Law School News
for March, 2008
March 28, 2008
Assoc. Professor Myron Orfield, executive director of the Law School's Inst. on Race & Poverty, participated as an expert source for a documentary series to be aired on Twin Cities Public Television beginning Apr. 6.
March 26, 2008
Dean John Hutson of the Franklin Pierce Law Center will address the impact of the "Global War on Terror" on the Rule of Law and Human Rights.
March 25, 2008
Law School alumnus Ronald J. Schutz ('81) has been appointed chair of the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
March 25, 2008
Gerken, a leading expert on election law, the democratic process, and the relationship between diversity and democracy will deliver the William B. Lockhart lecture March 25th.
March 20, 2008
Professor Stephen Befort has been elected to the Labor Law Group, an association of approximately 40 leading law academicians from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel.
March 18, 2008
Starting in the fall, students interested in the Law School's Semester Exchange Programs will have an additional institution to consider as Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, joins the program.
March 17, 2008
Registration is available online for Super CLE XXVIII week. Six faculty-taught courses will be offered March 17-22, for a possible 36.25 CLE credits.
March 13, 2008
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law has chosen David Weissbrodt to receive its Stefan A. Riesenfeld Memorial Award for his committment to international law.
March 13, 2008
On March 13, Jim Dorsey and Nicole Moen, Fredrickson & Byron, will describe their experiences as legal reps of a Guantanamo Bay detainee. The Public Interest Law Students Assoc. and MJF are co-sponsors.
March 10, 2008
Professor Ruth Okediji, who joined the Law School in the 2002-2003 academic year, has been elected to the American Law Institute. She teaches intellectual property, contracts, employment law, and international trade.
March 8, 2008
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March 7, 2008
T.O.R.T. presents Robin Hood, Esq. the 6th Annual Law School Musical, March 7-8 at Pantages Theatre, Mpls. Robin Hood, Esq. is the tale of one law student's transformation from jerk to champion of justice.
March 4, 2008
Detroit Mercy School of Law took top honors in the Wm. E. McGee Nat'l Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, which concluded on Sat. Forty Teams from 26 law schools across the country competed in the annual event.
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