Tulane Law School News
Featured Story
Two graduates were honored by the Tulane Law faculty with the school’s highest honors, one for academic excellence and the other for service to Tulane and the community.
Tulane Law School’s top student honors, the John Minor Wisdom Award, focused on academics and writing, and the ... 
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
'Fabled' 200-year-old manuscript gifted to Tulane Law School
The most fabled book in Louisiana legal history – the de la Vergne volume -- has been gifted to Tulane Law School, an original founding document that details not only the laws of the 1808 Louisiana territory but also contains the hand-written notes of its principal codifier.
The manuscript, a... Read more February 15, 2019
Dean Meyer: Let's work together to shape the next 50 years
Dear Friends,
Thank you for opening the first installment of a newsletter for Tulane Law’s black alumni. This project is born out of our inaugural Black Alumni Reunion Weekend, which was held from Feb. 7-10 in New Orleans. It was an unforgettable and moving weekend that brought together more than... Read more February 13, 2019
Top Coast Guard JAG Delivered Tetley Lecture on Maritime Law
Rear Admiral Steven Andersen, Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered this year's William Tetley Lecture in Maritime Law at Tulane Law School.
The lecture, titled “Taking drugs off the water: Where domestic and international law converge,” was a broad summary of the Coast Guard'... Read more February 11, 2019
Dreyfous lecture features social justice advocate Dorothy Roberts
Tulane Law School hosted Dorothy Roberts, a scholar, professor of law and sociology and a social justice advocate as the George Abel and Mathilde Schwab Dreyfous Lecturer on Feb. 7.
Roberts spoke on issues of race, gender and health and ethics, and how all of these interect with the law. With... Read more February 07, 2019
First black woman law grad: "The law has been good to me"
In the fall of 1967, Janice Martin Foster walked into Tulane Law School as one of only four women starting courses that year.
“It took me a little while, but I didn’t realize that I was the only black woman until I got to class and no one looked like me,” she recalled.
Foster became the law... Read more February 05, 2019
Friends, family celebrate the life of Julian Murray
Julian Murray didn’t just love the law, he loved the law.
To him, it was a living thing, and more importantly, a conduit to help other human beings.
Murray (L’64), a prominent attorney and the co-founder of Tulane Law’s Trial Advocacy Program, was remembered by his dearest friends and family Jan... Read more February 01, 2019
Eason-Weinmann Lecture features French law and culture scholar
The annual Eason Weinmann Lecture on International and Comparative Law will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Tulane Law School featuring the distinguished French comparatist Dr. Antoine Garapon.
The event will be held at 5 p.m. at the John Giffen Weinmann Hall, 6329 Freret Street, in Room 110,... Read more February 01, 2019
Joseph Trytten repeatedly reminded judges that curbing the rights of one coach to offer a silent prayer mid-field after a football game could stymie the rights of other “pious teachers around the country.”
Julissa Hunte, arguing on behalf of the school district, pressed the judges to consider that... Read more 
Panel: "Mass Incarceration and the Law" Features Mattes
Louisiana received a bit of good news this summer: After decades riding the number one spot, Oklahoma unseated it as the state with the highest rate of incarceration.
To date, Louisiana has 1,052 people in prison per 100,000 population – and a difference of only 27 people separating the two states... Read more January 29, 2019
'Larger than life': Remembering Julian Murray (L'64)
Three things stirred Julian Murray's passion: His family, singing and the law.
The long-time Director of Tulane Law School’s Trial Advocacy Program spent a lifetime fervently honoring all three, from raising a family, singing whenever and wherever he could and defending the rights of those whose... Read more January 23, 2019
And then there were two: Moot Court final round is Jan. 28
The back wall of the Wendell H. Gauthier Appellate Moot Court Room, in the heart of the law school, is lined with a series of mounted marble slabs, the oldest dating back to 1930.
The Moot Court tradition is strong at Tulane, and getting stronger with a recent infusion of alumni gifts dedicated... Read more January 22, 2019
For a lifetime of achievement and his trailblazing role in environmental law, Tulane Prof. Oliver Houck today will receive the inaugural Georgetown Alumni Achievement Award in Environmental Law.
The award, to be presented by Georgetown Prof. Peter Byrne, honors Houck’s significant contributions... Read more 
Heroes come in many forms, but to be the first chosen for recognition is indicative you’ve set the bar at the highest level.
For their “invaluable contribution” and “their tireless efforts to provide legal representation to members of our community who have experienced housing discrimination,” the... Read more