News Archive
New alumni officer brings experience, enthusiasm
December 20, 2012
Kathryn “Katie” Brennan’s new job as Wayne Law’s alumni relations officer brings her education and experience together into a “perfect fit.” She earned her J.D. in 2006 from Michigan State University College of Law after earning a B.A. in business administration...
Wayne Law and WSU School of Social Work team up to offer warmth
December 17, 2012
Casey Stengel said, “Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part.” And that’s where Randi Williams comes in. She’s a Wayne State University master of social work program intern with Wayne Law’s Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer...
Jocelyn Benson named interim dean of Wayne State University Law School
December 17, 2012
Wayne State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Jocelyn Benson as interim dean of the Law School effective Monday, Dec. 17. Benson, an associate professor, has been a key member of the law faculty since 2005 and is the associate director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil...
Wayne Law professor wins prestigious award
December 13, 2012
Wayne State University Professor of Law Charles “Chip” Brower has been awarded the Smit-Lowenfeld Prize, which recognizes the outstanding article published in 2011 on any aspect of international arbitration. The prestigious prize, which includes an honorarium of $2,500, is given each...
LaForest and McQuillan win Arthur Neef Moot Court Competition
December 07, 2012
Second-year law students Kathleen LaForest of Ann Arbor and Kevin McQuillan of Toledo, Ohio, emerged as the champions of Wayne State University Law School’s recent 2012 Arthur Neef Moot Court Competition, which was judged by four Michigan Court of Appeals judges — Elizabeth...
Foreign law research webinar
December 06, 2012
Finding targeted information for complex foreign and international law research questions can be a daunting task, especially if you've had little exposure. This webinar is scheduled for December 18, 2012 at noon in the Arthur Neef Law Library Rare Book room. Please send an rsvp to Yolanda...
Wayne Law Honors Convocation celebrates student achievement and donors’ generosity
November 28, 2012
More than 80 scholarships, fellowships, awards and prizes were presented to accomplished students at the Wayne State University Law School Honors Convocation Nov. 14. The ceremony recognizes exceptional students and gives some of them a chance to meet their scholarship donors in...
Social justice advocate talks of healing society of racism
November 28, 2012
Americans are “less racist at a conscious level” than ever before, but at an unconscious level, the issues of race that are “a habit of our society” still prevail, said renowned social justice advocate john a. powell, who spoke recently at Wayne State University Law School....
Wayne Law professor advocates for animal protection
November 26, 2012
Advancement of the interests and protection of animals is cutting-edge social justice for law Professor Jerry Simonelli, who teaches courses in animal law at Wayne State University Law School and at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. “The animal rights movement is a part of our...
Environmental law professor gaining recognition
November 26, 2012
He can talk dirty. He can talk clean. But whatever the topic, Nick Schroeck talks green. Dirty air, clean water and a host of other environmental issues are on the menu for Schroeck every day. He’s executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center and a 2007 graduate of Wayne...
Looking for summer employment: Upperclassmen share advice with first-year law students
November 17, 2012
First-year law students are expected to have relevant summer employment, and finding those experiences — paid or unpaid — can seem like a daunting task. Wayne Law’s Career Services Office tries to take some of the anxiety out of the search, which begins for many right after the...
Japanese judge reports on success of new trial system using lay judges
November 09, 2012
Lay judges, selected from the public, have been participating in trial proceedings in Japan for serious criminal cases, including death-penalty cases, since May 2009, and assessment of the new system shows it to be successful, according to Japanese Judge Mitsuaki Watanbe. It is the...
International law expert to speak at Wayne Law Nov. 12
November 08, 2012
DETROIT — International law expert Julian Mortenson will present a free public lecture at 12:15 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at Wayne State University Law School, 471 W. Palmer St. Lunch will be provided. A professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School,...
Noted civil rights activist to give reading from his new book Nov. 13
October 29, 2012
DETROIT — Acclaimed civil rights scholar john a. powell (he uses no capitals in his name) will read from his new book, “Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Others to Build an Inclusive Society,” in a special event at Wayne State University Law School on...
Judge Watanabe to lecture on use of lay judges in Japan for criminal cases
October 25, 2012
DETROIT — Japanese Judge Mitsuaki Watanbe will present a free public lecture at Wayne State University Law School at 12:15 p.m. Nov. 5 in the third-floor faculty lounge. Lunch will be provided. The judge’s lecture, titled “An Introduction to the Actual Circumstances of...
