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Tulane Law alumnus the Honorable Frank A. “Pappy” Little, Jr. (A&S ’58, L ‘61), who served on the federal bench for 22 years with distinction and was a pioneer in Louisiana trust law, has died. He was 87.
Little, who in 2023 was inducted into the Tulane Law School Hall of Fame, was retired... 
A Tulane Law alum who migrated to the U.S. as a child and rose to become a distinguished federal judge is this year’s Law School graduation speaker.
Judge L. Felipe Restrepo (L’86) will deliver the address to law graduates at the May 18 ceremonies at 4 p.m. at Devlin Fieldhouse. Restrepo sits on... Read more 
Law Prof. McCarden awarded tenure
Khrista McCarden, Tulane’s Hoffman Fuller Associate Professor of Tax Law, has been awarded tenure, Law Dean David Meyer announced.
“Since joining the Tulane Law School faculty last year from Pepperdine School of Law, Khrista McCarden has continued to build a national reputation as a thoughtful and... Read more May 15, 2019
National Maritime Services has made a generous gift to Tulane Law School’s William Tetley Lecture in Maritime Law in memory of Patrick Novak (L’89). Novak, a founding partner of the prominent Miami-based admiralty firm Horr, Novak & Skipp, passed away in November.
The gift was made last week... Read more 
A Tulane Law alumnus who faced harassment and death threats in his fight to save Liberian tropical forests and preserve the rights of indigenous people, was the recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, one of the top international environmental awards.
Liberian lawyer Alfred... Read more 
Draconian state law criminalizing HIV exposure subject of winning paper by Tulane Law student
Louisiana is one of more than two dozen states with a law that criminalizes exposure to HIV, charging, prosecuting, jailing and labeling anyone who potentially exposes another to the virus as a sex offender.
An exposition of the broadly-written and punative state law and its impact on women is the... Read more April 29, 2019
She’s a respected scholar of property rights, a dedicated educator who engages students and expertly brings to life often arcane laws.
She’s also known for having an impressive throwing arm that can send a box of Girl Scout cookies flying to the very back of a classroom and into the hands of... Read more 
The founders of Tulane Law School’s Women’s Prison Project join former colleague, law professor and newly-minted Loyola University President Tania Tetlow on an April 30 panel addressing domestic violence at the federal level.
Profs. Becki Kondkar and Katherine Mattes join Tetlow to discuss... Read more 
Tulane was the first law school to require pro bono hours, a program that has now recorded more than 255,000 hours of free legal assistance in our community since 1988.
Over three years of law school, the Class of 2019 gave 17,027 hours of service to the community, representing indigent clients... Read more 
He once taught English in Asia, worked as an investment consultant and volunteered for a Kenya-based NGO. At Tulane Law, he rose to become editor of Tulane’s Environmental Law Journal and published an article in a major environmental journal as a second-year law student.
In between, Andrew Taylor... Read more 
Tulane Law students help train 'substitute' counsel
Those serving time in prison have no right to free legal representation after the conviction becomes final.
If they want to challenge the constitutionality of their conviction – such as arguing that their attorney was ineffective or that the prosecutor withheld exculpatory evidence – then they... Read more April 17, 2019
A Tulane Law alumna and former adjunct law professor will take the helm of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) in October.
Orleans Civil District Court Judge Bernadette D’Souza (L’92), the first Civil District Court judge elected to the permanent domestic relations division, becomes... Read more 
Walter E. Blessey, Jr. (L'70), a pioneer of the modern inland marine transportation industry and a Tulane Law School alumnus, was awarded the U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award, one of the highest civilian honors presented by the service. The award was presented to Blessey in early... Read more 
Phelps Lecture features leading legal journalist
Journalism, criminal justice reform and social media intersect at this year’s Phelps Lecture on First Amendment Law with leading legal journalist and Yale Law School lecturer Emily Bazelon.
Bazelon will give the lecture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at Tulane Law School, 6329 Freret Street.... Read more April 15, 2019
Renowned Political Strategist James Carville will headline Tulane Law School’s 2nd Annual Entertainment & Sports Law Conference, which draws a veritable Who’s Who of entertainment and sports executives as well as creative entrepreneurs each year.
Titled “Geaux Create: Emerging Trends in Law... Read more 
Tulane Law Dean David Meyer has joined more than 100 other law deans across the country to oppose the proposed elimination of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the largest funder of civil legal aid in our nation. The Deans’ letter, sent to U.S. House and Senate Appropriations' Committee members... Read more