Emory University School of Law presents a lecture by Sherrilyn Ifill, president & director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The event will be held Thursday, January 14, at 6 p.m. in Tull Auditorium at 1301 Clifton Road, Atlanta, 30322.
The Emory University Board of Trustees has named Leah Ward Sears 80L to their executive committee.
Two Emory Law teams competed in Regional competition, with one team going on to represent Southeast Region in National Moot Court Competition in New York City.
How should a panel of judges cast their votes in a case that raises more than one legal issue? In a case handed down Nov. 12, 2012, Hanover 3201 Realty, LLC v. Village Supermarkets, Inc., judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit relied on Emory Law Professor Jonathan Nash's work in "deciding how to decide."
Ten students from the International Humanitarian Law Clinic and Professor Laurie Blank left for Israel as part of an international IHL clinic exchange.
Former U.S. Marine and current 3L Sion New III, who served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, gives back to his fellow veterans as the student co-administrator of Emory Law's Volunteer Clinic for Veterans.
The clinic has handled 119 cases, which have resulted in $2.5 million in benefits awarded to its clients. So far, 79 Emory Law students and 51 lawyers have volunteered. Some of their victories have been life changing.
Emory Law hosted a panel discussion about The Ferguson Movement course, gathering the professors who are contributing for a look into their sections of the in-demand class.
Emory Law will host a regional section of the American Bar Association Law Student Division Arbitration Competition this weekend.
On October 29, Emory Alumni Association welcomed two new members, Paul McLarty 63C 66L and Cecil Wilson MD 57C 61M, to the ranks of Emory Medalists, recipients of the highest honor bestowed on alumni.
We are extremely proud of our Volunteer Clinic for Veterans, which was founded by two Emory Law students in 2013.
Each year, the Emory @ Work program includes a friendly, nationwide competition in support of the Law School Fund for Excellence. The 2015 campaign included 560 Emory Law alumni at 30 firms, who raised more than $256,000 to support our students, faculty, and vital programs at the law school.
Led by Mindy Goldstein, Turner Environmental Law Clinic students met with co-counsel to discuss litigation strategy for a case pending in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the NRC's new regulation known as the "Continued Storage Rule."
Emory Law has named Michael S. Kang the second recipient of the David J. Bederman Research Professorship. The professorship is awarded annually to recognize the outstanding contributions of a faculty member and offers a research leave to support continuing outstanding scholarly work.
Emory Law welcomes Katherine M. Koops as assistant director of its Center for Transactional Law and Practice.
When Charter Communications was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, Doody became its general counsel and spent years restructuring the company. When he tired of the constant traveling, he attended the French Culinary Institute, became accredited in the first two levels of the Court of Master Sommeliers program, and took over business affairs for Vineyard Brands importer.
Deborah Dinner and Martha A. Fineman, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, recently participated in talks exploring Fineman's pioneering scholarship on vulnerability theory held across the pond at the University of Birmingham and Leeds University.
Emory Law and the Pound Civil Justice Institute will sponsor a symposium Thursday, Oct. 15, on ¿The `War¿ on the Civil Justice System.¿
In a two-day workshop, Deborah Dinner, associate professor of law, will be joined by authorities in family and labor law, corporate law, welfare history, economics and policy who use the concepts of vulnerability and resilience to argue for a more responsive state.
The Emory Moot Court Society hosts the ninth annual Emory University School of Law Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition Friday, October 9, through Sunday, October 11.
Kate Lee's article, "CEQ's Draft Guidance on NEPA Climate Analyses: Potential Impacts on Climate Litigation," was recently published in Environmental Law Reporter.
Friday, Sept. 25, Emory Law hosted its annual Alumni Awards, where four alumni and one beloved professor received top honors. The awards ceremony was held at 7 p.m. in Tull Auditorium, Gambrell Hall at the law school.
The latest issue of Emory Lawyer magazine is now available online.
Emory Law closed its fiscal year on August 31, breaking all previous fundraising year-end totals. The school raised more than $7 million including three seven-figure gifts.
Aloke Chakravarty 97L spoke at this year's Welcome Week convocation about how Emory Law inspired him to make a difference.
Several Emory Law alumnae are scheduled speakers for the upcoming conference, "Women in Law: Making Rain, Climbing the Ladder and Forging Your Path." The half-day seminar, sponsored by the Daily Report, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The Atlanta Bar Association commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act with an historic conversation and panel discussion featuring five prominent attorneys who share an interest in voting rights cases, including Georgia's attorney general, Sam Olens 83L.
The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University has received a $1 million gift to expand training and scholarship in religious freedom
Mary L. Dudziak, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law and Director of the Project on War and Security in Law, Culture and Society will hold the Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance at the Library of Congress this fall.
During July, students from Beijing Normal University are attending a series of lectures at Emory Law as part of a partnership with the Chinese law school.
Turner Environmental Law Clinic is advocating on behalf of multiple organizations to support sustainable agriculture initiatives.
On June 29, 2015, the Supreme Court held in Michigan v. EPA that EPA unlawfully delayed consideration of the costs of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. According to the five-justice, conservative majority, the phrase "appropriate and necessary" required EPA to consider costs at the initial phase of the regulatory process, when it was deciding whether to regulate hazardous power plant emissions, and not later on, once it had already decided such regulation was warranted.
Emory Law announces the creation of a new LLM specialization in law and development to address the increasing global demand for lawyers who understand development issues, particularly economic development.
