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UNH Law Review Publishes Special Issue Dedicated to Justice Duggan
On April 11, the University of New Hampshire Law Review honored James E. Duggan, former Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, with the publication of a special issue detailing his work and legacy. At a reception held at the law school, former colleagues, students, and clerks of Justice Duggan paid tribute to his work as a justice, as a law professor, and in creating the New Hampshire Appellate Defender Program. We dedicate this special issue to Justice James E. … -
UNH Law Hosts Ethics From Every Angle Workshop
Today, the University of New Hampshire School of Law is hosting a unique gathering of legal scholars who will be discussing current issues in legal ethics from three distinct scholarly approaches: an empirical focus, a normative approach, and a regulatory and disciplinary perspective. By bringing together scholars with distinct focuses, the resulting conversations should illuminate gaps between the normative goals, the realities of practice, and current regulations. For example, the invited scholars will examine the topic of lawyer dishonesty from all three … -
Scalia’s Critique of Legal Education Echoes UNH Law’s Practice-Ready Philosophy
In his keynote address at UNH Law’s annual alumni dinner on March 22, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia offered an extensive critique of several trends in contemporary legal education. Tracing the rise of the legal academy over the past 140 years, Scalia lamented courses that move beyond the traditional curriculum to incorporate other disciplines, and how this allows students to graduate without having studied all the necessary areas of the law. This development, in Scalia’s view, is connected to the … -
UNH Law Moves up 23 Positions in the U.S. News Rankings
In the law school rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report in the 2014 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools, UNH Law rose to #119, a significant increase over last year’s #142 position. “While there’s certainly cause to question the importance these rankings have assumed in legal education, we cannot deny their influence,” said Dean John Broderick. “Our improvement in the rankings is consistent with the progress we are making at UNH Law, such as admitting the strongest class … -
UNH Law’s Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property Welcomes First Executive Director
The Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire School of Law will welcome Alexandra J. Roberts as its first executive director this spring. Professor Mary Wong, the founding faculty director of the IP Center, will assume a new role as Faculty Chair for Global IP Partnerships at the law school. Roberts is currently a visiting assistant professor at Boston University School of Law, where she teaches Trademarks & Unfair Competition. She also serves as an editor … -
UNH Law Launching Sports & Entertainment Law Institute Under the Direction of Michael McCann
Noted sports law expert Michael McCann will join the University of New Hampshire School of Law this fall to launch a new Sports and Entertainment Law Institute. McCann has been a visiting professor at UNH Law during the 2012-13 academic year. The Sports and Entertainment Law Institute will provide opportunities for students who demonstrate a talent and passion for sports and entertainment law with core skills in these practice areas and opportunities for thoughtful discussion of contemporary legal issues in the … -
UNH Law Faculty News - December 2012
Calvin Massey, Daniel Webster Distinguished Professor of Law, appeared on NHPR's The Exchange to discuss the impact of "Citizens United" on the 2012 elections. He also posted his take on the Supreme Court's decision to review two same-sex marriage cases on the Faculty Lounge blog. Professor Buzz Scherr appeared on NHPR's The Exchange to discuss the renewed debate around New Hampshire's death penalty. He was interviewed by the Nashua Telegraph on how NH screens its elected officials for criminal backgrounds, and he talked to the … -
Two from UNH Law Named Among 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education
UNH Law professors Sophie Sparrow and John Garvey have been named to the National Jurist's list of the 25 most influential people in legal education. Joining a number of the most prominent voices from law schools around the country, Sparrow and Garvey were recognized for their pioneering work in improving the quality of legal education. Their work has directly benefited countless UNH Law students, making them both prominent voices in the national conversation on how law schools can better train … -
UNH Law Faculty News - November 2012
Chuck Temple appeared on CBS4-Boston to discuss what's at stake in the NH Supreme Court's hearing of the Addison appeal. He also discussed a new law, which attempts to address police credibility issues, in the Union Leader. Buzz Scherr was featured in a Washington Post story on how the Voter Rights smartphone app was used on Election Day, and in a WMUR-TV story on the app. He also previewed the Addison appeal on NHPR's All Things Considered and in the Concord … -
Mary Wong Assumes New Leadership Role at ICANN
Professor Mary Wong, Director of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, has been named to a new leadership position at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN), the organization responsible for coordinating the global Internet domain name system. For the past four years, Professor Wong has been an elected member of ICANN's main policy development council (GNSO) that develops global policies for .com, .org, .net and other generic top-level domain names. These policies cover a wide range of …