Monthly Archives: June 2016

The University of Baltimore School of Law is pleased to announce that Lyle Denniston, long-time Supreme Court reporter and “dean” of the Supreme Court press corps, will join the university this fall. Denniston will lead a course titled Citizenship and … Continue reading →

A fellowship program made possible by a $150,000 donation from Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White was the focus of a June 27 article in The Daily Record, “Firm launches fellowship program for UB Law students.” Steven D. Silverman, managing partner … Continue reading →

Seven UB law alumni were among the 42 people on The Daily Record’s annual VIP List, which recognizes Maryland leaders for accomplishments achieved at or before age 40. Congratulations to all! Heather Welch Arbogast, J.D. ʽ10, McGuireWoods Dale Cathell, J.D. … Continue reading →

Professor Daniel Hatcher, the author of The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens, published this month by NYU Press, has recently discussed his work in The Atlantic, The Guardian and Transformation. His topic: The creation by state governments, in … Continue reading →

Professor David Jaros was quoted in the media after the prosecution and the defense in the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. rested their cases Monday. Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams said he would deliver his ruling at 10 a.m. … Continue reading →

Professor John Bessler gave the keynote address this morning at the Oslo International Symposium on Capital Punishment, part of the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty. His talk was titled “Should the Death Penalty Be Categorized as Torture?” Bessler … Continue reading →

The Hon. Harry C. Storm, J.D. ʽ79, was installed last week as the 123rd president of the Maryland State Bar Association at the group’s Annual Meeting and Joint Bench-Bar Conference in Ocean City. Judge Storm was appointed to the Montgomery … Continue reading →

In a June 16 New York Times op-ed, Professor Dionne Koller writes that the International Olympic Committee’s recent decision to welcome a team of 10 refugees from troubled or war-torn nations exemplifies the best of the Olympic movement and comes at … Continue reading →

Rising 3L Robert Steininger, the president of UB’s chapter of OUTLaw, wrote the following letter to the University of Baltimore and to the wider community after the June 12 mass shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Fla. OUTLaw works … Continue reading →

Claudia Diamond, the law school’s director of academic support, and Isabell May, assistant director of writing services at UB’s Achievement and Learning Center, received the University of Baltimore’s “Outstanding Collaborative Program” award for their work to create the School of … Continue reading →