The recent decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie was only surprising because it took so long. The facts of the case are simple: Samantha Elauf is a practicing Muslim woman who wears a headscarf in accordance with her religious beliefs. She applied for a job at Abercrombie, which had a strict employee dress code that included no "caps."
On June 1, 2015, the Supreme Court decided that negligence cannot sustain a conviction under the federal threats statute, 18 U.S.C. section 875(c). Elonis v. United States was the Supreme Court's first interpretation of section 875(c)'s mental state requirement; most of the federal circuits had addressed this question years earlier, and all but two reached a contrary conclusion about the sufficiency of negligence as a state of mind.
Ideas, frustrations, inspiration, and understanding were exchanged when four Supreme Court justices from the Republic of Mozambique visited Emory Law on June 11.
Rita A. Sheffey, assistant dean for public service at the Emory University School of Law, was installed as president-elect of the 47,000-member State Bar of Georgia on June 20 during the organization's Annual Meeting.
Emory Law's Turner Environmental Law Clinic is challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulation (the "Continued Storage Rule") that addresses nuclear waste storage.
The Emory Law Journal's latest issue assesses the future of marriage law in the specific context of whether polygamy is constitutionally protected.
John Witte, Jr. will spend the fall 2015 semester at the Library of Congress to research his new book series.
"Best College Values" recently named Emory University's Alumni Association among the Top 50 Most Powerful Alumni Networks.
UnitedLex has announced an innovative "legal residency" program with Emory Law and three other top U. S. law schools.
Three hundred ninety-one students received diplomas in Emory Law's diploma ceremony today.
Rita Sheffey, Emory Law's assistant dean for public service, received the Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award from Georgia State University College of Law last night. The award is given each year to a Georgia attorney whose accomplishments reflect selfless public service.
John Dowd 65L gave his record of one of baseball's biggest scandals to Emory Law, and a related exhibit will run from July 1-30.
A delegation of law professors from URAL State University in Yekaterinburg, Russia, will attend Emory Law's spring session of the Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques program, a learn-by-doing program required of all second-year law students.
Laura Rodriguez 15L has been appointed as one of 25 Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows for the 2015 class.
Team Viapore, a TI:GER team consisting of an Emory Law student and Georgia Tech MBA and PhD students, won the April TiE Atlanta Young Entrepreneurs University Competition with their medical device for spinal implants.
Jeni Lamb 16L, a student working with the Turner Environmental Law Clinic, presented her proposals to revise the Fulton County (Georgia) zoning ordinance to permit and promote urban agriculture.
Emory Law received a $1.5 million donation to help establish a John Lewis Chair in Civil Rights and Social Justice.
Matt McCoyd 93L, long-time Emory Trial Techniques instructor, has been appointed to serve as a judge with the DeKalb County Magistrate Court. "I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the citizens of DeKalb County in this position," McCoyd said, noting that he plans to continue teaching at Emory Law.
Emory University School of Law authors played a significant role in the second edition of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, which was officially published by Elsevier on April 2.
On the heels of impressive regional wins, Emory Law's Transactional Law Program Negotiation Team recently won Best Draft, Semi-Finalist and National Champion honors (Seller's side) at the 2015 National Transactional LawMeet.
Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, recently launched a new scholarly website/blog
Emory University School of Law won an international law and religion moot court competition in Venice, Italy, prevailing over 14 teams from four continents.
Monday, April 20, Emory University School of Law will host its second annual Diversity Speaker Series panel discussion.
Daniel Marti 99L was unanimously confirmed as U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator by the Senate on March 9.
The Emory Law Journal will host a one-day symposium on labor law on Friday, April 10 at the law school.
Five enterprising students and their implantable device for pets won first place at the 2015 Georgia Tech Startup Competition. The first-year TI:GER® team beat out 11 other finalists with their pitch for a device that will monitor and, ultimately, regulate blood glucose levels in cats and dogs.
The Emory Law Black Law Students Association mock trial team recently scored a second-place trophy at the National BLSA Thurgood Marshal Mock Trial Competition.
Emory Law has once again been ranked 19th in U.S. News & World Report's assessment of U.S. law schools
General John F. Kelly, Commander of the U. S. Southern Command, visited Emory University School of Law to offer insight on the role of law in military and security operations.
Emory University School of Law has introduced a new law review to explore the relationship between the corporation and its stakeholders in the United States and abroad.
In February, Emory Law observed its annual Wellness Week, featuring activities to introduce students to methods of self-care that will help them stay below their thresholds of stress and anxiety.
Leia Clement 15L has been named the 2015 Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student for the 11th Circuit by the American College of Bankruptcy. The award includes a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend the college's annual meeting and induction ceremony on March 13-14.
Emory Law's Transactional Law program negotiation teams won "best negotiator" titles in regional competitions.
The Turner Environmental Law Clinic and GreenLaw hosted noted toxic tort attorney Jan Schlictmann and environmental attorney Rick Kuykendall on February 10, 2015.
Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, visited Emory Law Thursday, February 5.
EPIC recognized the dedication to public service of three exemplary leaders at its 19th annual Inspiration Awards ceremony
In a lecture on international criminal justice, Ben Ferencz recounted his part in what he called the biggest murder trial in history.
Emory Law Professor William J. Carney and his wife, Jane, have created a challenge grant of $1 million to benefit the law school¿s Center for Transactional Law and Practice.
The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University is launching a new book series on law and Christianity.
Emory Law's legal clinics and externship programs engage students in all aspects of the legal process.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Walter E. Jospin as regional director of its Atlanta office, where he will oversee enforcement and examinations in a region covering five states.
Rita Sheffey has been named Emory Law's assistant dean for public service.