Recently, WashU Law John S. Lehmann University Professor of Law Brian Tamanaha, delivered a Constitution Day lecture titled “Lessons Learned About the Rule of Law from the Trump Administration” at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. A leading voice in jurisprudence and law and society, Professor Tamanaha is the author of ten books and…
WashU Law recently hosted the annual “Constitution Day: SCOTUS Review/Preview,” a panel discussion moderated by Professor Karen Tokarz featuring Professors Greg Magarian, Susan Appleton, Dan Epps, and Andrea Katz, co-sponsored by the WashU Law Public Interest Law & Policy Speaker Series, the Gephardt Institute, and the Weidenbaum Center. The Constitution Day celebration always precedes “First…
Justice P. Scott Neville Jr., JD ’73, has been named the next chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. A native of Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, he will serve as chief justice for the next three years of his current 10-year term. Neville becomes the court’s second Black chief justice, continuing a historic career marked by…
WashU Law congratulates the new members of this year’s National Moot Court Team! Newly selected team members are 3Ls Rebecca Bowman, Germia Lizier-Zmudzinski, and Alex Pigeon, along with 2Ls Andre Jones, Rebecca Onwuzuruoha, Nichole Stringer, and Shen Wang. They join returning members 3Ls Zachary Irovando, Matthew Palmer, Sealy Sikes, Sarah Tyler, and Nathan Zou, who…
WashU Law James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law Leila Sadat was invited by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to speak at the La Fabrique de la Diplomatie conference. The gathering was held at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, and brought together diplomats, policymakers, academics, and international leaders for discussions on the future of global diplomacy….
Morgan Murphy, JD ’11, has been elected president of the Saint Louis Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL). She will serve a two-year term. Murphy has been a member of BAMSL for more than a decade and joined the Bar Foundation board in 2023. She has held…
Washington University School of Law announces the launch of new courses at the intersection of law and artificial intelligence to further our leadership in preparing lawyers for the future of practice. Building on the success of Artificial Intelligence and the Practice of Law, these new courses explore some of the most urgent issues at the…
WashU Law Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law Peter Joy and Professor of Law Robert Kuehn have published a new book examining the long history of interference with law school clinics representation of clients. They have also created a “Law Clinic Interference Resources” website that includes documents from over 25 instances of clinic interference, links to…
WashU Law announces the appointment of its inaugural AI Advisory Board, a distinguished group of leaders from the judiciary, legal practice, technology, and academia. The Board reflects WashU Law’s growing national leadership in legal innovation and its commitment to advancing the study and practice of law in the age of artificial intelligence. The AI Advisory…
Washington University School of Law is proud to extend its leadership in AI training and education beyond the classroom and into the courtroom. Over the past several months, WashU Law has engaged with judges across the country to explore how artificial intelligence can improve efficiency in the judiciary while addressing the ethical, technical, and practical…
WashU Law James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law Leila Sadat has been appointed to the board of eyeWitness to Atrocities, an initiative founded by the International Bar Association to help digitally document and investigate serious human rights violations and atrocity crimes. Sadat brings extensive international experience to the role. From 2013 to 2023, she…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed two WashU Law alumnae, Kemi Mustapha, JD ‘10, and Sarah Cook, JD ‘10, to serve as Superior Court Judges in the Bay Area. Mustapha has been appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court. She has built her career advancing access to justice through her work with Bay Area…