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Law School forum addresses the continuing threat of lead contamination
4/7/14
The continuing problem of lead in Western New York homes – a toxin that has been shown to cause developmental impairment in children and health problems in adults – will be the focus of a major conference Friday, April 11, at the University at Buffalo Law School.
OUCH! Computer system spots fake expressions of pain better than people
4/3/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A joint study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, the University at Buffalo, and the University of Toronto has found that a computer–vision system can distinguish between real or faked expressions of pain more accurately than can humans.
Free college courses for prisoners makes good financial and social sense, says UB Law School expert on prison life
3/3/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal to grant college degrees to prisoners behind bars is a good bet to break the cycle of a broken system with out-of-control costs and far- too-many repeat offenders, says Teresa A. Miller, a professor in the University at Buffalo Law School.
UB Law School advances to International Round of Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
2/28/14
By winning the Midwest Super Regional Round of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the University at Buffalo Law School has advanced to the International Round of the renowned global competition, to be held April 6-12 in Washington, D.C.
UB law students advance to finals in national Frederick Douglas Moot Court Competition
2/13/14
A University at Buffalo team won second place and another UB team was awarded Best Respondent Brief when the UB Law School sent 10 2L and 3L students to compete in the Northeast Regional Round of the national Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition (FDMCC) Jan. 22-26 in Albany.
Finley watches U.S. Supreme Court buffer zone ruling
2/6/14
Finley, who argued similar case before high court in 1996, says buffer zone of some kind will probably survive latest First Amendment challenge.
UB Law School joins prestigious legal honor society
1/24/14
A prestigious legal honor society, whose philosophical roots stretch back to medieval English jurisprudence, has chosen the University at Buffalo Law School as its newest member.
‘A life like no other,’ Law School dean says of Mandela
12/9/13
“Nelson Mandela, the last of the modern political greats, lived a life like no other.” So says a fellow champion of human rights in Africa, University at Buffalo Law School Dean Makau W. Mutua.
Top legal experts will address the need for counsel for the poor
9/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most people are familiar with the made-popular-by-TV phrase “you have a right to a lawyer.” Fifty years ago this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that criminal defendants had the right to counsel, at government expense, if they couldn’t afford one.
Chief judge to solicit testimony on unmet legal needs in UB’s Letro Courtroom Oct. 3
9/24/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – New York State’s chief judge, Hon. Jonathan Lippman, will be at the University at Buffalo Law School on Oct. 3 to hear testimony about the unmet needs for civil legal services in the state, and what it will take to meet those needs.