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Tulane Law School topped its previous record in what was the most successful Give Green day of giving on the books.
Held April 11, the law school:
Won the Big Green Grand Prize for the third year in a row in the A category, adding $8,000 in bonus money;
Reached a whopping 644 donors, the... 
In 2020, as Louisiana’s detention of immigrants soared to the second highest in the nation, Tulane Law boosted its immigration law program with the launch of a new legal clinic dedicated to building a pipeline of attorneys through training students to represent local community members in seeking... Read more
Tulane University Innovation Institute launches university’s first Faculty Innovation Council
Tulane faculty now have a direct line to weigh in on the university’s programmatic innovation strategies and goals for the Tulane University Innovation Institute (TUII): the Faculty Innovation Council (FIC). FIC is composed of Tulane faculty members who possess expertise in their areas of study and... Read more October 25, 2023
Tulane Law student Lakshmi “Lex” Kumar has embraced her second chance at life.
Just a few years from a diagnosis of a rare congenital heart condition that could have taken her life, she is among the law school’s most avid student scholars and leaders.
“Second chances are rarely given,” said Kumar... Read more 
Center for Energy Law Director’s book named best of the year
A book on transnational law by Tulane Center for Energy Law Director Frederic Sourgens (L’05) has been named the 2023 ABILA Book of the Year.
The American Branch of the International Law Association awards the Book of the Year Award annually to the best book published in the previous year on... Read more October 17, 2023
The work that Professor Carla Laroche is doing – exploring the barriers that prevent underrepresented communities from gaining access to justice – is tailor-made to her interests and passions.
It didn’t always look so obvious but her journey in law made it clear.
“For me, knowing the law was... Read more 
Tamunoboma “Dominion” Fenny was supposed to be a doctor – it’s what she believed for a long time, and what her parents had hoped.
“But it turns out that I really, really like the law, and I really enjoy learning about the law,” said the newly-minted president of the Tulane Graduate and... Read more 
Energy Forum to bring top experts in the field Oct. 26-27
Current and past commissioners from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), energy titans, leaders in the energy bar, and Tulane Law and Business professors will provide their insights into the future of energy law at the Tulane Energy Law Forum in October.
The Tulane Energy Forum is a... Read more October 01, 2023
Next Wave Scholarships will fuel Tulane Law students’ future
Some gave because their time at Tulane Law was life-changing; others, for the promise of the next generation of lawyers. A handful celebrated a golden milestone – their 50th reunion – by giving, while a few families chose to make gifts to honor the memory of those they lost, great lawyers trained... Read more September 25, 2023
Making life a little easier for those in creative industries is the goal of a new book collaboration by Tulane Law Professor Elizabeth Townsend Gard and her offspring and artist, Sidne K. Gard.
The book is called Just Wanna Trademark for Makers (C&T Publishing) and is co-written by the duo.... Read more 
SEC Commissioner to visit Tulane Sept. 28
The Murphy Institute’s Center on Law and the Economy will host a visit by Mark T. Uyeda, one of five Commissioners on the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, on September 28 at the School of Law. Commissioner Uyeda is the first Asian Pacific American to serve as an SEC Commissioner.
... Read more September 21, 2023
Trailblazing alumna Judge Karen Wells Roby (L’87) honored for lifetime of service in law
For a life dedicated to making the profession better, Judge Karen Wells Roby (L’87), a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana and a stalwart supporter of Tulane Law, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.
The... Read more September 19, 2023
With the new academic year beginning at Tulane Law, it’s also the season for the Tulane Inn of Court.
The now 36-year-old organization is a non-partisan association that promotes professionalism between lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals who share a passion for excellence in their... Read more 
Space Law Program has big future, panelists, alumni say
Some of the best jobs in the future of law are those that will be generated in the fledgling space law industry, Tulane Law alumna and donor Darleen Jacobs told students.
Jacobs spoke briefly at the official launch of the Tulane Space Law Program, an event marked by discussions with key experts of... Read more September 15, 2023
Tulane Space Law Program launch set for Sept. 14
Who is liable when space debris lands on earth, causing damage? Can any nation claim ownership over a section of space? And what should healthcare look like beyond Earth's atmosphere? These and other pressing questions will be part of an event to officially launch Tulane’s Space Law Program on... Read more September 08, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision will be the topic of Tulane Law’s annual commemoration of Constitution Day on Sept. 18.
This year’s lecturer is attorney David Hinojosa, Director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under... Read more