Alumni survey is coming soon  
January 30, 2013

Wayne Law would like to learn more about its alumni, so — in an effort to grow the alumni relations department and further engage graduates — a brief but comprehensive survey has been developed. The survey will be sent out during the first two weeks in February via email...

New development officer embraces challenge  
January 30, 2013

“Challenge” is a key word for Matt Cunningham, Wayne State University Law School’s new leadership annual gifts officer. He started the job Jan. 2. For the past three years, he worked as development director for WSU’s Office of Athletics, and had a lot of success in that...

Patent Clinic to host open house for inventors, businesses, students  
January 30, 2013

Whether you’re an inventor or a business thinking about getting a patent or a student interested in patent law, the Wayne State University Law School’s Patent Procurement Law Clinic’s open house set from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 21 is for you. Learn about what the clinic can do for...

Event to feature authors, celebrate anniversary of "I Have a Dream" speech  
January 18, 2013

Two celebrated authors will discuss their work during a free public Jan. 22 event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The event, called “Voices of the Dream,” is sponsored by Wayne State University Law...

Federal judge to share her story of struggle and achievement  
January 18, 2013

Federal Judge Ann Claire Williams will tell her story of breaking boundaries as a woman of color during her 37-year legal career in a talk titled “Reaching Back, Lifting Up” slated from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 24 in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at Wayne State University Law School,...

Supreme Court justice cites Wayne Law Review article in majority opinion  
January 14, 2013

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas cited a 2004 Wayne Law Review article when he delivered the opinion of the Court in Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales on Jan. 8. The article, “Not to Decide Is to Decide: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Thirty-Year Struggle with One Case About Competency to...

Judge Watanabe to lecture on freedom of political activity for public officials in Japan  
January 11, 2013

Japanese Judge Mitsuaki Watanbe will present a free public lecture at Wayne State University Law School at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 4 in the third-floor faculty lounge. Lunch will be provided. The judge’s lecture, titled “Introduction to Judgments Regarding Freedom of Public Officials’...

Law Professor Michael McIntyre receives President’s Award for Excellence in Service  
January 07, 2013

Professor of Law Michael McIntyre has been honored with Wayne State University’s President’s Award for Excellence in Service. It’s the latest of many honors for McIntyre, who joined Wayne Law in 1975 and has been “both an inspiring teacher and productive scholar” ever...

The 313 Project is working toward $25,000 prize, needs your Facebook votes to win  
January 04, 2013

The 313 Project, a nonprofit that began in 2009 as a student coalition at Wayne State University Law School, needs your help to win a $25,000 prize from Home Depot’s Aprons in Action Facebook contest. The group was founded by three Wayne Law students who are now alumnae — Aisa...