Law students, alumni volunteer to help Detroiters  
July 24, 2012

             Wayne Law alumni, students, faculty and other volunteers with the 313 Project have been busy this summer giving energy, time and expertise to help Detroiters. The 313 Project is a nonprofit founded by three Wayne Law students...

Wayne Law professor leads state group creating guidelines for public health emergencies  
July 24, 2012

              In venues from medical labs to the Supreme Court, Americans deal increasingly with bioethical issues, as science brings developments in life and death...

Wayne Law professor adds his name to support Muslim congregation  
July 21, 2012

                Wayne Law Assistant Professor Christopher Lund has added his name to a letter in support of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Tenn., where a local judge and residents have tried to halt the opening of a new...

Wayne Law is first in the state selected by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a participating clinic  
July 19, 2012

Thomas Jefferson said, “Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried.” The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office has decided that Detroit is where some of those new inventions should be examined, and that Wayne Law students will play an integral role in the...

Law school admissions information session slated  
July 17, 2012

Have you chosen a path that leads to law school? Let us help you map out a successful strategy to get there. Attend our information session on Wednesday, July 25 in Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium from 4-6 p.m. and learn the ins and outs of the law school application process from...

Islamic Horizons magazine features Wayne Law conference  
July 17, 2012

The July/August edition of Islamic Horizons, the magazine of the Islamic Society of North America, the largest organization for Muslims in North America, featured a lengthy story about Wayne Law's April 14 conference, "A Year in Tahrir: The Future of the Arab Spring and Its Implications in the...

Law professor writes Supreme Court brief for copyright dispute  
July 16, 2012

 DETROIT (July 16, 2012) – Twenty-five law professors from universities across the country have signed on to an amicus brief written by Assistant Professor Aaron Perzanowski from Wayne State University Law School and filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in a copyright dispute coming before...

Fall internships with Justice Kelly now available  
July 13, 2012

Fall openings for judicial interns are available in Michigan Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly’s Detroit chambers. Interns should be capable of researching and writing on legal issues, and should have completed at least one year of law school (two years preferred), be conscientious,...

Join Wayne Law for grand opening ceremonies for new Patent and Trademark branch office in Detroit  
July 12, 2012

Please join Wayne Law for a special discussion with United States Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos and Deputy Director (and Wayne Law alumna) Teresa Stanek Rea.1:30 p.m. Friday, July 13 Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium Law School This event is part of the grand opening...

Students serve public interest through fellowships  
July 05, 2012

  DETROIT – Fifteen Wayne Law students are spending the summer working with a variety of agencies and legal clinics in Michigan and beyond, thanks to the support of the 2012 Public Interest Law Fellowships. The Wayne State University Law School created the fellowships in 2009 to give...

Wayne Law professor leads project to create ethics guidelines to help allocate scarce medical resources in a crisis  
July 02, 2012

  LANSING — Suppose a deadly pandemic influenza is breaking out, and healthcare providers have only enough vaccine for a portion of the population. Who gets the vaccine? Michigan has a new set of proposed ethical guidelines to assist the healthcare system and public health officials if...