CALS News & Events

This merit award is given annually in memory of Florence Kaufelt, a lifelong friend of animals, to a graduate of our Animal Law LLM Program.

Dr. Rajesh K. Reddy steps into a critical new role as an Assistant Professor of Animal Law at the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Professor Joyce Tischler summarizes why the United States Supreme Court’s decision upholding Proposition 12 is monumental for animals.

We are delighted to invite applications for the newly created Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law & Policy LLM Fellowships for the 2023-24 Academic Year.

A new law in Panama recognizes the rights of sea turtles. In our latest blog, our team at the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment breaks down its potential impact.

Our Global Ambassador Program empowers and supports our advanced degree alumni. The application window for our third round is now open!

With the help of a CALS Global Ambassador grant, Gladys Kamasanyu (‘LLM, 20) recently compiled and published a Compendium of Wildlife Laws in Uganda.

CALS Ambassador, Tara Cooley (LLM, ’20), is fostering the creation of Courtroom Animal Advocate Programs across the U.S.

Big cats are in peril. A new federal law and our work to keep big cats in the wild aim to alleviate the crisis.

With support from CALS, leaders of the Lewis & Clark Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter and the Animal Law Review recently traveled to the Big Apple for a weekend devoted to animal law.

Disregarding local opposition and risks to wild animals, a Canadian firm persists in its mission to extract gold from a sensitive ecosystem in Ecuador.

Alice Di Concetto (LLM ’16, France) is charting the path to end the grisly practice of chick and duck killing in the EU through her nonprofit, The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy. She explains how in this blog.

Cat Kelly (2L) has been selected to receive the first annual Law Scholars for Change scholarship to support her courses to obtain a Certificate in Animal Law.

The first cohort of students in our online Animal Law LLM program—13 students from 7 countries—have graduated!

Launched in the Fall of 2022, CALS offers the first advanced legal degree in animal law in the United States for non-lawyers. Learn more about how our MSL—for U.S. and international Bachelor’s degree holders—can advance your animal protection career.