Monthly Archives: October 2020

UB Law Prof. Nienke Grossman Signs On to Oxford Statement on Foreign Election Interference Through Digital Means

Posted on October 29, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

In the midst of the 2020 U.S. election season, with voting well under way, a group of international law scholars and lawyers has issued a Third Oxford Statement on International Law Protections Against Foreign Electoral Interference through Digital Means. UB … Continue reading →

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UB Law Professors React to Court Ruling Blocking DOJ Effort to Protect Trump From Testifying in Rape Defamation Suit

Posted on October 28, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

President Trump’s attempt to shield himself from personal liability in a defamation suit was rejected Oct. 27 by a Federal District judge in Manhattan. The Department of Justice (DOJ) had intervened in the suit, filed by writer E. Jean Carroll, … Continue reading →

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UB Law Prof. Knowles: Demise of Noncoercive Interrogation Initiative a Consequence of Flawed Institutional Design

Posted on October 27, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

In an essay published Oct. 26 in the Yale Law Journal, UB School of Law Prof. Robert Knowles explores the fate of an Obama-era noncoercive interrogation program in the subsequent Trump administration. Knowles, who teaches national security law and administrative … Continue reading →

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DOJ Suit Against Google Could Be Most Important Antitrust Case Since 1998 Microsoft Challenge, Says UB Law Prof. Robert Lande

Posted on October 20, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

This post was written by Robert Lande, Venable Professor of Law at UB School of Law. On Oct. 20, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Google for illegally maintaining a monopoly on internet searching and internet search advertising. DOJ has … Continue reading →

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UB Law’s Dionne Koller to Help Develop ‘Desperately Needed’ Statement on Children’s Rights in Sport

Posted on October 20, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

UB School of Law Associate Dean Dionne Koller, director of the Center for Sport and the Law, has embarked on a one-year partnership with Project Play to create a Children’s Rights in Sport statement. She will collaborate with Athletes for … Continue reading →

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UB Law’s Stead Lecturer Gay McDougall to Discuss How the World Views the Black Lives Matter Movement

Posted on October 15, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

Renowned human rights scholar and advocate Gay McDougall will deliver UB School of Law’s 25th Annual John Sumner Stead Lecture in International Law on the international community’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Her talk, “Cries of BLM Reverberate … Continue reading →

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Registration Now Open for the UB School of Law’s Seventh Annual Fannie Angelos Gala, Being Held Virtually on Nov. 19

Posted on October 14, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

Registration is now open for the UB School of Law’s Seventh Annual Fannie Angelos Gala, to be held virtually via Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. Themed A Call to Action: The Urgent Need for Diversity … Continue reading →

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UB Law Prof. Grossman Writes on How IntLawGrrls Scholars Are Fighting Trump Administration Executive Order

Posted on October 13, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

UB Law Prof. Nienke Grossman, co-director of the law school’s Center for International and Comparative Law, wrote this article for IntLawGrrls, a blog authored by women who teach and work in international law, policy and practice. It was published on Oct. … Continue reading →

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UB Law in Focus Series Looks at ‘Notorious RBG’ and ‘Recognizing’ the Black Family in October; ADA at 30 in November

Posted on October 9, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

The UB Law in Focus Discussion Series continues in October with webinars examining the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a look at how family law, estate law, and the child welfare system … Continue reading →

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UB Pres. Schmoke to Discuss ‘Non-Lawyer’ Career Opportunities for Those with J.D. Degrees on Oct. 13 Panel

Posted on October 8, 2020 by University of Baltimore School of Law

UB President Kurt L. Schmoke will join a panel discussion for lawyers interested in careers that do not involve the practice of law. The webinar will be moderated by Maryland Del. Shaneka Henson, a 2010 graduate of UB School of … Continue reading →

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