National security/foreign policy expert to give free public lecture at Wayne Law Oct. 23
October 23, 2012
DETROIT — Heather Hurlburt, executive director of the National Security Network in Washington, D.C., will speak at Wayne State University Law School Oct. 23 on “Foreign Policy and the Next President: International Relations in the 2012 Election.” The talk begins at 12:15 p.m. in...
From Detroit to Cambodia, dignity and empowerment are focus of Law Professor Peter Hammer's work
October 22, 2012
Justice and human rights are far more than words for Wayne State University Law Professor Peter Hammer. The words represent the concepts that motivate his life. For most of the year, Hammer teaches law students in his role as educator and director of the Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center...
Public Justice Foundation Director urges students to “fight for what you believe in”
October 19, 2012
DETROIT — “The single most important purpose of the law is to do justice,” said Arthur Bryant, executive director of legal powerhouse Public Justice and the Public Justice Foundation. Bryant was the inaugural speaker for the Dean A. Robb Public Interest Lecture Series Oct. 16 at...
Jules Lobel talks about fighting the "legal black hole" for Guantanamo prisoners
October 15, 2012
DETROIT — Winning a “tremendous victory” in court doesn’t always lead to success, said civil rights expert Jules Lobel, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a law professor at the Pittsburgh School of Law. He spoke Sept. 20 at Wayne State University Law...
"Marching Toward Justice" exhibit will be at Columbia Law School
October 06, 2012
DETROIT — Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Collection of African American Legal History is pleased to announce that the exhibit “Marching Toward Justice: The History of the 14th Amendment” will be featured at Columbia Law School in New York City from Oct. 5...
Wayne Law alums gain kudos from Michigan Super Lawyers
October 06, 2012
DETROIT – Michigan Super Lawyers magazine recently released its 2012 lists of top attorneys, and Wayne Law graduates are more than a quarter of the Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers. Twenty-six of the Top 100 are Wayne Law alumni, more than any other law school’s totals. And four of the...
Five alumnae create Brass Ring Scholarship for law students
October 01, 2012
Five women who graduated from Wayne Law in 1998 have built strong careers and nurtured a close friendship for nearly 15 years — and now they’ve joined together to create an endowed scholarship to help beginning law students start their own career paths. The very first recipient of their...
Check it out! Wayne Law Review has new website
September 26, 2012
Wayne Law Review, the primary scholarly journal of Wayne State University Law School, has a brand new website — http://www.waynelawreview.org — featuring cutting edge articles, interviews and updates. “When the new Editorial Board was selected, we wanted the creation of a brand...
Wayne Law alumna to speak about her successful Supreme Court argument
September 25, 2012
DETROIT — Wayne Law alumna Valerie Newman will detail her experience of preparing for and successfully arguing a case in the U.S. Supreme Court when she presents “A View from the Podium: Reflections on a Supreme Court Argument” at 12:15 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Spencer M. Partrich...
Law Review Symposium to explore solutions for the American city
September 25, 2012
The 2012-2013 Wayne Law Review Symposium: "Revisiting the American City: A National Survey of Urban Legal Frameworks" will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Wayne State University Law School, 471 W. Palmer, Detroit. Today, the United States is increasingly faced with...
Public Justice Executive Director Arthur Bryant to discuss public interest law Oct. 16
September 25, 2012
DETROIT — Arthur Bryant, executive director of Public Justice, will speak about his decades as a pioneering public interest attorney during the inaugural event in the Dean A. Robb Public Interest Lecture Series from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. The series is sponsored by the Damon J....
Wayne Law experts explore anti-Sharia measures
September 19, 2012
DETROIT — Four legal experts, all professors at Wayne State University’s Law School, took on the trend of states trying to ban the use of foreign laws, particularly Sharia, the religious law of Islam, on Sept. 11 during the first of the fall speaker series sponsored by Wayne...
EEOC commissioner to speak at Wayne Law on lessons from disability and LGBT rights
September 13, 2012
DETROIT — Gay rights advocate Chai Feldblum, the first openly lesbian commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, will deliver the 28th annual I. Goodman Cohen Lecture in Trial Advocacy at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Wayne State University Law School. “She has been a...
Wayne Law to host panel on violence in Detroit
September 13, 2012
Presentation is part of “City Under Siege: A university forum on the crime crisis in Detroit” DETROIT — A panel of Wayne Law alumni and other experts will explore violent crimes in Detroit on Sept. 21. The panel will...
