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UB Law School launches two new international legal studies programs
9/17/14
Continuing to develop its presence in global legal education, the University at Buffalo Law School has begun two new programs for international students.
NFL likely to act soon in Ray McDonald domestic violence case, UB women’s legal rights expert says
9/3/14
The NFL’s new “test case” for pro football players accused of domestic violence could lead to increased scrutiny and more education about the issue outside of professional sports, according to the director of the Domestic Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic at the University at Buffalo’s Law School.
UB sports law expert says NCAA ruling on paying college athletes could ‘transform’ collegiate sports
8/14/14
BUFFALO, N. Y. The recent landmark federal ruling that allows college athletes to be paid for selling their rights to their names and images further blurs the distinction between amateur and professional athletes, according to University at Buffalo Law School adjunct Professor Nellie Drew, who specializes in sports law.
UB sports law expert says Bills will remain in Buffalo
8/13/14
University at Buffalo Law School sports law expert Nellie Drew believes Buffalo sports fans will get their wish: The Bills will stay in Buffalo.
Legal blog shows UB Law School election-law scholar’s wide impact
7/21/14
Law review editors who do the exacting work of checking their articles’ citations of other scholars’ work see the same names pop up again and again. In the field of election law, a new study has tallied those citations to identify the 10 faculty from all 200 ABA law schools whose work in election law has the most impact on their peers – and a University at Buffalo Law School professor is on the list.
UB Law School grads doing very well in tough job market
7/18/14
The University at Buffalo Law School today released employment figures for its Class of 2013, showing an employment rate on par with and exceeding the national average in one of the toughest job markets for new law school graduates.
Workshop rethinks how the law treats human vulnerability
6/13/14
No less than “a new way of thinking about the foundations of law” is on the table at an innovative workshop taking place today and tomorrow at the University at Buffalo Law School.
Supreme Court decision clarifies ‘third-party’ infringement of intellectual property rights
6/3/14
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in the Limelight Networks v. Akamai Technologies case states criminal law should not bear much weight in how third-party infringement of property rights cases are decided, according to a University at Buffalo Law School professor and expert on cyberspace legal issues.
Legal expert available to discuss Court’s ruling on ‘buffer zones’ and reproductive clinics
5/29/14
When the U.S. Supreme Court delivers its much-anticipated decision on whether to maintain buffer zones around reproductive clinics, University at Buffalo law professor Lucinda Finley will be in a unique position to interpret how it will change the ongoing debate and landscape on reproductive rights for women.
Law School students to build skills through new Advocacy Institute
4/7/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. — An ambitious initiative of the University at Buffalo Law School will help students and legal practitioners develop their skills in the critical task of advocating for their clients.