“Excelsior” – meaning “ever upward” – is New York State’s official motto, and upward-looking UB Law School seniors are now eligible for the governor’s Excelsior Service Fellowship Program.
Jeffrey M. Wice of the Jaeckle Center for Law, Democracy and Governance at the UB Law School will be available to provide commentary and analysis of a major redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The latest data on a much-talked-about issue in legal education, the amount of education debt carried by new graduates, shows that UB Law School grads carry less debt than nearly 90 percent of their peers.
The path-breaking work of five female lawyers will be honored at a celebration of Western New York Pioneers in the Law, a tribute to the local traditional of women attorneys and their leadership.
Racially biased laws that correlate with mass incarceration and the deterioration of minority communities will be the subject of the discussion, “The Justice System and Its Effect on Race,” sponsored by the UB Black Law Students Association.
The importance of a federal appeals court ruling that NCAA restrictions against paying college athletes violates anti-trust laws “cannot be overstated,” according to a UB sports law expert.
The decision by a federal judge to overturn New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for deflating footballs is “highly unusual, especially within the NFL’s collective bargaining context,” according to UB's Nellie Drew.
