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Moot Court Board hosts its first virtual national competition
October 28, 2020
A team from George Mason University took top honors in the 11th Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition, which welcomed 48 teams from 31 law schools across the United States, making it the largest moot court contest ever hosted by Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law observes National Day on Writing with poetry
October 22, 2020
Students performed original works on October 15, 2020, during the second annual “High Rhymes & Misdemeanorsâ€� Poetry Slam hosted by Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law’s Legal Method & Communication Program.
October resources from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law’s Antiracism Working Group
October 19, 2020
A group of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law faculty, staff and students is sharing on a monthly basis what members are reading and watching as part of a desire to engage in important discussions on topics related to race and history.Â
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law team earns second place for legal brief at moot court contest
October 12, 2020
McCathern Painter L’20 and Megan Wilson-Bost L’20 also reached the quarterfinals of the 20th Annual Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition hosted virtually by Regent University School of Law.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law scholar presents on intersection of COVID-19 and trade secrecy
October 2, 2020
Professor David S. Levine outlined the ways in which legal scholars and medical practitioners must better understand how intellectual property laws can help - or hinder - the pursuit of therapeutics and vaccines.
Voting rights take center stage at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law Review symposium
September 30, 2020
The director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project was joined by practicing attorneys and some of the nation’s top legal scholars on election law in a virtual program on the ways in which access to the ballot box has been expanded - and limited - throughout history.
‘There’s always more that you can learn’
September 25, 2020
What was one of Assistant Professor Amanda Elyse’s observations to aspiring attorneys who took part in the inaugural program of a new video series hosted by the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division? "Where we start in legal writing is not a fixed point."
An award-winning question: Should a person’s reputation on social media be admissible in court?
September 24, 2020
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law Professor Catherine Ross Dunham's latest essay, named the 2020 Edward D. Ohlbaum Paper in Advocacy from Temple University, suggests that federal courts should reconsider the rules by which witnesses are allowed to testify to someone's character.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law hosts its first Student Organization Virtual Fair
September 18, 2020
Student organizations created videos and hosted online Q&As this month as Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law took a fresh approach to annual events impacted by the physical distancing practices in place because of COVID-19.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law professor quoted in coverage of nurses’ union drive
September 7, 2020
Associate Professor Eric Fink spoke with the USA Today Network for a September 4, 2020, story out of western North Carolina about nurses voting to form a union at the region's largest hospital.