Rehnquist Center Hosts Justices Breyer and Scalia Posted: 11/02/2009
Updated: 11/10/2009
Last week, the Rehnquist Center hosted an event of national import at the College of Law, when Justices Scalia and Breyer discussed their respective approaches to interpreting the Constitution to a live television audience of 500 at the Leo Rich … [Read more...]
Latest Issue of the Arizona Law Review Now AvailablePosted: 10/19/2009
The Fall 2009 issue of the Arizona Law Review (Vol. 51, No 3)has been released. It is a themed issue dedicated to one of the most important topics of our time: The New Regulatory Era. Particularly now, with the debate over healthcare at the … [Read more...]
Program in Criminal Law and Policy Announces Fall 2009 Speaker SeriesPosted: 08/24/2009
Updated: 09/04/2009
Every semester, the Program in Criminal Law and Policy hosts a speaker series on relevant topics. This year's preliminary schedule is listed below.
This semester, the program is pleased to co-sponsor events with the Arizona Law Women’s … [Read more...]
The Environmental Breakfast Club , a diverse grouping of faculty from various departments, programs and colleges on the campus, who meet monthly at Arizona Law to discuss works in progress on the environment and natural resources, have just … [Read more...]
Prof. Anaya Addresses UN CommitteePosted: 11/03/2009
Prof. Anaya , the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People, addressed the UN Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural) on October 19, 2009. A detailed press … [Read more...]
Professor Austin Invited to Deliver Cambridge Annual International Intellectual Property LecturePosted: 10/28/2009
Professor Graeme Austin has been invited by Cambridge University (U.K.) to deliver its Fifth Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture on April 27, 2010. Hosted by Emmanuel College, Cambridge, this is one of the key intellectual … [Read more...]
Arizona Law Professor Tapped for National Lawyer Ethics PanePosted: 10/03/2009
Professor Ted Schneyer , a national leader in the area of legal ethics and the regulation of law practice, has been appointed to a new, high-level task force that will review the rules of legal ethics and the regulation of lawyers in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Larry Wilson ('72) Profiled in Time Magazine ArticlePosted: 11/16/2009
The November 9, 2009, article, which can be read here , covers Mr. Wilson's new activities in the radio industry. [Read more...]
Dennis Burke ('88) New Arizona United States AttorneyPosted: 11/16/2009
Mr Burke was sworn in as Arizona’s newewst U.S. Attorney on September 16, 2009. Read more about him and his responsibilities in this article from the Yuma Sun . [Read more...]
Ernest Calderón ('82) Profiled in Arizona Daily WildcatPosted: 11/12/2009
Ernest Calderón ('82) became president of the Arizona Board of Regents on July 1, 2009, after serving on the Board since 2004. Read the profile here . [Read more...]
Stewart Udall ('48) Honored by New LegislationPosted: 10/22/2009
Congress enacted legislation on October 21, 2009, to enhance the Udall Foundation , located in Tucson, Arizona, and simultaneously honor one of the great public servants and foremost environmental visionaries of the era, Stewart L. Udall. The … [Read more...]
Roxana C. Bacon Appointed Chief Counsel, Citizenship and Immigration ServicePosted: 10/19/2009
Roxana Bacon , a longtime supporter and friend of Arizona Law , has accepted an appointment as Chief Counsel to the Citizenship and Immigration Service , the office in the Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the … [Read more...]
Christina Schulz Reiss ('89) to be Nominated to Federal BenchPosted: 10/09/2009
President Obama announced his intent to nominate Christina Schulz Reiss ('89) to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont on October 9, 2009. Judge Reiss currently serves as a State Judge in the Lamoille District of the … [Read more...]
IPLP Students and Faculty to Represent Party before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Posted: 10/13/2009
Updated: 10/13/2009
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States will hear a case filed by the Border Action Network (BAN), a nonprofit group represented by students and faculty from the Indigenous Peoples Law & … [Read more...]