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#1 in Environmental Law - Again
U.S. News ranks Lewis & Clark Law’s environmental law program number one in the nation for 2021, as well as 2020 rankings. Plus we have nationally recognized programs in Animal Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property, Business Law and Public Interest Law.March 17, 2020 -
Alumnus Robert Doeckel Returns to Teach Lawyering
Lewis & Clark Law School welcomes alumnus Robert Doeckel as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Lawyering. He graduated magna cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2014, and later served as a law clerk for the Honorable Marco A. Hernández at the District of Oregon.July 9, 2020 -
Earthrise Files Lawsuit to Save Māui Dolphins
On May 21, 2020, Earthrise, and their co-counsel Sea Shepherd Legal, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sea Shepherd New Zealand and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society challenging the U.S. government’s failure to protect New Zealand’s critically endangered Māui dolphin.July 9, 2020 -
Amicus Curiae Briefs to Oregon Supreme Court Regarding Convictions Based on Nonunanimous Jury Instructions
The Criminal Justice Reform Clinic joined five other organizations in filing amicus briefs asking the Oregon Supreme Court to hold that all convictions obtained in a trial that included the nonunanimous jury instruction be reversed and remanded for a new trial.June 30, 2020 -
Lewis & Clark Law Review Publishes Class Actions Symposium Issue
The Lewis & Clark Law Review has published Volume 24, Issue 2 and all articles are available online. The Symposium issue is a collection of articles that were presented at the “Class Actions, Mass Torts, and MDLs: the Next 50 Years” symposium.
June 30, 2020 -
The Region’s Largest IPO Ever - The Inside Story from ‘14 Alumnus
James Henry ’14, Corporate Counsel for ZoomInfo, took a few moments to answer some questions about what it’s like working for a company during the IPO process.
June 22, 2020 -
Professor Lisa Benjamin Moderating ABA Panel on Climate Change
Professor Lisa Benjamin will serve as a moderator for the ABA panel “Flattening the Curve” – COVID-19 and Climate Change on June 30, 2020.June 22, 2020 -
Law School Deans, Faculty Ask for “Diploma Privilege”
The deans of Oregon’s three law schools wrote to the Oregon Supreme Court today with a petition to institute a one-time emergency “diploma privilege.” The petition is signed by faculty from all the law schools.June 16, 2020 -
Students Volunteer Over 16,000 Hours This Year
In a remarkable demonstration of passion and commitment to the community, Lewis & Clark Law students volunteered a record 16,000 hours this year to over 105 organizations from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.June 16, 2020 -
Boley Creates Protest Resource Guide
The Boley Law Library has created a Protest Resource Guide to provide practical and academic support for protestors within the Lewis & Clark community.June 15, 2020