News From the Law School

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Data Privacy Group Holds Successful 5th Annual Data Privacy Symposium

On February 16, 2024, the Data Privacy Group held its annual Data Privacy Symposium, marking the five year anniversary since its initial debut.

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Lewis & Clark Law School Announces Summer 2024 Course Lineup

Lewis & Clark Law School’s Summer 2024 courses offer a comprehensive mix of online and in-person options, welcoming law students from all institutions to enrich their legal education and advance their career pathways.

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Civil Rights Titan Ben Crump Honors MLK’s Legacy in Stirring Lecture at Lewis & Clark

In an inspiring Martin Luther King Jr. Endowed Lecture, civil rights attorney Ben Crump captivated attendees with his passionate discourse on justice, equality, and the enduring influence of Dr. King’s legacy, reinforcing the vital role of legal advocacy in the ongoing struggle for civil rights.

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Get to Know Professor Bronson James: A Conversation on Law and Teaching

Professor Bronson James ’03, Oregon Supreme Court Justice and adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, shares his diverse legal experiences and teaching passion, emphasizing the importance of encouraging critical thinking in law students from an early stage in their education.

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CINETS and Border Criminologies “Crimmigration Through Time, Space, and Culture” Conference to be Held 3/1 and 3/2

The Crimmigration Through Time, Space, and Culture Conference, hosted by the law school, the Crimmigration Control International Scholars Network (CINETS) and Oxford-based Border Criminologies, brings global legal experts together to discuss crimmigration through examination of migration-control strategies in the Global North and South, the impact of colonialism, and comparison across nations, regions, disciplines, and political and theoretical dividing lines.

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Professor Michele Okoh’s Forgotten Waters is Top 20 Article of the Year

Professor Michele Okoh’s article, entitled Forgotten Watersand published in the Georgetown Law Journal, has been selected as one of the top twenty articles of 2023 by the Environmental Law Reporter.

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Students Invited to Attend for NW Public Service Career Fair

On Feb. 2 and 3, the Northwest Consortium of Law Schools holds its annual and fully virtual NW Public Service Career Fair, where students can meet with employers working to advance concepts of justice, fairness, and wellbeing of the general public. Applications were due at noon on Jan. 16, but late registration to participate in Table Talks will be allowed.

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Susan Mandiberg Appointed to New Oregon Public Defense Commission

Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita Susan Mandiberg was appointed by Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Megan Flynn to serve on the new Oregon Public Defense Commission, tasked with overseeing Oregon’s state-funded public defense system.

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Adriana Palomares ’09 Publishes Book on Empowerment for First-Gen Lawyers

Class of 2009 alumna Adriana Palomares has published Brava: A Latina Lawyer’s Path to Empowerment, seeking to inspire first-generation Latinx lawyers to pursue their dreams.

Keith Cunningham-Parmeter Joins L&C Faculty

Celebrated legal scholar Keith Cunningham-Parmeter joins Lewis & Clark Law School as a Professor of Law beginning Spring semester 2024, bringing his extensive expertise in labor and employment law to teach courses in Contracts, Employment Law, Current Issues in Work Law, and Labor Law.

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Green Energy Institute Wins NW Energy Coalition Award

Lewis & Clark’s Green Energy Institute has been awarded the Bob Olsen Memorial Conservation Eagle Award by the NW Energy Coalition.

Announcing the ANIMALEX Initiative

The Center for Animal Law Studies and Bond University are collaborating to make animal law educational resources freely accessible to anyone, everywhere. 

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Professor Tabrez Ebrahim Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

Professor Ebrahim explores the interface between bioethics and patent law, with colleagues in Jordan at the Jordan University of Science and Technology.

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Criminal Justice Reform Clinic Transforms Lives with SB 819

Students in the CJRC are actively bringing SB 819 cases, representing clients in cases across the state, writing petitions, and participating in hearings in circuit courts.

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Earthrise Student Argues Before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Drew Baloga ’24 argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of Earthrise clients Earth Island Institute and the Center for Biological Diversity.