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ALSA’s “100 Years of Denial” Armenian Genocide Commemoration

April 27, 2015

By Jack Pogosian, 3L

President of the Armenian Law Students Association

April 24th, 2015 marked the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian...

Professor Slomanson Honored by Columbia Law School Alumni Association

April 24, 2015

Professor William Slomanson has recently received the Columbia Law School Alumni Association’s “Most Books Authored” award. He has been invited to attend the annual Alumni Association banquet in...

“Drug Czar” Speaks at TJSL

April 24, 2015

On Wednesday, March 25, TJSL was honored to host founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadelmann, for a discussion titled “Legalizing Marijuana & Ending the Drug...

Panel Discussion about NCAA Athletes: Should They Be Paid?

April 23, 2015

On Wednesday, April 1, the Sports Law Society and the Labor and Employment Law Association at Thomas Jefferson School of Law collaborated to present a panel discussion on a hot topic in college...

Trial Team Competes in South TX Mock Trial Competition

April 14, 2015

By Katie Jenkins 3L, TJSL National Trial Team Member

From March 26-29 the TJSL National Trial Team traveled to Houston, Texas for the annual South Texas Mock Trial...

Mystery Trailblazer

April 14, 2015

The March 27, 2015, Women and Law Conference Panel #2 featured a so-called mystery Trailblazer. Her identity was not disclosed until her long string of firsts was shared with the audience, before...

CSLP Speakers Series Featured S.D. Padres Asst. GM of Baseball Operations

April 13, 2015

On Friday, April 10, the Center for Sports Law & Policy (CSLP) at Thomas Jefferson School of Law hosted the final installment of the 2014-2015 ‘Padres Speakers Series’ with Padres front office...

ADR Society Places 4th at 16th Annual Environmental Law Negotiations Competition

April 13, 2015

On March 13, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society sent Frances Maldonado, Will Burkett, Dane Watson and Puneet Layal to the California State Bar’s 16th Annual Environmental Law Negotiations...

Proposed Legal Connect Externship Program Gains Momentum

April 13, 2015

On Friday, April 10, 2015, Thomas Jefferson School of Law IP Honors Students presented ‘Fulfilling the Commercialization of the Bayh-Dole Act,’ a symposium illustrating the existing challenges in...

Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp’s Article Cited in a New Jersey Supreme Court Case

April 10, 2015

A law review article published by Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp was cited in February 2015 by the New Jersey Supreme Court, the state’s highest appellate court. The case, Aguas v. State of New...

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