Prof. Bessler: Resumption of Death Penalty 'Violates Fundamental Human Rights'
July 16, 2020
Prof. John Bessler of the University of Baltimore School of Law, author of several books on capital punishment, writes that the federal government's return to the death penalty is a step backward in the administration of justice. "Study after study has shown that the death penalty is administered in a highly arbitrary and discriminatory fashion, that scores of innocent people have been sentenced to death after being wrongfully convicted, and that the death penalty's use violates fundamental human rights," he writes.
Student-Attorneys in UB Law's Bob Parsons Veterans Advocacy Clinic Score Important Wins for Clients
June 30, 2020
The Bob Parsons Veterans Advocacy Clinic has had many successes assisting veterans with a variety of legal challenges. Now the team is celebrating several recent achievements, thanks to the persistence of clinic student-attorneys and the guidance of clinic director Prof. Hugh McClean and clinical teaching fellow Katy Clemens.
Law Professors Examine Two Major Supreme Court Cases
June 23, 2020
Three University of Baltimore School of Law professors - Elizabeth Keyes, Garrett Epps and Michael Hayes - are providing analyses of back-to-back U.S. Supreme Court cases that may signal a change of direction in the nation's treatment of LGBTQ workers and young immigrants.
UB Law Discussion Series: 'Voting Rights Under Threat: Will There Be a Free and Fair Election in November?,' June 18
June 10, 2020
The University of Baltimore School of Law Discussion Series continues on June 18, with a talk entitled "Voting Rights Under Threat: Will There Be a Free and Fair Election in November?" UB Law Prof. Gilda Daniels, director of litigation at the Advancement Project and author of Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America; UB Law Prof. Kim Wehle, author of What You Need to Know About Voting – And Why; and Jennifer Nwachukwu, J.D. '15, counsel on voting rights at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will serve as panelists. This online event is free and open to the public.
As She Retires, Prof. Jane Murphy Reflects on Her Students: 'They Were Always Deeply Invested in Their Education'
June 9, 2020
As she retires after more than 30 years of teaching at the University of Baltimore School of Law, Prof. Jane Murphy reflects on her support of the thousands of students who passed through her classroom, through the school's clinical law program, and into the halls of justice as advocates, attorneys and leaders of change.
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