Emory Law School has named Vice Dean Robert B. Ahdieh the K.H. Gyr Professor of Private International Law for outstanding achievement in scholarship and teaching in international law.
John Witte Jr. has been named Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law.
Emory Law alumnus Christian Miele 14L was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, Legislative District 8, on Nov. 4. He was the top vote-getter in a closely contested race with six candidates, including two incumbents, running for the district's three House seats. Miele received 20,164 votes, or 19.4 percent of the total votes cast, in an election where each voter may vote for no more than three candidates. He will be sworn into office Jan. 14.
On this Veterans Day, I join the entire Emory Law community in honoring our members of the military. We are deeply grateful for their sacrifice that secures for all of us the protections of the rule of law.
Lauren Stadalius 15L, director-in-chief of the Emory Law Mock Trial Society, won second place and a $1,000 cash prize at the 2014 Law Student Closing Argument Competition hosted by the Keenan's Kids Kid Foundation. The competition was held Nov. 8 at the Keenan Law Firm Courtroom in Atlanta.
The Supreme Court of Georgia held a special session of oral arguments at Emory University School of Law on November 7.
The Emory Law Mock Trial team advanced to the final two rounds of the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law regional Trial Advocacy Competition in Miami.
The Fulton County (Atlanta) Daily Report featured a winning decision in the case of an Emory Law Juvenile Defender Clinic client.
The Emory Law Mock Trial Team has scored early achievements in regional competitions.
The Volunteer Clinic for Veterans has received the Law Group Excellence in Award to Justice award from the Pro Bono Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
Emory Law has announced the establishment of the David J. Bederman Research Professorship and its first recipient, Jonathan Nash.
Emory experts provided insights into the legal ramifications of potential medical emergencies
It's probably not a book that a young man could write, and that is to its credit. The volume is boldly titled What Is an American Muslim? Embracing Faith and Citizenship, and the "old soul" behind it is Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, associate professor in Emory College, and senior fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion.
An important part of preparedness for public health emergencies is legal preparedness.
Turner Environmental Law Clinic students, Jennifer Lamb and Michael Arwood, presented the Atlanta Public School Board with a toolkit they prepared on behalf of Georgia Organics and Atlanta Farm to Schoo
The Supreme Court's decision to decline to hear the marriage equality cases was quite surprising.
Audra Savage, an LLM student, won first place in the Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition, hosted by the Washington, D.C., chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the International Center for Law and Religion Studies.
Emory Law Professor Michael Perry predicted discord would result from the U. S. Supreme Court's opinion on a 2013 same-sex marriage case.
While there has been undeniable progress for women in many areas of law, some, such as reproductive rights and their relationship to pay equity, are still at issue.
Mary L. Dudziak works to answer how political restraints on war have atrophied over time in her upcoming book.
Professor John Witte, Jr. contends that polygamy laws will likely become the next hot legal topic.
Emory Law alumnus Linus Chen 08L, an attorney with the U.S. Department of the Interior, and David M. Moore, an adjunct professor at Emory Law, both wrote articles for the August 2014 ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources Endangered Species Committee newsletter.
When Sue McAvoy retires later this summer, the legacy of her 20-year career will be its immense impact on the public interest community in Atlanta and throughout the country. Eighteen years ago, she started the Emory Public Interest Committee Inspiration Awards, which celebrate lawyers who do extraordinary work. The event raises funds to underwrite summer public interest jobs for up to 50 law students annually.
In August, three Emory Law graduates were named among the Daily Report's annual list of 40 under 40 "Rising Stars" for 2014. They are Christina Graham 02L, Amna Shirazi 12L and Paul Vranicar 06L.
Emory Law alumnus Judge William O'Kelley 51C 53L will receive the university's highest alumni honor, the Emory Medal, Oct. 7. Medalists are honored for distinguished service to the university, extraordinary public service, or high achievement in their field, the professions or the arts. The medal was first awarded in 1946 and is given to one to three recipients annually.
Emory Law Professors Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im and William Buzbee will discuss their recently published books at this year's AJC Decatur Book Festival, held Aug. 29-31.
Emory Law Turner Environmental Law Clinic students worked with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) to prepare comprehensive comments on the draft Produce Rule itself and on the requisite environmental analysis.
Emory Law offers a new concentration in its juris master program through a partnership with the Emory Global Health Institute.
In this "live client clinic," students take part in all aspects of civil litigation.
Executive, judicial and legislative branches are trying to untangle the web of technological innovation.
Emory Lawyer is published twice annually by Emory University School of Law.
Members of the Emory Law faculty provide their analyses of the Supreme Court's 2014 term decisions.
Emory Law Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im argues that Islam is protected by the establishment clause like all other religions.
Emory Law professor Paul Zwier advises to take actual conditions into account when establishing a rule of law.
Teemu Ruskola's latest book, Legal Orientalism: China, The United States, and Modern Law, is a comparative study about ideas of law.
Emory Law Professor Barbara Bennett Woodhouse viewed challenges to the Affordable Care Act in terms of harm to children.
Emory University School of Law's Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution has established an apprenticeship program.
Emory Law's Fourth Biennial Conference on Teaching Transactional Law and Skills is June 6-7.
Emory Law awarded diplomas to 319 graduates in May 2014.
Emory Law's Abdullahi An-Na'im has been named the 2014 recipient of the University Scholar Teacher Award.
SEC Commissioner Aguilar 85L speaks at Emory Law April 21.
Emory Law will begin offering a JM degree concentration specifically for global health professionals.
Emory Law's Transactional Law Program Negotiation Team won 'best draft' at National LawMeets® Competition
Emory Law and Georgia Tech TI:GER students scored sixth place win in international competition.
Emory Law students dominated at regional and national tourneys.
Fatou Bensouda, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, will speak at Emory Law on April 9, 2014.
CheckDroid from the Georgia Tech/ Emory Law TI:GER program won the Startup Madness competition at North Carolina State University.
Emory Law notes with sadness the passing of Randolph W. Thrower 34C 36L 84H on March 8, 2014.
Emory Law ranks No. 19 in U. S. News & World Reports 2015 rankings.
TI:GER team LymphaTech was selected as a semifinalist in the 2014 New Venture Championship.
Turner Environmental Law Clinic students filed on behalf of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
Laurie Blank, director of the International Humanitarian Law Clinic, testified on armed drones before the Dutch Parliament.
Emory Law students win the 7th Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition.
The first in a new series of conversations about diversity in the legal profession was held at Emory Law on Jan. 27.
Ledbetter will present the keynote address at the annual Legal Association for Women Students conference titled, "Will Leaning In Shatter the Glass Ceiling?"