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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...
Lipton Convenes Corporate Law Roundtable March 17
For the second year, Professor Ann Lipton is gathering top corporate and securities scholars from around the country to explore changes in the industry at the Tulane Corporate Law Conference March 17.
The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tulane Law School’s John Giffen Weinmann Hall, Room... Read more March 15, 2018
Talus Leads News Tulane Center for Energy Law
Tulane Law School in the spring launched the Tulane Center for Energy Law, under the direction of the inaugural McCulloch Chair in Energy Law, Prof. Kim Talus.
Talus, considered one of the most prominent energy lawyers in Europe, is spearheading the major new investment in energy law studies at... Read more March 15, 2018
Tulane Law School is hosting a two-day conference that will explore the legal and practical challenges of racial reconciliation around the world.
The event March 16-17 is titled, “A Conference of Global Perspectives: Regimes of Redress and Reparations, Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law”... Read more
Tulane Law Hosts Law & Sexuality Symposium Friday
Tulane’s Journal of Law & Sexuality is hosting a symposium on legal issues in the LGBT community on Friday, March 16.Titled “Reviewing the Past, Anticipating the Future,” the symposium runs from 1 to 6 p.m. at Tulane Law School’s John Giffen Weinmann Hall, 6329 Freret St., Room 157. A... Read more March 14, 2018
Jean-Michel Cousteau: 'We are All Connected'
Jean-Michel Cousteau, who has lived most of his life submerged in the vastness of the world’s oceans, believes the key to saving our marine life is knowledge.
Cousteau, in one of the most poignant presentations at Tulane Law School in recent memory, made a significant adjustment to the legacy of... Read more March 12, 2018
Tulane Law School will host the annual McGlinchey Lecture on Federal Litigation Wednesday, March 14, featuring New York University Law School Professor Richard H. Pildes, who will speak on “Defending Political Elites in the Era of Participatory Democracy.”The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. in the... Read more
Newly-confirmed Securities and Exchange Commissioner Robert Jackson Jr. is the headline speaker at Tulane University Law School’s 30th annual Corporate Law Institute (CLI) March 15-16 at the Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria Hotel in downtown New Orleans.
The Tulane Corporate Law Institute, now in its... Read more
Jean-Michel Cousteau: "We are all connected"
Jean-Michel Cousteau, who has lived most of his life submerged in the vastness of the world’s oceans, believes the key to saving our marine life is knowledge.
Cousteau, in one of the most poignant presentations at Tulane Law School in recent memory, made a significant adjustment to the legacy of... Read more March 05, 2018
Alumni Nominated to Lead Sentencing Commission
President Trump has nominated two Tulane Law alumni to the United States Sentencing Commission, an independent, non-partisan body that oversees the federal sentencing guidelines and advises on criminal sentencing policy.
On March 1, the President nominated Judge William H. Pryor, Jr., of the U... Read more March 05, 2018
Appellate Moot Court Team Heads to England After Top Finish
A Tulane appellate moot court team’s outstanding performance has earned it the right to compete internationally at Oxford University in England.The Tulane team, composed of Peter Hull, Catherine Nunez, and Lauren Starnes, all third-year students and veteran moot court advocates, finished in second... Read more February 21, 2018
Black History Month: Class Presidents Seek to Inspire Others
Three law school students accepted a challenge in the Fall – to lead their respective classes and represent them in the Student Bar Association.
When all the ballots were counted and the dust settled, Tulane Law’s three class presidents smiled at the realization that for the first time in recent... Read more February 20, 2018
Law students provide legal protection for people with disabilities
People with disabilities receiving assistance through the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) will have an easier time keeping those benefits thanks to the help of two Tulane Law students.
Alexis Tringas and Jay Jensen, both third-year law students in the Civil Rights and Federal Practice... Read more February 15, 2018
Tulane Law Students Win Protections for Disabled
People with disabilities receiving assistance through the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) will have an easier time keeping those benefits thanks to the help of two Tulane Law students. Alexis Tringas and Jay Jensen, both third-year law students in the Civil Rights and Federal Practice... Read more February 15, 2018
TULAP Hires Lawyer to Help Tulanians Facing Immigration Woes
In a continued expansion of Tulane Law School’s offerings relating to immigration law, the Tulane University Legal Assistance Program (TULAP) has hired its first immigration attorney and is now offering aid to students, staff, and faculty facing legal challenges relating to their immigration... Read more February 09, 2018
Calling on the legal profession to champion democratic values and achieve justice, Tulane Law School alumna Judy Perry Martinez addressed the American Bar Association House of Delegates as ABA president-elect nominee. Earlier this week during the ABA’s Midyear Meeting in Vancouver, Martinez (L’82)... Read more