Rianka Macwan ’24 Awarded Unprecedented Third Year of ABA Fellowship Funding
Through Lewis & Clark’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, Rianka Macwan will continue expanding access to tax assistance and legal representation for adults in custody in Oregon.
Top Stories
Students Network with Nike Legal Team
Nike’s General Counsel legal team met with over 60 law students to share insights into being an in-house attorney and gain practical career advice.
Lewis & Clark Professors Contribute to ABA’s Climate Change and Sustainability Resources
The American Bar Association’s resource on teaching sustainable development and climate change includes two papers authored by law Professors Erica Lyman & EIC Director Dr. Gregg Macey.
Courtney Johnson JD ’07 to lead environmental law program
Johnson succeeds Associate Dean Janice Weis, who retired this summer after 32 years.
Welcoming the Law School Class of ’29
Diverse and accomplished cohort arrives on campus as fall semester begins.
Fall Open House October 10
Are you considering law school? Join us at free Lewis & Clark Law School’s Open House on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn all about the application process, financial aid options, and what it’s like to be a law student. You’ll have the chance to hear from current students, alumni, and faculty during Q&A panels, plus take an optional tour of our beautiful campus.
MSL Alum Builds a Business to Help Communities Make Healthier Housing Decisions
MSL alum Nick Thierry, MSL ’24, is using his background in environmental advocacy to help communities better understand the environmental and health risks associated with where they live. Through his new business, FrontDoorFax, Thierry aims to make environmental information more accessible and empower people to advocate for healthier homes and neighborhoods.
Business Legal Clinic Celebrates 20 Years Serving Entrepreneurs
The Small Business Legal Clinic provides crucial services, helping new businesses get started on the right foot, and existing businesses go to the next level—all while giving law students practical skills for their first job.
More Than Their Worst Act: CJRC’s Parole Advocates
Criminal Justice Reform Clinic students become advocates for incarcerated individuals facing review hearings.
Faculty Highlights
Tung Yin
“If Trump sends in Marines to follow ICE officers who are trying to arrest people who may be in the U.S. unlawfully, that would likely violate the Posse Comitatus Act, Tung Yin said.
Aliza Kaplan
When Lloyd Gray stood trial for rape in 1980, two jurors didn’t believe he was guilty and voted to acquit. Today, a split-jury verdict would mean a mistrial and possibly Gray’s freedom.
Craig Johnston
A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.
Dan Rohlf
Congressional Republicans also plan to turn the Endangered Species Act into a dead letter.