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@UMICHLAW Fall 2015
Scholars and Judges Convene to Develop Refugee Law Guidelines
The 1951 Refugee Convention defines a refugee as someone who has a well-founded fear of being persecuted based on one of five factors, including his or her political opinion. But what constitutes a political opinion? A group of judges and academics gathered at Michigan Law to develop guidelines for this unsettled area.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2015
Prof. Kamisar Awarded Medals for Korean War Service
Last November, Michigan Senator Carl Levin presented four military service medals to Prof. Yale Kamisar in a ceremony at the Law School: the Purple Heart Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea—Korea War Service Medal.
@UMICHLAW Fall 2015
2015 Fiske Fellows Selected
The 2015 class of Fiske Fellows was selected in the spring and had the opportunity to meet Robert Fiske, ’55, during an April event at the Law School.
@UMICHLAW Fall 2015
Curriculum Changes Better Serve Student Needs
The Michigan Law faculty has adopted a set of changes to the Law School’s curriculum that will address new American Bar Association regulations and increase flexibility for students in a way that will better prepare them for an ever-evolving legal industry.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2015
Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professorship Established with Support from Seyfarth Shaw
In honor of one of the Law School’s most legendary professors, the U-M Board of Regents has approved the creation of the Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professorship at Michigan Law. Professor Richard Primus was named the inaugural chairholder.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2015
Five Former Clerks Share Thoughts About Justice Ginsburg
The U-M Law School has five full-time faculty members who once clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—more than any other law school. In honor of Justice Ginsburg’s visit to campus in February, we asked them to tell us about their experience with her.
@UMICHLAW Fall 2015
New Veterans Legal Clinic Will Serve Those Who Serve Us
They’ve risked their lives, incurred long separations from loved ones, and suffered injuries to serve their country. When they return home, military veterans often face legal barriers to basic needs. A new clinic at Michigan Law is committed to reversing that troubling pattern.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2015
A Yearbook Etched in Wood
Before Facebook, LinkedIn, and the Michiganensian yearbook, soon-to-be Michigan graduates carved their signatures on canes to forever remember each other. Senior canes were a campus tradition from the mid-1800s to World War II. A display at the Law Library now showcases some Michigan Law students’ canes, including one from 1877 that bears the signature of Clarence Darrow.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2015
International Transactions Clinic Helps Jibu Test Waters of Franchise in Africa
When a Jibu franchise opens in Uganda or Rwanda—and provides a new community with access to clean, affordable drinking water—traces of that success are felt 7,500 miles away in the Law School’s International Transactions Clinic (ITC).
@UMICHLAW Fall 2015
Reefer Madness: Mini-Seminar Brings Marijuana Law into the Classroom
When a mini-seminar on marijuana law is offered at the Law School, you can bet that a showing of the campy cautionary tale Reefer Madness will be used as a learning tool. What you might not expect is a syllabus that includes both marijuana court cases and a ranking of the top 25 pot songs of all time.