Alumna Heather Navarro, JD ’08, began her journey in environmental law at WashULaw’s Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic, both as an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis and while earning her JD. The clinic had a great impact, and cemented her passion for protecting the environment. Navarro now directs Midwest Climate Collaborative, a joint effort with…
Visiting Professor of Law Judge Lech Garlicki recently coauthored a chapter in the first edition of “Constitutionality of Law without a Constitutional Court, A View from Europe”. This book examines the problematic possibility of guaranteeing the constitutionality of law in cases when a constitutional court either has been weakened or does not exist. Judge Garlicki’s chapter…
Three WashULaw alumni were recently recognized as Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Congratulations to Sasha Polonsky Tulgan, JD ’06, Jessica Wilson, JD ’08, and Sophie Wang, JD ’10! Since 2015, the Top Women of Law event has celebrated the achievements of exceptional women lawyers who are pioneers, educators, trailblazers, and role models.
“Little Assistance,” a science fiction short story written by Stephen Harrison, AB ’09, JD ’13, was recently published by Slate. In “Little Assistance,” Eugene Steeples, the first judge on the moon, calls up AI reconstructions of past judges to help him solve a difficult case. Harrison’s story is part of Future Tense Fiction, a monthly…
Jill Bodensteiner, JD ’94, Vice President and Director of Athletics at Saint Joseph’s University, recently testified at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the changing landscape of college sports and the urgent need for federal regulatory and legislative action. Bodensteiner and Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame University’s Vice President and James E. Rohr Director of…
In 2010, clinic client Steven Lazar of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to life in prison after having been convicted of second-degree murder, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and a weapons offense. Our Post-Conviction Relief Clinical Practicum agreed to take his case, alongside public interest law firm Philips Black. Clinic students Nico DeLong, JD ‘22, and…
Congratulations to Richard A. Rothman, JD ’78, who was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from New York Law Journal’s New York Legal Awards. The awards celebrate attorneys and firms in the state that have made remarkable contributions to the legal profession. Rothman is Special Pro Bono Counsel and former Co-Head of Complex Commercial…
Cordell Institute Fellow Woodrow Hartzog, JD, LLM, PhD, testified at the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law. Lawfare published “Fixing the Stored Communications Act’s Secret Search Problem,” co-written by Co-Director Neil Richards, JD, MA, an article about digital search practices and how they may violate Fourth Amendment protections. Emma…
Congratulations to Professor Leila Sadat, who recently received the Cox International Law Center Humanitarian Award for Advancing Global Justice from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and delivered the 2023 Klatsky Endowed Distinguished Lecture in Human Rights. Professor Sadat’s other recent engagements include traveling to Benin, West Africa, as a guest of the U.S….
WashULaw’s chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) recently hosted a conversation with the ACS National President Russ Feingold. Feingold served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011, during which time he cosponsored the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold Act). ACS co-presidents Macy Cecil and Rachel Sharma led the event, which also…
“After speaking with my lawyer, I actually started feeling better. I thought, this could be doable. Maybe I won’t lose my home.” -Katie, WashULaw Clinic Client Our Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) was privileged to represent Katie, a St. Louisan who suffered catastrophic medical setbacks and was forced to leave her long-time career. With no…
Congratulations to Professor Karen Tokarz, who was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Missouri Mediators.