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Senate Panel Advances Law Professor’s Bid for Federal Appellate Judgeship

University of California-Berkeley professor Goodwin Liu, who is President Barack Obama’s pick for a San Francisco-based appeals court, survived his first Senate test Thursday but still faces strong Republican opposition.

May 13, 2010

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Louisiana Senate Bill Could Hobble State’s Law School Clinics

Law clinics at universities across Louisiana fear State Sen. Robert Adley’s proposal could force them to close, leaving impoverished clients without free legal services in cases ranging from child support to water pollution. Adley said he’s heard those concerns and plans to put limits on the legislation.

May 10, 2010

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Supreme Court Nominee’s Rapid Ascent Tied Largely to Career in Academe

Elena Kagan’s reputation for bringing together liberals and conservatives on Harvard’s notoriously fractious law school faculty appears to hold the key to her rapid rise. She could one day play a similar role on an ideologically divided Supreme Court.

May 10, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Tennessee Law Students Wrap Up First Year of Innocence Clinic

University of Tennessee law students have completed their first year of a clinical program designed to explore the provable innocence claims of inmates and help set them free.

May 9, 2010

African-American

Black Scholar Denied Pa. Law License In 1847 Admitted to State Bar

As a scholar, poet and abolitionist, George B. Vashon broke barriers in the 1800s: he was the first Black to graduate from Oberlin College, the first Black lawyer in New York state and the first Black professor at Howard University.

May 4, 2010

African-American

Southern Picks Mason as Its New System President

The Southern University System chose its new president Friday, selecting Ronald Mason Jr., who has been the leader of Jackson State University in Mississippi.

May 2, 2010

African-American

Tribute: Dorothy Irene Height – 1912-2010

The news of Dorothy Height’s passing, which was not unexpected, caused many to pause and mourn the loss of a national treasure but only briefly. For if ever there was a life to be celebrated, it was the life that was lived by Height.

April 27, 2010

Students

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Appoints New Leader

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced Monday the appointment of Johnny C. Taylor as president and CEO of the scholarship and institutional support organization.

April 26, 2010

African-American

Dorothy Height, Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 98

Dorothy Height, the leading female voice of the 1960s civil rights movement and a participant in historic marches with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, died Tuesday.

April 20, 2010

African-American

Harvard Professor Ogletree: Sharpton is Obama’s Link to the Streets

The Rev. Al Sharpton is a “lightning rod” for President Barack Obama on inner-city streets, Obama’s former Harvard mentor and friend Charles Ogletree said Saturday at a forum in Harlem.

April 19, 2010

African-American

Fisk Seeks Trial to Pursue Sale of Artwork

Fisk University has filed a motion seeking a trial date in its quest to sell some of the artwork from its Stieglitz collection.

April 7, 2010

STEM

Justice Center Trains Future Lawyers, Seeks Criminal Justice Reform

David A. Singleton believes that taking the long view in advocating for progressive change in the criminal justice system starts with the basics: legal education.

March 31, 2010