class.
Professor Kate Shaw appeared on Good Morning America September 30 to talk about the possible impeachment of President Trump, saying, "The whistleblower complaint this week is the beginning of a process. And the Democrats on the Hill are going to want access to information and to testimony...they're going to be pretty focused on what they ask for. And I think we're all going to be watching closely to see what the White House does."
The American Civil Liberties Union, along with co-counsel Professor Alex Reinert and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, filed a lawsuit in Arizona federal court on October 3 seeking damages on behalf of thousands of traumatized children and parents who were forcibly torn from each other under the Trump administration’s illegal practice of separating families at the border. The case, A.I.I.L. v. Sessions, alleges violations of the Fourth and Fifth amendments against the defendants.
Professor Chris Buccafusco was quoted in Yahoo Finance, in an article focusing on Nike's patent infringement lawsuit against Skechers.
Professor Michelle Adams' review, titled "The Integration Success Stories," analyzes Rucker C. Johnson's new book "Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works."
"If we already had data as long ago as the 1960s to support the benefits of integration, what does Johnson add that’s new?" Adams writes.