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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 -
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 1992 Commencement Speech
The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to ever sit on the nation’s highest court, saddened the Lewis & Clark community. On September 29, 2020 from 5:00-6:00p.m. the Law School’s Alumni Board is hosting an online vigil to honor and reminisce on this amazing woman’s career and life.September 24, 2020 -
Lewis & Clark Law School Welcomes 2020 1L Class
Lewis & Clark Law School welcomed a strong and diverse 1L class to campus this fall, in the socially distant outdoor seating within our amphitheater.September 24, 2020 -
Lewis & Clark Law School Ranked #2 in Public Interest Jobs for 2019
Lewis & Clark Law School ranks #2 in the nation for full-time, long-term (FTLT), public interest job placement, based on Class of 2019 employment data and ABA Disclosures from all law schools.September 23, 2020 -
Global Law Alliance Champions Wild Animals, Wild Spaces at Lewis & Clark Law School
Combining its nationally recognized expertise in environmental law and animal law, Lewis & Clark Law School announced the creation of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment (the “Alliance”). The Alliance is a champion for wild animals and wild spaces across the globe, working to protect animals and the environment through the development, implementation, and enforcement of international law. Law students (JD and LLM) actively participate in the work through two clinics within the Alliance.
September 22, 2020 -
Professor Lydia Loren’s Article Selected as Best Law Review Article
Thomson Reuters (West) has selected Professor Lydia Loren’s article, Copyright Jumps the Shark: The Music Modernization Act, for inclusion in the 2020 edition of the Entertainment, Publishing, and the Arts Handbook, an anthology published annually.September 15, 2020 -
Student Spends Summer Firefighting and Clerking
Jacqueline O’Keefe (3L), shared with us her experience as a firefighter, and clerking this summer for a federal judge:September 8, 2020 -
First Recipient of the Huffman Scholarship Award Announced
Professor Jim Oleske is the first recipient of the annual Huffman Scholarship Award, which recognizes outstanding faculty scholarship. Emeritus Dean and Professor James Huffman endowed the award to be given annually to a faculty member chosen by a three-member faculty committee, based on scholarship written the year prior.August 31, 2020 -
Lewis & Clark Law School Co-Hosts International Peacemaking Colloquium
Lewis & Clark Law School co-hosted with the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) the international 2020 Peacemaking Colloquium which highlighted Tribal/Indigenious/State dispute resolutions with participants from the United States, Ireland, Columbia, England, and Scotland.August 24, 2020 -
Leveraging U.S. Law for the International Protection of Pangolins
Pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world. In this blog, Professors Erica Lyman and Nick Fromherz explain why they took action earlier today to protect pangolins through the filing of a petition under the Pelly Amendment in response to the conservation crisis facing pangolins.August 6, 2020