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A Conversation on the Culture of Policing: Participants Express Both Frustration and Hope
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Why do incidents such as the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers continue to happen? How can communities work together to ensure this won’t happen in New Hampshire? Those were among the questions explored during a March event organized by the New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity and held at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. Read More
Julian Jefferson, Former NH Public Defender, Joins UNH Franklin Pierce Law Faculty
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
In more than a decade as an attorney with the New Hampshire Public Defender, Julian Jefferson, JD ’11, has successfully handled hundreds of cases, from misdemeanors to juvenile offenses to felonies. Now, after several years of teaching part-time at his alma mater, Jefferson will join the law school on a full-time basis beginning in the fall 2023 semester. Read More
UNH Healthcare Vitals: COVID Pharmacy Claims Recovery Analysis
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The UNH Institute for Health Policy & Practice and UNH Franklin Pierce Health Law & Policy Program share this important analysis of COVID pharmacy claims recovery
in New Hampshire. Read More
Rudman Summer Fellows: What I Did Last Summer Part 3
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Jonathan Super, 2L, from Bolton, Massachusetts. As a Rudman Summer Fellow, Jonathan worked at the Rockingham County Attorney’s office, where he helped handle cases involving local police departments and conducted extensive research, including reviewing thousands of pages of regulatory documents. Read More
Lyla Boyajian, Selected for 2023 Rudman-Peterson Fellowship, Plans to Study the Housing Affordability Crisis in N.H. – and Seek Solutions
Friday, April 14, 2023
Lyla Boyajian, Class of ‘25, has been selected for the 2023 Rudman-Peterson Fellowship at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. Lyla is interested in seeking solutions to the affordable-housing crisis in New Hampshire through an analysis of municipal and state tax policy and in encouraging engagement in local politics, particularly among young people. Read More
The Legal Impact: The Trump Indictment
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Professor Buzz Scherr breaks down the felony indictment of former President Donald J. Trump in New York State Supreme Court and the political situation surrounding it. Read More
Post-Dobbs Litigation: Regulation of Abortion and Employee Benefits
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs overturning Roe v. Wade found the constitution no longer protects a right to abortion. The ramifications of Dobbs have been far reaching, opening the door to state regulation and resulting in major litigation regarding access to abortion such as in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA. So too, Dobbs has freshly impacted employers and the health benefits they offer resulting in questions about access, parity, and ERISA preemption. On April 4, 2023, the bioInnovation Speaker Series, Health Law and Policy Programs featured Marc Hearron, Senior... Read More
Did House Republicans Probing Trump Indictment Cross the Constitutional Line? Prof. John Greabe Comments
Friday, April 7, 2023
In a recent HuffPost article, several legal experts, including Rudman Center Director John Greabe, comment on House GOP efforts to probe the Manhattan DA office following the criminal indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. Read More
Justice & Journalism with NPR's Sarah McCammon
Thursday, March 30, 2023
NHPR and the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law will host NPR’s National Correspondent Sarah McCammon as the next speaker in the Justice & Journalism series. Read More
The Legal Impact: Silicon Valley Bank
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Professor Seth Oranburg discusses the many mistakes made leading to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what lessons can prevent more incidents like this from occurring. Read More