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Second Circuit Brings Federal Cases to UConn Law
The U.S. Appellate Court for the Second Circuit heard six cases at UConn School of Law on Feb. 4, 2019, delivering a close-up view of the federal courts to hundreds of law students and other spectators. A three-judge panel consisted of UConn Law alumnus Christopher Droney ‘79 presiding, joined by former Yale Law School Dean […]
Law School Panel Explores Innovative Prison Program
Prison reform advocates, lawyers and former inmates met at the UConn School of Law on January 29, 2019, to discuss a Connecticut prison pilot program designed to rehabilitate young adult offenders. “This all really requires a change in mindset about the way we think about prison and justice in Connecticut,” said Scott Erfe, warden of […]
Federal Court To Hold Session At UConn Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear oral arguments in six cases, including a terrorism case and a lawsuit over a retracted news story, in a session at UConn School of Law on Feb. 4, 2019. A panel of three of its judges will hear arguments for approximately 20 minutes […]
Law Professor Takes On Double Jeopardy
UConn Law Professor Kiel Brennan-Marquez sees Gamble v. United States, a new double jeopardy case recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, as a chance to eliminate a longstanding misuse of the nation’s criminal justice system. The case seeks to overturn the conviction of Terance Gamble on a federal charge of being a felon in […]
Alumna Puts Business and Law Degrees to Work Against Human Trafficking
Long before she won a presidential award for her work combating human trafficking, Minal Patel Davis had a passion for inclusion and fairness. “I was always the kid at the playground who walked right up to the child nobody else wanted to talk to,” she said. “Even then, I hated seeing people lonely or left […]
Ignite Crowdfunding Campaign Supports Student Groups
Student organizations at UConn School of Law raised more than $14,000 through the 2018 Ignite crowdfunding campaign. In the campaign’s fifth year, 22 student groups raised $14,492 from 273 donors. In addition, the 10 organizations that raised the most will split a $5,000 prize, donated by Laura Cahill ’84, in proportion to the amount each […]
For Olympic Athlete the Goal is Dual Degrees
Donn Cabral's professional running career has taken him around the world and provided some unique opportunities – including translating something for celebrity gymnast Simone Biles in Rio de Janeiro.
PILG Auction Exceeds Fundraising Goal
Spirited bidding contests broke out over a football signed by the New York Jets, an outing to see the movie “Aquaman” with Assistant Dean Karen DeMeola and, a host of other items at the 26th annual Public Interest Law Group Auction. A crowd of students, faculty, staff, alumni and other members of the community filled […]
Event Explores Tribal Conservation Traditions and Practices
The entire world should look to native practices of conservation in the fight against climate change, Ethel Branch, attorney general for the Navajo Nation, told the audience at the 2018 Connecticut Law Review symposium. “Long before the Puritans ever came to this land, native peoples were caring for and maintaining it with the lightest impact […]
Pre-Law Students Compete in Mock Trial Tournament at UConn Law
Pre-law students from around the Northeast converged on the UConn Law campus for the first New England Classic Mock Trial Tournament on Oct. 27 and 28, 2018. Students from Connecticut College, Quinnipiac University, Brandeis University, Wesleyan University, the University of Bridgeport, Amherst College and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point competed in the tournament, […]