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Scholarship

TJSL Students Receive FALSD & PALSD Scholarships

January 27, 2012

By Rory McNea, 1L

Three Thomas Jefferson School of Law students—Elizabeth Knowles, Man Huynh and Kim Bui— have been recognized for their recent accomplishments earning three...

Brazilians Head Home

January 27, 2012

On Thursday, January 26, a group of 52 Brazilian attorneys said “Adeus,” the Portuguese word for “farewell,” to TJSL after being the second group to take part in the three-week U.S.-Brazil Legal...

Prof. Winchester on Candidate Tax Returns

TJSL Tax Professor Comments on Presidential Candidates' Income Tax Returns

January 24, 2012

With the recent release of income tax returns by GOP presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney, this topic has become highly relevant in the political debate around the campaign....

Crawford Mock Trial

Crawford High Students' Mock Trial at TJSL is Compelling

January 23, 2012

By Elisabeth Donovan 3L and Chris Saunders

Not guilty.

In a way, it was a symbolic vindication for Tom Robinson, fifty-two years after his fictional trial on rape...

LST Report

TJSL Tied for Second in Nation for Reporting Graduate Employment Data

January 19, 2012

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is tied for second in the nation among ABA-accredited law schools that report the most employment data, according to an analysis of a new report by Law School...

Prof. Greene on SOPA & PIPA

Professor K.J. Greene Explains The Internet Piracy Act on YouTube

January 19, 2012

It was the day Wikipedia went dark and Google had a black banner across its logo.

 

The Wikipedia website was deliberately disabled on January 18 in protest of two laws under...

BLSA Mock Trial

BLSA Mock Trial Team Wins Western Regional Competition!

January 17, 2012

It’s a major accomplishment for TJSL’s Black Law Students Association Mock Trial Team.

They won the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition, held at the Western Regional BLSA...

Dean Hasl Top Influential

Dean Hasl Named "Top Influential" in San Diego

January 13, 2012

TJSL Dean and President Rudy Hasl has been named one of San Diego’s 2012 “Top Influentials” by the San Diego Daily Transcript. This is a distinct honor and recognizes Dean Hasl’s many...

Orientation Spring 2012

Welcome Spring 2012 Entering Class

January 13, 2012

Although the program didn’t officially begin until 9:30 a.m., most of the new students were already in their seats and ready to go at 8:30 a.m.

“I’m excited, a little nervous, but ready...

Human Trafficking

Center for Global Legal Studies & Soroptimists Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking

January 12, 2012

“Human trafficking is a contemporary form of slavery that violates human rights,” stressed Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor Susan Tiefenbrun on Wednesday evening, January 11, when TJSL’s...

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