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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...

Professor Marjorie Cohn Presents at Butler University in Indianapolis

April 10, 2015

On April 7, Professor Marjorie Cohn delivered a presentation about drones and targeted killing at the Desmond Tutu Center, which is a joint project of the Christian Theological Seminary and Butler...

Faculty Enrichment Presentation Led by Associate Dean William Byrnes

April 8, 2015

University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law will host a faculty enrichment presentation on Thursday, April 9 at Noon in room 237, led by Associate Dean William Byrnes.

“I will...

The Justice and Reentry Society Hosts “Know Your Rights” Event

April 7, 2015

By Negin Nazi, 2L, JRS Social Chair

The Justice and Reentry Society (JRS) hosted their second “Know Your Rights” event at TJSL on Saturday March 28, 2015. The purpose...

Jameson Crane III Disability and the Law Writing Competition Results Announced

April 6, 2015

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Dean Thomas Guernsey announced the results of the First Annual Jameson Crane III Disability and the Law Writing Competition. “We were gratified to have received 27...

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