School of Law
Shira A. Scheindlin Named 2017 Day Pitney Visiting Scholar
Shira A. Scheindlin, a retired judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York known for high-profile cases involving civil rights and public policy, is the 2017 Day Pitney Visiting Scholar at UConn School of Law. She will visit the law school on April 4, 2017, to speak on the […]
Professor Alexandra Lahav Defends Litigation in New Book
The popular perception of a nation awash in frivolous lawsuits and outrageous damage awards is not just inaccurate, it is undermining one of the pillars of American democracy, writes UConn Law Professor Alexandra Lahav in a new book, In Praise of Litigation. This is because courts and legislatures have reacted by limiting people’s ability to […]
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Professor James Kwak’s New Book Explains Dangers of ‘Economism’
The simplistic idea that free markets always generate the greatest possible economic well-being is helping drive economic inequality, writes UConn Law Professor James Kwak in a new book, Economism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality. In the book, released this month by Pantheon Books, Kwak defines economism as the “invocation of basic economics lessons […]
Law Incubator Will Offer Affordable Legal Help
The Connecticut Community Law Center, opening at UConn Law in February, aims to help clients who don’t qualify for legal aid but can’t afford standard legal fees.
Richard Pomp Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court
Professor Richard Pomp has filed an amicus brief on behalf of 14 tax law professors in support of a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking reversal of Quill Corp. v. North Dakota. The 1992 Quill case established that mail-order companies do not have to collect use taxes on goods sold to people in states […]
Need for Compliance Officers Skyrockets
School of Business Partners with UConn Law to Offer New Certificate in Corporate/Regulatory Compliance The University of Connecticut School of Business and the School of Law have partnered to create a certificate program in Corporate and Regulatory Compliance in response to the business community’s growing demand for risk-avoidance expertise. “This is one of the fastest-growing […]
Students Find Inspiration Networking With Practicing Lawyers
At 31, Jesse King ’19 has served in the U.S. Army, earned an undergraduate degree in genetics and worked in a laboratory. When he decided to pursue a JD at UConn School of Law, he knew he wanted to be a lawyer but had no idea what path he wanted to pursue in practice. That is […]
Outcome of American Indian Lawsuit Significant, Says UConn Scholar
UConn Law professor Bethany Berger says she is optimistic that the country 'is in a different age of federal tribal relations.'