Wayne Law panel discussion will focus on banning Sharia and other foreign laws in American courts  
August 31, 2012

Wayne State University Law School experts will tackle questions related to the application of foreign or international law during the panel discussion “Keeping Foreign Law Out of State Courts: The Movement to Ban Sharia and Other International and Foreign Laws,” at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday,...

Inaugural scholarships honoring former Wayne Law Dean of Students Michele Miller awarded by The 313 Project  
August 28, 2012

Michele Miller, Wayne Law’s beloved dean of students who died Aug. 27, 2011, would no doubt be pleased with the first recipients of a scholarship created in her honor by The 313 Project. Miller devoted her life to learning, mentorship and education. She graduated from a Detroit high school...

Wayne Law eliminates application fee for 2012-13 applicants, welcomes 1Ls  
August 27, 2012

  DETROIT – With students hailing from Albion College to Yeshiva University (and 44 other undergraduate schools), Wayne State University Law School’s 1L class is settling in. Resident tuition is approximately $27,135, the lowest tuition rate of the state’s five law schools....

Free Legal Aid Clinic celebrates move to new office  
August 27, 2012

  Photo by John Meiu courtesy of Detroit Legal News The Detroit Free Legal Aid Clinic hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house reception to celebrate moving into its new office at 5425 Woodward Avenue on Aug. 3. Taking part are Gabrielle Saitz (left), Steve Watmore, Jordan Jones,...

Wayne Law Professor Peter Henning receives Fulbright Award  
August 27, 2012

               Wayne State University Law School Professor Peter Henning has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach at the University of Zagreb in Croatia during the 2012-13 academic...

New Journal of Law in Society focuses on voter representation, prviatization and regionalism  
August 23, 2012

    DETROIT— The Journal of Law in Society, in partnership with the Wayne State University Law School Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, has released Volume 13, No. 1: A Focused Discussion on Governance. This volume provides a compilation of commentary on the role of...