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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... 
Tulane Center for Environmental Law will hold a virtual symposium focused on equitable food systems on Friday, April 9.
Experts on various aspects of food systems will come together for three separate panels for intimate, engaging conversation discussing the intersection of water, food, and... Read more 
The annual Tulane Entertainment and Sports Law Conference – where Hollywood and sports titans discuss challenges in their respective industries – took place virtually this year with three sessions that explored the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on sports and Hollywood.
The April 1 event, which came... Read more 
'Giant' in law, alum Bob Wright (L*57) has died
He was a pathbreaking trial lawyer who played a stand-out role in some of the most nationally significant litigation of the era, including landmark lawsuits arising from the BP Oil Spill, the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals, and against Big Tobacco.
But, to those who knew him best, Bob... Read more March 31, 2021
Tulane Law alum’s work focuses on protecting environment, human rights defenders around the world
He left Liberia in 2016 under threat of arrest and death after he helped stop palm oil conglomerates from destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of tropical forest in his home country of Liberia.
For astounding work, Alfred Brownell (LLM ’02) has received awards and accolades, along with a safe... Read more March 19, 2021
Tulane Immigrant Rights Clinic selected as site for national defender training program
Louisiana has one of the highest immigrant detainee populations in the nation, housed mostly in for-profit immigration detention centers, yet suffers from a scarcity of immigration lawyers.
“Louisiana has become an immigration incarceration destination, creating an access to justice crisis,” said... Read more March 16, 2021
Tulane Texas energy crisis webinar warns of greater threat to grid from climate change
Forget the “one-in-100-years” storm theories when it comes to energy. Extreme weather events are likely to happen with more frequency because of climate change, and our energy grids will need to prepare accordingly.
That was a key takeaway from Tulane’s latest Plug In on the Texas energy crisis,... Read more March 11, 2021
Corporate law topic of two events hosted by Tulane Law
Tulane’s 33 Annual Corporate Law Institute – one of the biggest M&A events in the country -- is scheduled March 11-12 in a virtual format.
The two-day event will feature a series of panels tackling the significant issues in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. Among the leading... Read more March 04, 2021
There is something magical happening in the Moot Court Program – lots of winning going on.
Over the weekend, the Mock Trial Team – competing in a regional event against 25 others – took first place and is heading to the National Trial Competition finals against some of the best teams in the nation... Read more 
Texas’ energy crisis is the topic of a special Tulane "Plug In” hosted by the Tulane Center for Energy Law, which will bring together leading experts to discuss what went wrong and what comes next.
The event will be held Tuesday, March 9 from 9-10:30 a.m. (central time) and is titled “Systemic... Read more 
Judge Tom Wicker, a Tulane and New Orleans great, has died
The Hon. Thomas C. Wicker, Jr. lived a life of service: A Naval officer who went into battle in World War II, Assistant U.S. Attorney, district court judge, ad-hoc judge for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Wicker, whose life straddled two centuries that included... Read more February 26, 2021
Calling competitors! Moot Court holds Intraschool Competition
Here is a law school secret: No lawyer was born knowing how to argue a case skillfully.
One way to hone that skill set is taking part in competitions hosted by Tulane Law’s more than 90-year-old Moot Court Program, one of the largest student-run organizations at the school and among the oldest... Read more February 25, 2021
The Tulane Law Environmental Appellate Moot Court team competed in the three-day Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC), sponsored by Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law.
Tulane’s team made it to the semi-final round, placing in the top nine of a 52... Read more 
In Tulane Criminal Justice Clinic, advocacy is the lesson to learn
For student-attorney Zac Creel, his Criminal Justice Clinic case became a lesson law students learn quickly – sometimes good people do bad things.
Sometimes, the mistake that lands them in prison is the catalyst for change. That is the story of Creel’s client, Joshua, who while serving 20 years of... Read more February 24, 2021
Environmental justice is focus of 26th annual Tulane Law conference
Just months after the nation saw protests that galvanized a movement for greater equity at all levels of society, the 26th annual Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit will focus its annual conference on environmental justice.
The student-run Summit, one of the largest and most respected... Read more February 18, 2021
Law alumna becomes first-ever Chief Public Defender in Austin area
Adeola Ogunkeyede’s role as a public defender is less job and more “living a fulfilling life.”
Growing up in a predominately Black and brown, working-class New York neighborhood, and later comparing her experiences to those she met in high school, college, and later law school, she couldn’t look... Read more February 17, 2021