University of Arkansas Professor Integral Part of World Justice Forum
University of Arkansas School of Law Associate Professor Christopher R. Kelley participated in the invitation-only World Justice Forum held in Vienna, Austria, on July 2-5, 2008. The Forum brought nearly 500 leaders from 95 nations together to develop new scholarship on the rule of law. The Forum is a program of the World Justice Project (http://www.abanet.org/wjp/), an internationally co-sponsored project founded by American Bar Association President Bill Neukom.
Film Produced at the University of Arkansas on Silas Hunt Nominated for Emmy
Prestigious National Board Elects University of Arkansas Law Professor
The National Academy of Arbitrators has elected Robert B. Moberly to its Board of Governors and five-member executive committee at its annual meeting in Ottawa, Ontario. Moberly, University of Arkansas School of Law dean emeritus and professor, also served as program chair for the 2008 annual meeting of the academy.
M'Culloch v. Maryland in Book Series Honored with Scribes Award
When University of Arkansas Professor Mark Killenbeck’s book M’Culloch v. Maryland was released in 2006, it was hailed as an informative, authoritative, and engaging account of one of the Supreme Court’s most influential decisions. M’Culloch v. Maryland once again is being honored, this time as part of the Landmark Law Cases and American Society book series published by the University Press of Kansas. On August 9, at the annual American Bar Association meeting in New York City, the American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects awarded the Landmark Law Cases and American Society book series with its prestigious Scribes Award.
Legal Case Will Influence How Lawmakers Address Water Pollution in United States
Over the past 30 years, Oklahoma and Arkansas have engaged in three legal cases over the quality of water that flows from northwest Arkansas into northeast Oklahoma. A University of Arkansas legal scholar says the most recent conflict, despite its regional nature, highlights an issue of national significance and will likely influence methods in which legislators and policymakers address water pollution in the United States in coming years.
School of Law Awarded Grant to Host Ukrainian Law Professors, Law Deans and Judges
The University of Arkansas School of Law and Freedom House have been awarded an Open World Program grant to host delegations of Ukrainian law professors, law deans and judges this fall.
UA School of Law Alumni Honored at Annual Arkansas Bar Association Meeting
This year's Arkansas Bar Association meeting in Hot Springs, Arkansas, gave law school alumni and other lawyers the chance to catch up, earn CLE hours, and network.
Justice to Dedicate School of Law Expansion
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will be the keynote speaker at the fall dedication of the Leflar Law Center.
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U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Addresses Graduates
The Hon. Bobby E. Shepherd, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, was the keynote speaker at the School of Law spring graduation, where more than 130 students received degrees. The ceremony was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Fayetteville Town Center.