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The first thing you notice in working with Prof. Tonya Jupiter is her irrepressible spirit. It is her signature, part of every interaction, and it belies the challenges of coordinating Tulane Law’s legendary Pro Bono Program.
Jupiter (L’94) is the Associate Director for Pro Bono and Advocacy... 
Two new law clinics, one social justice mission
Tulane Law’s commitment to social justice issues takes a giant leap forward this fall with the opening of its two newest clinics focusing on immigration and First Amendment issues.
This summer, the two clinics, the Immigrant Rights Clinic and the First Amendment Clinic, have begun a slow ramp-up... Read more July 16, 2020
Law Dean David Meyer joined nine other Tulane University Deans in condemning the recent order by the Department of Homeland Security that will adversely affect current and future international students.
"We stand with our international students and pledge every effort to protect them from... Read more 
Six Tulane Law students—more than ever before—have been chosen for the 1L Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholars Program, a respected initiative that expands career opportunities for diverse first-year law students.
The six will have the rare opportunity to work with attorneys from... Read more 
Three Tulane Law professors shaping sports law, property rights on respected national board
Three Tulane Law professors have been named Reporters of Committees for the Uniform Law Commission, an organization that aims to provide consistent, clear laws across state lines.
Profs. Gabe Feldman, Sally Richardson and Ron Scalise (BA '97, L'00) each serve as Reporter for ULC committees that... Read more July 09, 2020
Tulane law clinic scientist testifies before U.S. House panel on impact of air pollution
The Tulane Environmental Law Clinic’s staff scientist, who has been among the leading researchers connecting elevated COVID-19 death rates to air pollution, particularly in communities of color, testifed Tuesday before the U.S. House of Representatives.
Kimberly Terrell (BS, BA ’05), a PhD... Read more July 06, 2020
With a message of black female strength, Tulane Law alumna Blake Gifford has conquered the fashion industry.
Gifford (L’15) is her only client, doing the monumental work of turning what was a fledgling fashion blog started in college and featuring her thrift store finds into her own brand, Signed... Read more 
José Torres, a noted immigrant rights leader who had worked with Tulane Law students and faculty to prevent his deportation, was granted legal status as a survivor of labor trafficking.
The formal change in his immigration status is a significant victory that ends a years-long standoff with the... Read more 
Robert Sloan, a professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Tulane Center for Energy Law, died June 19 of a rare form of brain cancer.
Sloan, who was beloved at Tulane Law as a longtime adjunct professor and mentor to students in energy law and regulation, was a former executive vice president and... Read more 
He was not supposed to become a lawyer.
Four years of grueling science and medical courses were supposed to earn Ryan Niedermair (L’19) top scores on the MCAT exam, and a spot in a leading medical school.
But as he graduated from Rhodes College in 2015, “I had an epiphany. I realized that was not... Read more 
Tulane Law has announced its Diversity Dialogue Summer Series, one of the initiatives to continue the discussions on race and racism as part of the Distancing Together programming.
The series is an online forum, occasionally using books and films as discussion references, to provide robust... Read more 
She is one of the great mentors of Tulane Law, a professor hailed by students year after year, in course after course, for having an impact on their law school career, and by extension, their life.
For being that “once-in-a-lifetime” educator, Prof. Amy Gajda, Tulane Law’s resident privacy and... Read more 
In the wake of protests around the country after the death of George Floyd, Tulane Law this summer has ramped up existing and added new initiatives to provide greater support for students of color and build a more inclusive community.
Dean David Meyer announced the moves in a letter to students... Read more 
To the Tulane Law Community:
Recent days have washed our nation in grief. In the space of 72 hours, the number of American lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic surged past 100,000 and the nation watched in horror as Minneapolis police officers extinguished the life of George Floyd. The days... Read more 
Student receives environmental law prize
A Tulane Law student has won the second annual Tulane Center for Environmental Law (TCEL) Prize for her article detailing the devastating impacts of air pollution on historic black communities in Louisiana’s River Parishes.
Julie Schwartzwald received the $1,000 award for her Comment The Health... Read more June 01, 2020
Tulane Law is offering a number of online for-credit courses this summer for students anywhere in the world.
The Berlin Summer Program in Intercultural Negotiation and Mediation is a joint venture between Tulane Law School in New Orleans and Humboldt University in Berlin and is an experiential... Read more