Civil liberties at times of national crisis is focus of Sept. 20 lecture at Wayne Law’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights
September 11, 2012
DETROIT — Civil rights expert Jules Lobel will speak on Sept. 20 about individual rights in times of national crisis as part of an ongoing program by Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights examining the War on Terror and respect for individual...
Free panel discussion at Wayne Law Sept. 20 to discuss American violations of treaty obligations
September 11, 2012
DETROIT —Three noted legal scholars will tackle the trend of American violations of treaty obligations when Wayne State University Law School’s Program of International Legal Studies hosts its second fall speaker event on Sept. 20. Wayne Law Associate Professor Paul Dubinsky and...
Wayne Law celebrates faculty, alumni, receiving State Bar of Michigan awards
September 10, 2012
Several Wayne State University professors and alumni will be honored as part of the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Annual Meeting Sept. 19 in Grand Rapids. Distinguished Professor Robert Sedler will receive the John W. Reed Michigan Lawyer Legacy Award. This award, created in 2011 and named for...
Chairman of NLRB to keynote labor law symposium at Wayne Law Oct. 17
September 04, 2012
DETROIT — Mark Pearce, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, will give the keynote talk during Wayne State University Law School’s 20th annual Bernard Gottfried Memorial Labor Law Symposium from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. Wayne Law students, alumni and friends interested in...
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...
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...
Wayne Law elects Student Board of Governors
June 21, 2012
DETROIT — Wayne State University Law School students recently elected the 2012-13 Student Board of Governors (SBG), and voted Assistant Professor Christopher Lund the First-Year Professor of the Year and Assistant Professor Eric Zacks as Upperclass Professor of the Year. Lund, who joined the...
Wayne Law professor can discuss Affordable Health Care Act ruling
June 21, 2012
Constitutional law expert Robert Sedler, distinguished professor at Wayne Law, is available for comment regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Health Care Act. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the act the week of June 25. The court will review the individual mandate...
Law student Brandon Fournier making a mark
June 11, 2012
Wayne State University law student Brandon Fournier, 28, was named recently to Crain’s “20 in their 20s” list of young movers and shakers in the metropolitan area. Fournier was appointed in December, 2009, to the post of city administrator for the city of Southgate by Mayor...
Ilana Ben-Ze'ev named as Wayne Law's new assistant dean of students
June 06, 2012
DETROIT – Wayne Law is pleased to announce that Ilana Ben-Ze’ev has been named the school’s Assistant Dean of Students. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Emory University School of Law, Ben-Ze’ev has practiced business law more than 29 years. Most recently,...
International law expert honored by university
June 06, 2012
For Gary Born, widely considered the world’s top authority on international arbitration and litigation, one of the most interesting things about being a lawyer is “that you can do good in addition to doing well.” And that holds true for attorneys in every arena, small and large,...
Wayne Law student awarded Freeman Fellowship
June 06, 2012
DETROIT — Wayne State University student Rachel Hom will be packing her bags soon for summer study in the...
Alumni Association honors two Wayne Law graduates
June 06, 2012
DETROIT — U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds may never think of “legal briefs” the same way again after presiding over the high publicized “Christmas Day Underwear Bomber”...
Student awarded Medal of Excellency in Bankruptcy
June 04, 2012
DETROIT — Wayne State University law student Valerie Jackson has been awarded the 2012 American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence in Bankruptcy. Jackson, as a second-year student, made...
Four recipients awarded International Public Interest Law Fellowships
June 04, 2012
Four recipients of International Public Interest Law Fellowships — Michael Osman, Eric Shovein, Dessislava Terzieva and Kristin York — will work this summer in Lebanon and India on cutting-edge legal and human-rights...
2012-13 Wayne Law Review Editorial Board announced
April 26, 2012
2012-13 Wayne Law Review Board: Kaitlyn Cramer (seated, left), Kate McCarthy, Frances Murphy; Steve Helton (standing, left), Paul Mardirosian, Michael Serra, Amy Fredrickson, Ryan Schutte and Patrick Gunton...
Environmental law students receive coveted summer internships
April 24, 2012
Robert Johns (left), Nick Ranke, and Katie Okonowski DETROIT (April 24, 2012) — Three Wayne State University Law School students in the Transnational Environmental Law Clinic have received highly coveted...
