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Richardson, Hancock listen to Thomas
Lane (L'91)announce the new scholarship.
Tulane Law School will have an endowed professorship in corporate law and a new scholarship in honor of one of its longest-serving and most beloved professors, Interim Law Dean Sally Richardson announced during... 
Tulane, Murphy Institute host Tax Roundtable
Tulane Law School, Tulane’s Murphy Institute and Boston College Law School hosted an annual Tax Roundtable March 22, a day-long academic conference that brought together tax scholars from around the country, resident Tulane faculty and Tulane students for discussion and debate about the important... Read more March 28, 2019
Tulane hosts inaugural energy law conference
Tulane Center for Energy Law is hosting its first annual Tulane Energy Law Conference: The Changing Landscape for Cross-Border Energy Transactions Thursday March 28 and Friday March 29.
The forum will gather global experts from industry, government and the legal academics to discuss current... Read more March 28, 2019
Women In Sports Law panel draws alumni in field
Continuing our celebration of #womenshistorymonth, Tulane Law School hosted the Women in Sports Law panel, that included several distinguished alumni working in the field. A big thank you (L-R) to Erinn Banks (L'13), Associate Director for NCAA Compliance, Tulane University; Lesli D. Harris (L'02... Read more March 27, 2019
Tulane’s Center for Environmental law is a critical component to help save Louisiana’s fragile coastline while expanding the state’s expertise in the balance of natural resources, Gov. John Bel Edwards told those gathered at Tulane Law School to mark the Center’s launch March 21.
Calling that... Read more 
Senior Corporate Counsel at Google Ruth Ann Castro (L'00) is the keynote speaker of the 24th annual Environmental Law & Policy Summit Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23, the annual meeting of top scholars in environmental science, law and policy at Tulane Law School.
The student-run... Read more 
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will mark the official launch of the Tulane Center for Environmental Law with a keynote speech in late March, a nod to the importance Tulane Law School’s work as an international powerhouse in the field.
To mark the occasion, Edwards will make his address March 21... Read more 
McGlinchey Lecture hosts leading scholar on presidential powers and federal legislation
Tulane Law School is hosting its annual Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture on Federal Litigation on Monday, March 25 featuring leading author and scholar Victoria Nourse, the Ralph V. Whitworth Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center.
Nourse is one of the nation’s leading scholars on statutory... Read more March 18, 2019
A distinguished architect who has spearheaded multi-disciplinary efforts to improve society’s relationship with the environment, a renowned political science professor who studies women and politics, and a former journalist widely regarded as the nation’s foremost public intellectual are all... Read more 
In the 35 years she’s been advocating against the death penalty, Sister Helen Prejean, the Catholic nun featured in the movie “Dead Man Walking” has not found anyone on death row who deserves to die.
“To watch someone be strapped down and their life ended, it is an overwhelming thing,” said... Read more 
Louisiana has been the nation’s prison capital for nearly 20 years, but recently enacted a landmark package of 10 criminal justice reform laws. As a result, in June 2018, Oklahoma instead became the U.S. state with the highest imprisonment rate, replacing Louisiana.
With that backdrop, Tulane Law... Read more 
Tulane law professor's new book published
Professor Vernon Palmer, who is a foremost expert on international comparative law, has just co-edited a published volume, Legal Traditions in Louisiana and the Floridas 1763-1848, which explores the origins and influences on early law in the Louisiana and Florida territories and into statehood... Read more March 07, 2019
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton is the keynote speaker on the opening day of Tulane University Law School’s 31st annual Corporate Law Institute (CLI) March 14-15 at the Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria Hotel in downtown New Orleans.
Clayton will speak at the CLI Thursday from 1:45... Read more 
Tulane Students, Faculty Reenact Pivotal Desegregation Case
In the fight to desegregate public educational institutions, the landmark Brown v. Board of Education was the seminal case. Not far behind were cases like Meredith v. Fair which pushed college campuses to admit African-American students.
Tulane Law School joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the... Read more February 28, 2019
To meet Bessie Hall is to know persistence, and perseverance.
In 2012, Hall had to retire from her job at the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services after 17 years following an injury from a fall.
But when she tried to apply for disability benefits some time later, the Louisiana... Read more 
Lipton hosts Roundtable on corporate governance March 16
Professor Ann Lipton is once again gathering the top corporate and securities scholars from around the country to explore changes in the industry at the Tulane Corporate & Securities Law Roundtable on Saturday, March 16.
The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tulane Law School’s John... Read more February 15, 2019