Monthly Archives: October 2017

Emily Rogers to be honored for work at Senior Legal Services

Emily Rogers, J.D. ’12, associate director of the University of Baltimore’s Law Career Development Office, or LCDO, will be honored Nov. 8, 2017, by the Bar Association of Baltimore City and the Baltimore Bar Foundation for her work with Senior … Continue reading

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On NPR, Wehle discusses NFL players’ free-speech rights

Professor Kimberly Wehle spoke on NPR’s Morning Edition program today (Oct. 25, 2017) as part of a segment titled “Your Questions About Activism In Sports, Answered.” Wehle responded to a listener who asked if NFL players could be compelled to … Continue reading

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Stead Lecture: Genocide & Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

The Center for International and Comparative Law‘s annual Stead Lecture will be presented Wednesday evening by Vivian Curran, distinguished professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Curran’s talk is titled “Genocide and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.” Wednesday, Oct. … Continue reading

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Two events & two films honor Baltimorean Thurgood Marshall

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Thurgood Marshall’s swearing-in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall, who was born and raised in Baltimore, served on the Court from October 1967 to October 1991. He … Continue reading

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Hatcher to speak about poverty and housing in Baltimore City

Professor Daniel Hatcher will take part in an Oct. 24 Baltimore Sun Newsmaker Forum devoted to a discussion of problems in Baltimore City housing. Hatcher is the author, most recently, of The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens … Continue reading

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Sign up today to learn how to apply for the Maryland bar exam

  Claudia Diamond, assistant dean for academic and writing support, will expertly guide you through the Maryland Bar Exam application and provide you with important insight to help you: • understand the timeline for filing and the logistics of the … Continue reading

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Curacao study-abroad deadline is this Friday. Sign up ASAP!

    Don’t delay! The deadline to apply for this winter’s study-abroad program in Curacao is this Friday (Nov. 2, 2017). Think of it this way: Cold, slushy, gray Baltimore or warm, sunny Curacao with its crystal-clear, turquoise seas? The … Continue reading

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Grossman: Speaking out about exploitation a personal choice

In a letter to The Baltimore Sun, Professor Nienke Grossman took issue with a columnist who characterized as “willingly silent” people who choose not to speak out about their experiences of exploitation. “Victims of harassment decide whether to speak out … Continue reading

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Fannie Angelos Program highlighted in Baltimore Sun article

An article and an accompanying video in today’s Baltimore Sun highlight the work of the University of Baltimore School of Law’s Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence. The program, which recruits African-American undergraduates from Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities, or … Continue reading

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Miller: Sessions claims on asylum-seekers ‘wildly inaccurate’

In a letter to The Washington Post, Professor Nickole Miller said statements about asylum-seekers by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions were “wildly inaccurate and dangerous.” Wrote Miller, a clinical teaching fellow in the Immigrant Rights Clinic: “The Oct. 13 news article ‘Citing … Continue reading

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