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Fall 2024

Theory in Practice

At the Center of a Supreme Court Case

William Baude’s Interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment in Trump v. Anderson Made Headlines—And He Stands by His Argument

William Baude, Harry Kalven Jr. Professor of Law, made international headlines earlier this year when a law review article he coauthored provided a basis for Colorado to argue in Trump v. Anderson...

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AI and the Law

Our faculty are at the forefront of exploring the uncharted legal frontiers of artificial intelligence.

A decade ago, Anthony Casey began researching how artificial intelligence could change the law. At the time, AI technology was nascent but promising, with companies like Google doling out millions of...

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Asked & Answered

Regina Merson, ’07

Founder and owner of Reina Rebelde makeup brand

Regina Merson, ’07, has had an unusual and interesting career journey from practicing corporate and bankruptcy law to founding a growing makeup brand inspired by her Mexican heritage. Merson’s success...

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Message from the Dean

The technologies that once seemed confined to science fiction have become reality, and our faculty are at the forefront of investigating their legal implications.

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Farah Peterson Wins Pushcart Prize for Essay

Professor Farah Peterson was awarded the prestigious Pushcart Prize for her essay, “Alone with Kindred,” which first appeared in the Threepenny Review last year. Established in 1976, the Pushcart...

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Alison LaCroix Explores Forgotten Constitutional Era in New Book

In her latest book, The Interbellum Constitution: Union, Commerce, and Slavery in the Age of Federalisms, Alison LaCroix, a distinguished legal historian and the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law...

The Law School welcomes three new faculty members

In the Sports Arena

Six alumni share their unique career paths practicing law in the sports industry.

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Law School Students Help Achieve Three Significant Victories for Exoneration Clinic

The Law School’s Exoneration Project marked three significant victories this spring. Working closely with faculty, law students helped secure relief for three individuals who were wrongfully convicted...

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Clinic Helps Secure US Supreme Court Win for Client Claiming Wrongful Placement on No Fly List

The Law School’s Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic, working alongside Jenner & Block attorneys and lawyers from the CAIR Legal Defense Fund, helped secure a legal victory before the US...

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Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics Celebrates Ten-Year Milestone

The Law School’s Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics marked its ten-year anniversary this spring with an event that brought together faculty, students, and community members, as well as...

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D’Angelo Law Library’s Judith M. Wright Fellowship Marks Tenth Anniversary

Ariel Scotese, the associate director of user services at the D’Angelo Law Library, was a few years into her career as a practicing attorney when she began rethinking her future aspirations. She had a...

Alumni

Development News

A message from the Associate Dean for External Affairs

Slideshow

Reunion highlights

In Memoriam

Vanessa Countryman wears a blue dress and pearls, with her arms folded in Washington, DC's Union Station

Giving Back: Vanessa Countryman, ’05

Vanessa Countryman, ’05, now secretary of the US Securities Exchange Commission, began her career in private practice, as many new attorneys do. However, from the very beginning she was drawn to the...

Alumni Spotlights

Hal Scott

Jonathan Baum

Bob Mendes

Sandra Frantzen

Angela Steele

Jaison Robinson

New 1Ls in matching maroon shirts at orientation stream through the Green Lounge. A sign says Class of 2027.

Class of 2027

Highlights from Orientation 2024 Meet the Class of 2027

Graduation

Slideshow

Law School Holds 26th Annual Diploma and Hooding Ceremony

Speeches

Barry Fields, ’91 Judge Diane Wood

Students smiling in their caps and gowns exit Rockefeller Memorial Chapel admist the rain.