Access to Justice, in words and actions
Our April 2016 issue features the stories of a small number of Arizona lawyers committed to access to justice through pro bono service. I fear I let a great April event fly by without properly...
View ArticleAttorney at @OsbornMaledon to head Arizona Justice Project @ArizonaJP
Some leadership news from the Arizona Justice Project: Kathleen Brody The Phoenix law firm Osborn Maledon and the nonprofit Arizona Justice Project announced last week that Kathleen Brody, an Osborn...
View ArticleRichard Fried to deliver @ArizonaLaw Civil Justice Lecture on Nov. 24
Richard Fried “How A Plaintiff’s Lawyer Can Improve the Lives of Victims” is the subject of a public lecture tomorrow at the University of Arizona law school. Attorney Richard Fried will deliver the...
View ArticleArizona Supreme Court @azcourts to hear oral arguments at @ArizonaLaw on...
The University of Arizona Law School will be the location of Arizona Supreme Court oral arguments on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2015. Today, I share some news from the Arizona Supreme Court about its holding...
View ArticleSCOTUS opinions at heart of #ConstitutionDay2015 at #RehnquistCenter @ArizonaLaw
Notable Supreme Court cases to be discussed at Rehnquist Center Constitution Day Program on September 21. Whenever I mention Constitution Day, some legal wag is bound to contact me to remind, “But Tim,...
View ArticleLawyer, sculptor, inventor speaks @ArizonaLaw on losing at #SCOTUS
Tucson attorney Stephen Kimble outside the Supreme Court, which considered his legal battle with Marvel Entertainment over royalties to a toy he patented. Who has not dreamed of being a spider person?...
View ArticleContinued existence of “torture debate” concerning, to be explored by...
Former Senator Mark Udall will deliver a lecture at the UA Law School on March 10, 2015. “It’s 2015: Why Are We Still Debating Torture?” is the provocative and timely title for former Sen. Mark Udall’s...
View ArticleRehnquist Center @arizonalaw Feb. 6 event marks namesake’s service as Chief...
On Friday, Feb. 6, 2015: The Rehnquist Court Ten Years Later On Friday this week, a distinguished group will gather in Tucson to commemorate an anniversary related to former Chief Justice William...
View ArticleNinth Circuit arguments among the packed events at @arizonalaw
A super-quick post today to mention a few events that are coming soon at the University of Arizona College of Law. First up, two events that give the secret services a moment in the sun. Terry Hake On...
View ArticleAriz. attorneys, students to play a #GivingTuesday role at @ArizonaLaw
A quick item to consider: #GivingTuesday is coming, and you can play a part. Here is how the creators of the event describe it: “We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we...
View ArticleArizona Supreme Court @azcourts to hear oral arguments at @ArizonaLaw
The University of Arizona Law School will be the location of Arizona Supreme Court oral arguments on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. Two fascinating issues will be addressed Thursday, November 6, when the...
View ArticleMemory expert Elizabeth Loftus speaks at @ArizonaLaw in Mind & Law series
Elizabeth F. Loftus This Wednesday, October 22, the University of Arizona law school co-hosts an event with cognitive psychologist Elizabeth Loftus. Speaking on her topic “The Memory Factory,” Loftus...
View ArticleFormer Rep. Barney Frank to deliver annual @ArizonaLaw McCormick Lecture
Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank This Thursday, October 16, former U.S. Representative Barney Frank speaks at the University of Arizona Law School, where he delivers the annual McCormick Lecture. His...
View ArticleUndergrad law degree of @ArizonaLaw gets national ink
You may have wondered: What are the best reasons for an American university to launch a Bachelor of Arts in Law degree? This week, you got an answer. I wrote before about the University of Arizona’s...
View ArticleColumnist @ArizonaLaw Susie Salmon schools lawyers, editor on legal writing
Susie Salmon, UA Law School Color me nostalgic, but this week I’m offering a few great pieces of content from the departing issue of Arizona Attorney Magazine—in case you missed it. Today. I point you...
View ArticleJames E. Rogers, namesake of @ArizonaLaw, dies at age 75
James E. Rogers This morning, I share some very sad news from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. The following note by Dean Marc Miller was distributed Sunday evening: “I am...
View ArticleB.A. in Law will be nation’s first, says @ArizonaLaw @UofA
On Monday, the University of Arizona reported that it will be “the first major research university to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Law” beginning in the fall of this year. The initiative is a novel...
View ArticleWriting competition offers a visit to @ArizonaLaw
In the March Arizona Attorney, which just went live online, I take the opportunity to praise some law student leaders. Among them are the winners of an annual writing competition at the University of...
View ArticleLaw School Initiatives Seek To Counter Industry Reversals
If you want to examine responses to a crisis, you really need to look at law schools. They are facing what will be, for some of them, an existential calamity. In recent months, the three Arizona law...
View ArticleStudents From @ArizonaLaw To Argue Before U.S. Court of Appeals for Armed Forces
So far, my overscheduled Tuesday looks like it won’t accommodate a trip south to Tucson. And that’s really too bad. (Well, that’s too bad most any day, but it’s especially the case on February 26.) The...
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