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Inmates 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... 
What began as a battle by a first-year Tulane law student to get her rental deposit back from a prickly landlord is officially the hottest startup in New Orleans.
Lydia Winkler, a JD-MBA who graduates in May, and Marco Nelson, an A.B. Freeman School of Business MBA student, won the top prize at... Read more 
Beloved Tulane Law alum Jimmy Coleman has died
James “Jimmy” Coleman, Jr., a Tulane Law alumnus, philanthropist and visionary businessman who annually hosted dozens of international students to his lavish Uptown home for a decidedly New Orleans-style welcome, passed away last week. He was 77.
Coleman, a 1968 graduate of the law school and a... Read more March 28, 2019
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
Tulane University website has a new look
You may have noticed something different when you visited Tulane.edu in the past few days. The main university website, news and magazine sites, and events sites all have a fresh new look.
The design updates include some new complementary colors. Our digital design typefaces weren’t left out,... Read more March 18, 2019
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
Tulane Climate Action Week focuses on solutions
What can we do about climate change? The upcoming Tulane Climate Action Week, March 18–23, will give Tulanians a chance to take up the question at a variety of events, including lectures, a career panel, a poetry reading, film screenings, a campus and community organization fair, and an... Read more March 14, 2019
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