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President Biden has nominated Tulane Law alumna Nancy Gbana Abudu (L’99) to serve as a judge on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, becoming the first African-American woman to serve on the court.
Abudu, the daughter of immigrants from Ghana, is deputy legal director and interim director for...
Professor Paul Marcus to Deliver Dreyfous Lecture, Monday, March 31, 2008, at 5:00 p.m.
Professor Paul Marcus will deliver this year’s Dreyfous Lecture entitled, “Capital Punishment, A Comparative Perspective”. The George Abel and Mathilde Schwab Dreyfous Lecture in Civil Liberties and Human Rights will take place on March 31, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 110 of Tulane Law School’s John... Read more March 18, 2008
Arthur R. Miller, Renowned Legal Scholar and Commentator, to deliver Gauthier Lecture
“The Litigation Explosion – Myth or Reality?”
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Arthur R. Miller - one of the nation's most distinguished legal scholars in the areas of civil procedure, copyright, and privacy, and a renowned commentator on the law and society – will deliver this year’s Gauthier Lecture entitled... Read more February 14, 2008
This July, New Orleans Magazine is awarding Tania Tetlow, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Tulane Law School Domestic Violence Clinic, one of the city's “Ten Top Female Achievers.” The recipients of the award, chosen by the publication, are outstanding women in the community who have... Read more
Conference Includes 13 Panels, Workshops, a Theatrical Performance, a Poster-Making Contest, and New Orleans Guided Tour.
The Tulane Environmental Law Society is hosting the 12th Annual “Environmental Conference on Law, Science and the Public Interest” on March 9-10th (Fri-Sat). This two-day... Read more
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno will be speaking on issues of domestic violence at Weinmann Hall, February 1, 2007.
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno will speak at Tulane University Law School on issues of domestic violence. Her address, “Ending Violence Against Women,” is sponsored by the Tulane Law School Domestic Violence Clinic, and will take place on Feb. 1 at noon in Room 110 of Weinmann Hall, 6329... Read more January 30, 2007
'Legal Perspectives on Marriage Equality' symposium to be held on Saturday, January 27, 2007
Law and Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Legal Issues is pleased to announce their “Legal Perspectives on Marriage Equality“ symposium to be held on Saturday, January 27. The journal started with a symposium in 1990, and Volume 16 is fortunate enough to have the... Read more January 23, 2007
1st annual Tulane Public Interest Law Conference (January 26th-28th, 2007) to discuss 'Children of the Storm'.
Through in-depth workshops and panels, the Public Interest Law Foundation's first conference will highlight the innumerable issues plaguing children today, such as the fate of juveniles serving life without parole and the continuing debate surrounding transracial adoptions.
The conference will... Read more January 23, 2007
Travel abroad to Italy, Greece, Germany and beyond. Applications for the 2007 Summer School Abroad program are now online.
Amsterdam—“a model for other foreign summer programs . . . [with a] curriculum [that is] excellent in concept and excellent in execution.” - The American Bar Association
Berlin—set in a uniquely cosmopolitan capital with cultural attractions that few other cities can match, this two-week program... Read more January 23, 2007
As we all know, the world has been devastated by the global pandemic. In addition to the catastrophic loss of life, it has prevented so many from experiencing milestone events in their lives or the lives of their friends and family—graduations, weddings, funerals, the birth of a child, and so many... Read more