University of Baltimore Law Dean Weich Calls End of Filibuster 'A Nightmare for Progressives' in Politico Op-Ed
April 15, 2021
In an op-ed in Politico, University of Baltimore Law School of Law Dean Ronald Weich says the potential end of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate could be terrible for progressives. "With astonishing speed, it's become conventional wisdom on the left that the filibuster must go," Weich writes in Politico. His essay considers the potentially devastating cost of eliminating this rule.
Law School's Dionne Koller Named Co-Chair of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics Commission
April 8, 2021
Prof. Dionne L. Koller, associate dean in the University of Baltimore School of Law and director of its Center for Sport and the Law, has been named co-chair of the Commission on the State of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (also known as the USOPC Commission).
Law in Focus Discussion Series: The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Understanding its Impact and the Need for Change, April 14
April 2, 2021
The University of Baltimore School of Law continues its Law in Focus Discussion Series with "The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Understanding Its Impact and the Need for Change," on April 14. Webinar panelists include Cara McClellan, assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Monisha Cherayil, staff attorney at Baltimore's Public Justice Center; Michele Hall, attorney in the Office of the Public Defender of Maryland; and UB Law Prof. Odeana Neal, who teaches juvenile justice. Assistant Dean Alyssa Fieo will moderate the discussion.
University of Baltimore School of Law Partners with State Highway Administration to Investigate Updates to Md. Laws for Autonomous Vehicles
March 24, 2021
The University of Baltimore School of Law recently embarked on a joint project with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration to investigate updates to Maryland law to support the safe deployment of connected and automated vehicle technology. Existing laws related to vehicles typically assume that key decisions regarding the operation and maintenance of a vehicle are made by a human, and these laws therefore may be poorly suited to governing vehicles that operate autonomously.
Law School Hosts Discussion, 'Google Eyes and Big Brother Lies: Data, Privacy and Algorithmic Justice,' March 9
February 28, 2021
The University of Baltimore School of Law will host its next UB Law in Focus discussion, "Google Eyes and Big Brother Lies: Data, Privacy and Algorithmic Justice," on March 9. Topics will include government and corporate surveillance, the use of personal data, and the disproportionate impact of this phenomenon on marginalized communities. Guest speakers will include UB's Venable Prof. of Law Michele E. Gilman; Mutale Nkonde, CEO of AI for the People and a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University; and Matthew Stubenberg, associate director of legal technology in the Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School and an adjunct professor at UB School of Law. UB Law Prof. Colin Starger, director of its Legal Data and Design Clinic, will moderate the discussion.
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