International arbitration authority Gary Born to speak at 2012 Wayne Law Commencement
April 19, 2012
DETROIT (April 19, 2012) — Gary Born, chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group of international law firm WilmerHale, will speak at Wayne State University Law School’s 2012 Commencement Ceremony at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 14, at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Born...
Eight students elected to Journal of Law in Society 2012-13 board
April 16, 2012
DETROIT (April 16, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School congratulates eight students recently elected to the Journal of Law in Society 2012-13 board. Students elected include: Editor-in-Chief Victoria Suber, Managing Editor Sorin Borlodan, Reviewing Editor Avery Rose, Symposium...
Wayne Law announces donation of Rep. Conyers’ papers and records to Keith Collection
April 12, 2012
Judge Damon J. Keith (left) and Rep. John Conyers at the 2009 Wayne Law Treasure of Detroit DETROIT (April 12, 2012) — The Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African American Legal History at Wayne State...
Wayne Law conference to explore the Arab Spring and its implications in the U.S.
April 05, 2012
DETROIT (April 5, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School’s Program for International Legal Studies will host a conference titled “A Year in Tahrir: The Future of the Arab Spring and Its Implications in the U.S.” The conference will take place on Saturday, April 14, from 9...
Renowned international law expert to join Wayne Law faculty
April 03, 2012
DETROIT (April 3, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce international law expert Charles H. “Chip” Brower II will join the faculty at the start of the 2012-13 academic year as a professor of law. He will teach courses in the fields of international...
Free small business and nonprofit seminar at Wayne Law April 5
April 02, 2012
DETROIT (April 2, 2012) — The Wayne State University Law School Small Business Enterprises and Nonprofit Corporations Clinic will present a small business and nonprofit seminar from 3-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, in the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights Lecture Hall. The seminar is free...
University of California, Berkeley's renowned criminologist Franklin Zimring speaks at Wayne Law April 4
March 30, 2012
DETROIT (March 30, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School is pleased to host a lecture by Franklin E. Zimring, the William G. Simon Professor of Law and Wolfen Distinguished Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Zimring will present “Lessons from a city...
Wayne Law presents ‘Racial Profiling and Youth of Color... Is It Safe to Be Me?’ April 2
March 30, 2012
DETROIT (March 30, 2012) — The Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights will present “Racial Profiling and Youth of Color…Is It Safe to Be Me?,” a community panel discussion, from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, April 2, in the Damon J. Keith...
Wayne Law presents documentary Vincent Who? April 5
March 29, 2012
Film commemorates 30th anniversary of murder of Vincent Chin DETROIT (March 29, 2012)—Wayne State University Law School's Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, in collaboration with the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, is pleased to welcome award-winning filmmaker and...
American University law professor to present ‘Reform of International Financial Institutions’ March 27
March 22, 2012
DETROIT (March 22, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School’s Program for International Legal Studies is pleased to host a lecture by Daniel Bradlow, professor of law at American University’s Washington College of Law and SARCHI Professor of International Development Law and...
Roddy and Kiehne named 2012 Law Day Competition champions
March 14, 2012
PHOTO RELEASE (March 14, 2012) – Wayne State University Law School congratulates Law Day Competition champions Dion Roddy and Michael Kiehne. Moot Court held the final round of its 2012 Law Day Competition on March 6 in Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. This year student competitors...
Wayne Law’s Journal of Law in Society symposium explores Michigan in transition
March 07, 2012
Congressman Hansen Clarke to deliver keynote address DETROIT (Mar. 7, 2012) — The Journal of Law in Society (JLS) will host a symposium, “Michigan In Transition: The Restructuring of Governance Through Privatization and Corporatization,” from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday,...
Wayne Law professor founds organization to help military families
March 01, 2012
DETROIT (Mar. 1, 2012)—Having a family member in the military is challenging enough. Without the support of friends who know what you’re going through, there are times when it can be almost unbearable. When Associate Professor of Law Jocelyn Benson’s husband, a paratrooper in...
Wayne Law to host talk by U.S. Assistant Attorney General Tony West March 8
February 23, 2012
West to address protecting consumers from fraud and abuse DETROIT (Feb. 23, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School is pleased to host the Academy of Scholars Annual Senior Lecture by U.S. Assistant Attorney General Tony West on Thursday, March 8, at 4 p.m. in Spencer M. Partrich...
