Monthly Archives: January 2018

Professor Elizabeth Keyes, director of UB’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, was interviewed by WalletHub as part of a project titled “Economic Impact of Immigration by State” (Jan. 30, 2018). “Unfortunately, no,” was Keyes’s response when asked if the Trump administration’s immigration … Continue reading →

Several local tech-savvy attorneys, including UB School of Law Professor Colin Starger, are working to educate their legal compatriots in the basics of coding, the better to show how computer literacy can enhance the practice of law. Starger, a former … Continue reading →

Join the University of Baltimore Students for Public Interest (UBSPI) for the 24th Annual Public Interest Gala & Auction. Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 5:30 to 9 p.m. John and Frances Angelos Law Center 1401 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 … Continue reading →

Using two recent news stories to illustrate her point, Laurence M. Katz Professor of Law Jane Murphy contributed an op-ed to The Baltimore Sun about the power, and success, of “restorative justice.” Read “Restorative justice: healing victims and reducing crime” … Continue reading →

The University of Baltimore School of Law is No. 13 on preLaw magazine’s list of the Top 20 law schools for African-Americans, based on student enrollment, faculty and student services. Read the Winter 2018 cover story, “Best Law Schools for … Continue reading →

Professor John Bessler‘s new book, The Celebrated Marquis: An Italian Noble and the Making of the Modern World, examines the influence of the 18th-century economist and writer Cesare Beccaria, whose ideas helped shape the American and French revolutions, as well as constitutions … Continue reading →

Jasmine Pope, a 3L, published a post in the ImmigrationProf blog about her experience last semester representing Bessy, a transgender woman from El Salvador. At first, Pope said, she was nervous about whether Bessy would like her and consider her … Continue reading →

Retired Judge Dana M. Levitz, J.D. ’73, died Jan. 17, 2018, in Fort Myers, Fla. The widely respected judge and longtime UB adjunct professor of law was 69 and had suffered a heart attack, according to news reports. Judge Levitz, … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, 83 clinic students were sworn in to practice law as student-attorneys under the supervision of clinic directors and fellows. Judge Shirley Watts of the Maryland Court of Appeals addressed the students, who assembled in the moot courtroom at 8:30 … Continue reading →

In response to litigation, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this weekend that it will resume processing certain DACA applications. It is unclear how long the policy will remain in place — or for how long eligible individuals will be able … Continue reading →