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We create a supportive intellectual environment in which our students develop the legal knowledge, critical thinking, practical skills, and values that empower them to excel as ethical and engaged professionals in a diverse and dynamic world.

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Helen Kang

Law School Hosts the 35th Annual Environmental Distinguished Visitor Event and Lecture on 9/20

Professor Emerita Helen Kang of Golden Gate University Law School is the Lewis & Clark Law featured speaker at the 35th Distinguished Visitor Lecture.

Casey Bage

Casey Bage ’23 Selected as 2023 Williamson Award Recipient

Class of 2023 graduate Casey Bage will be recognized at the 35th Annual Environmental Distinguished Visitor Event and Lecture on September 20.

U.S. Finds China’s Pangolin Trade Undermines Wildlife Treaty

Professors Erica Lyman and Nick Fromhertz are part of an effort to protect Pangolins – the most heavily trafficked mammals in the world. The U.S. Interior Dept took action as a result of their successful Pelly Petition.

Chloé Clay, the creator of the BIPOC Mentorship Program

BIPOC Mentorship Program Aids BIPOC Student Success in Law School

The BIPOC Mentorship Program’s 2023 Reception will be held on Sept. 28 at 6:00 p.m. in the Legal Research Center.

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Northwest Energy Conference on 9/15

The Northwest Opportunities Conference, hosted by the Green Energy Institute and others, includes panels on the benefits and challenges of transportation electrification for environmental justice communities, western electricity market development, and a panel on careers in energy law.

Kelsey Chapman-Sutton

International Law Research Fellow Named

The International Law Committee has selected 3L Kelsey Chapman-Sutton as the International Law Research Fellow for the 2023-24 school year.

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Faculty On Point

Aliza Kaplan

Aliza Kaplan

Split Jury

The Los Angeles Times interviews Professor Aliza Kaplan on her role in the movement to end the non-unanimous jury verdict system.

Professor Dan Rohlf

Dan Rohlf

Scientists say study found a direct link between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear survival

The Associated Press interviews Professor Dan Rohlf on the potential legal impacts of a new study considering the link between greenhouse gases and polar bear survival. 

Professor Jim Oleske.

Jim Oleske

Opinion: I’m not a lawyer. But I see what the same-sex wedding website case will mean.

Washington Post opinion quotes Professor Oleske, cited by Justice Sotomayor in the dissent, to describe the issues before the justices in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.

Lisa Benjamin

Lisa Benjamin

Electrifying Environmental Justice

The Regulatory Review interviews Professor Lisa Benjamin on the disproportionate impact electric vehicles will have on marginalized communities. 

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Nick Fromherz

Countries are starting to give wild animals legal rights. Here’s why.

The Washington Post interviews Professor Nick Fromherz on the movement to assign legal rights to wildlife abroad. 

Professor Samir Parikh

Samir Parikh

US Supreme Court halts $6bn Purdue opioid settlement in blow to Sacklers

The US Times Mirror quotes Professor Samir Parikh on Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement.

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