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CJRC and PSU Publish Comprehensive Report on Oregon Parole System

The Criminal Justice Reform Clinic and PSU issue a report on Oregon’s parole system, recommending critical reforms.

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Entering Class Raises the Bar for Diversity

Maintaining high LSAT scores from last year, the law school also sees diversity broadened, as nearly 30 percent of the 1L class self-identify as students of color.

Clinic Students Assist in Stimulus Payment Equity

Many incarcerated individuals did not receive their benefit. Students at the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic helped to resolve the issue.

Rebuilding Democracy and the Rule of Law in LC Law Review

The most recent issue of the Lewis & Clark Law Review features papers written by prominent legal scholars on “Rebuilding Democracy and the Rule of Law.”

New Developments in Sports Law Pose Challenges

The Fall Forum September 30 at the Lewis & Clark Law campus brings sports team reps, entertainment, gaming and legal experts to campus.

Law vs. Antisemitism Conference Calls for Papers

The 2nd annual event in March 2023 discusses how the law has been used to both perpetrate and combat antisemitism. The deadline for papers is October 1, 2022.

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Faculty On Point

Emeritus Professor of Law Bill Funk

Bill Funk

Courts join push to defang federal business regulation

Reuters story quotes Emeritus Professor of Law Bill Funk regarding courts’ actions to curtail agencies’ regulatory and enforcement powers.

Professor Dan Rohlf

Dan Rohlf

The future of American conservation lies in restoration, not just protection

Professor Dan Rohlf is quoted extensively in this Popular Science article reviewing two new federal funds and whether they could share billions of dollars with local wildlife agencies to help save biodiversity.

Lisa Benjamin

Lisa Benjamin

Live Interview on BBC World Service Radio

BBC World Service Radio interviewed Professor Lisa Benjamin on greenwashing and advertising (39:00). 

Lydia Loren

Why Bridgerton Fans Turned Against the Bridgerton Musical

Slate quotes Henry J. Casey Professor of Law Lydia Loren on copyright law and its protection for creative intellectual property. ““Copyright monetizes and propertizes our shared cultural experiences.”

The Shared Earth Foundation Visiting Professor Russ Mead

Russ Mead

In a first, state bill would require nearly perfect welfare record for research dog and cat suppliers

Science magazine quotes Professor Russ Mead in a story about a new Virginia Law that would make Virginia the first state able to punish research animal breeders for violations of the AWA, a federal law enforced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

Samir Parikh

Samir Parikh

Profitable companies enlist bankruptcy courts to sidestep cancer trials

Wall Street Journal quotes professor Samir Parikh in this story about how corporations facing unwieldy asbestos litigation are accessing the benefits of bankruptcy without filing chapter 11 themselves.

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