(AP) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will be the guest speaker this afternoon when the University of Richmond law school dedicates its moot courtroom in memory of the late U.S. District Judge Robert Merhige Jr.
Breyer is expected to talk about the legacy of Merhige, who is best known for ordering the desegregation of [...]
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Justice Breyer to speak at UR law school ceremony
October 6th, 2011 · Comments Off · U.S. Supreme Court, University of Richmond
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‘Battle over Immigration’ is topic of UR program
March 16th, 2011 · Comments Off · IMMIGRATION, University of Richmond
‘“The Battle over Immigration” is the topic of the Annual Emanuel Emroch Lecture at the University of Richmond law school next week.
The lecture, presented as a panel discussion by the Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business, will cover the immigration debate and its impact on state and federal legislation and litigation.
The event [...]
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Scalia to speak at UR
October 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · U.S. Supreme Court, University of Richmond
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the University of Richmond’s Orator-in-Residence this year, will speak at the Jepson Alumni Center at noon on Nov. 19.
His topic will be “Do Words Matter?” and he will sign copies of a book he co-wrote recently with Bryan Garner, “Marking Your Case: the Art of Persuading Judges.”
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Douglass to step down as UR law dean
August 5th, 2010 · Comments Off · University of Richmond
University of Richmond law school Dean John Douglass has announced he will step down as dean next June and return to teaching at the school.
Douglass will have served four years as dean when his term ends next year. “I think things have gone really, really well,” he said. “I think it’s a good time for [...]
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Law student to run for the money
March 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · University of Richmond
University of Richmond law student Jessica Smith gets a head start with a chance for a $2,500 prize in a Richmond footrace tomorrow.
She was chosen at random to compete in the “Dash for the Cash” in tomorrow’s Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch
She will start the race about 2.6 miles ahead of the [...]
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UR to honor 4th Circuit’s Gregory
March 17th, 2010 · Comments Off · 4th Circuit, University of Richmond
The University of Richmond law school will present its highest honor, the William Green Award for Professional Excellence, this Friday to Judge Roger Gregory of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Gregory was first appointed to the court in 2000 by President Clinton; President George W. Bush renominated him the following year and he [...]
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