• Barr’s Move To Speed Deportations Raises Due Process Fears

    By Nicole Narea Law360 (April 12, 2019, 10:58 PM EDT) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr has proposed speeding up deportation proceedings and encouraging the Board of Immigration Appeals to issue affirmances without opinion, steps the immigration bar fears may hamper due process. The proposal was initially introduced in 2008 under the Bush administration, but was…

  • 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards

    The Distinguished Law Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their professional or academic careers. Those honored share the same characteristics of leadership, progressive thinking, high standards, uncompromising integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Their careers serve as models for WashU Law students and alumni. The School of Law celebrated the outstanding achievements of…

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    Michael Cohen Could Practice Law Again, But It Won’t Be Easy

    Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen may one day be able to practice law again after New York State disbarred him this week, but his return to practice would be far from a sure thing. Other high-profile attorneys ensnared in political scandals and convicted of crimes like Lewis “Scooter” Libby and Egil Krogh were able to…

  • WashU Expert: This national emergency is ‘fictitious’

    President Donald Trump on Feb. 15 declared a state of emergency where there is none, said an immigration law expert at Washington University in St. Louis. “This much is crystal clear: There is no national security emergency at the southern border,” said Stephen H. Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus at the School of…

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    WashU Expert: Green New Deal seeks to re-start climate conversation

    The Green New Deal, unveiled this week by Democratic members of the U.S. Congress, may not amount to quick change but at least begins a conversation toward critical climate change goals, said an environmental law expert at Washington University in St. Louis. “The announcement of the Green New Deal comes as federal scientists have announced…

  • 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards

    The Distinguished Law Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their professional or academic careers. Those honored share the same characteristics of leadership, progressive thinking, high standards, uncompromising integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Their careers serve as models for WashU Law students and alumni. The School of Law celebrated the outstanding achievements of these eight…

  • 2017 Distinguished Law Alumni Awards

    The Distinguished Law Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their professional or academic careers. Those honored share the same characteristics of leadership, progressive thinking, high standards, uncompromising integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Their careers serve as models for WashU Law students and alumni. Distinguished Alumni 2017 Distinguished Young Law Alumni Awards The…

  • 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards

    The Distinguished Law Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their professional or academic careers. Those honored share the same characteristics of leadership, progressive thinking, high standards, uncompromising integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Their careers serve as models for WashU Law students and alumni. Distinguished Alumni 2016 Distinguished Young Law Alumni Awards The…

  • 2015 Distinguished Alumni Awards

    The Distinguished Law Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their professional or academic careers. Those honored share the same characteristics of leadership, progressive thinking, high standards, uncompromising integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Their careers serve as models for WashU Law students and alumni. Distinguished Alumni 2015 Distinguished Young Law Alumni Awards The…