Author Archive
Remembering Former UConn Law Dean Howard Sacks
Howard R. Sacks, dean of the University of Connecticut School of Law from 1967 to 1972, died Feb. 16, 2018. He was 96. Under his leadership, the law school expanded its clinics, recruited faculty members of national stature, broadened the curriculum to cover more national and international issues, and adopted a more interdisciplinary approach to […]
February 26, 2018 | Jeanne Leblanc
UConn Law Alumnus and ‘Marshall’ Scriptwriter Speaks at Screening
“The only way to get through a bigot’s door is to break it down,” actor Chadwick Boseman, playing Thurgood Marshall, declares at a pivotal point in the film Marshall. The statement elicited a hum of agreement from the audience gathered at Spotlight Theatres in downtown Hartford on January 25, 2018, to celebrate the film and […]
February 1, 2018 | By Erin R. Murphy
UConn Law Community Remembers Professor Robert Whitman
Robert “Bob” Whitman, professor emeritus at UConn School of Law, died Monday, January 22, 2018. Professor Whitman, UConn Law’s longest-serving professor, knew he wanted to teach law by his second year of law school. After a brief professorship at Maryland Law, he accepted a position with Cravath Swaine & Moore, as he felt he’d be a […]
January 23, 2018 | By Alison Swain
Symposium Examines Divisions Over Religious Liberty
A Connecticut Law Review symposium on religious freedom focused on controversies in recent years, including litigation that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 27, 2017 | Tracy Gordon Fox
New Brown Family Campus Center Dedicated
The study of law is a conversation, and the Brown Family Campus Center at UConn School of Law is an ideal place for that conversation to happen, Dean Timothy Fisher said at the dedication of the new café and gathering place on Oct. 18, 2017. Student Gideon Asemnor ‘18 saw a multitude of conversations begin […]
October 20, 2017 | Jeanne Leblanc
‘Incubator’ Lawyers Making Legal Help Affordable
'We see an enormous need for legal assistance at a reasonable cost, particularly among people who don’t qualify for legal aid but can’t afford standard legal fees.'
September 26, 2017 | Jeanne Leblanc
UConn Law Team Pioneers Courtroom Advocacy for Animals
The new program for abused animals is gaining ground in Connecticut and attracting notice across the nation.
September 15, 2017 | Jeanne Leblanc
Three UConn Law Alumni Honored for Service to Community
Former state Sen. Eric D. Coleman and business executives Cheryl A. Chase and Steven M. Greenspan will be honored next month with awards from The University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association. Ms. Chase, co-president and general counsel of Chase Enterprises, a real estate development and management company, will receive the 2017 Distinguished Graduate Award. […]
September 8, 2017 | Jeanne Leblanc
Professor’s New Book Examines Link Between Speech and Violence
Are political leaders liable for inciting their followers to persecute religious minorities or ethnic and racial groups? What responsibility do media owners have for disseminating hate speech during widespread social conflict? From Nazi Germany to Rwanda and Bosnia, courts have struggled to hold the public figures who foment hatred accountable for the ensuing violence. In […]
August 29, 2017 | Jeanne Leblanc
Karen DeMeola Installed as CBA President
Karen DeMeola ‘96, assistant dean for enrollment and students at UConn School of Law, took on an additional set of responsibilities on July 1, 2017, when she became president of the Connecticut Bar Association. She leads a team replete with UConn Law alumni. Jonathan M. Shapiro ‘01, a partner at Shapiro Law Offices LLC in […]
July 5, 2017 | Jeanne Leblanc