International law moot court team places third in regional competition
February 20, 2012
DETROIT (Feb. 20, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School congratulates its international law moot court team members Nicholas Mull, Maggie Stalker, Natalia Santanna, Nadia Igram and Rachel Hom on an impressive third-place finish in the Midwest regional round of the Philip C. Jessup...
University of Cincinnati law professor to present ‘The Regulatory Turn in International Law’ Feb. 22
February 17, 2012
DETROIT (Feb. 17, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School’s Program for International Legal Studies is pleased to host a lecture by University of Cincinnati College of Law Professor Jacob Katz Cogan, titled “The Regulatory Turn in International Law.” The lecture, part of...
Wayne Law announces expansion of scholarship programs; New scholarships available for incoming first-year students
February 15, 2012
DETROIT (Feb. 15, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School has added essential funds to its existing need-based scholarships and expanded the Damon J. Keith Scholars program for the upcoming 2012-13 academic year. Even as law school tuition continues to rise, Wayne Law remains the most...
Judge Kurachi to lecture on Japanese proceedings from investigation to prosecution Feb. 15
February 10, 2012
DETROIT (Feb. 10, 2012) – Wayne State University Law School is pleased to host a lecture by Judge Yasuhisa Kurachi of the Kobe District Court in Japan. Kurachi will discuss Japanese proceedings from investigation to prosecution. The lecture will take place at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15,...
Keith Center, Africana Studies department to host lecture by Columbia Law Professor Patricia J. Williams Feb. 9
February 06, 2012
DETROIT (Feb. 6, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights is pleased to host a lecture by Patricia J. Williams, Columbia Law School James L. Dohr Professor of Law. Williams will deliver “Hope, Home and Homeland: Bailing out the Beloved...
2012 Treasure of Detroit honors Wayne Law alumni and friends March 24 at Ford Field
February 03, 2012
DETROIT (Feb. 3, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School, Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman, the Wayne Law Board of Visitors and the Wayne Law Alumni Association are pleased to announce that the 15th annual Treasure of Detroit will be held from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at Ford...
Renowned legal scholar Saul Levmore gives Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor lecture at Wayne Law, Feb. 8
February 02, 2012
DETROIT (Feb. 2, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School is pleased to host leading scholar and former dean of the University of Chicago Law School Saul Levmore as the Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor. Levmore will present “Precedent and Convergence: Why Are Different...
Program for International Legal Studies announces Winter 2012 Speaker Series
January 26, 2012
DETROIT (Jan. 26, 2012) — The Program for International Legal Studies at Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce its Winter 2012 Speaker Series. The Winter 2012 Speaker Series features the following events: Thursday, Feb. 2, 12:15-1:30 p.m. Spencer M. Partrich...
Keith Collection announces donation of the Honorable John Feikens' papers and records
January 24, 2012
Judge Feikens (left), Damon J. Keith and Judge Ralph Freeman swearing in Keith to District Court in October 1967. ...
Keith Center hosts discussion on the constitutionality of Michigan's Proposal 2
January 23, 2012
DETROIT (Jan. 23, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights will host a discussion titled “Michigan Prop 2: The Constitutionality of Prohibitions on Affirmative Action” on Thurs., Jan. 26, 2012, from 6-7:30 p.m. in Spencer M. Partrich...
Keith Center receives $56,000 donation from estate of John Thomas Hall, friend of Judge Keith's
January 20, 2012
Dean Robert M. Ackerman (left), Keith Center Director Peter Hammer, Judge Damon J. Keith, Aubrey V. McCutcheon Jr. and Deacon Robert Brown. DETROIT (Jan. 20, 2012) -- Attorney...
Wayne Law's Keith Center a co-sponsor, destination service site for 2012 MLK Day of Service
January 12, 2012
DETROIT (Jan. 12, 2012) — Volunteers who want to participate in the United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s 2012 MLK Day of Service can sign up at Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at 8 a.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16....
First-year students to discuss civility, ethics with prominent attorneys and judges
January 09, 2012
DETROIT (Jan. 9, 2012) — Wayne State University Law School first-year students will have the opportunity to discuss the importance of workplace civility and ethics with more than 50 prominent Detroit-area attorneys and judges. The Professionalism in Action program will be held from 3 to 6...
Wayne Law Review symposium to explore marijuana reform
January 05, 2012
DETROIT (Jan. 5, 2012) – The Wayne Law Review is pleased to host its upcoming symposium, “National and State Marijuana Reform: The Social, Economic, Health and Legal Implications,” 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2012, in Wayne State University Law School’s Spencer M....