At the School of Law, we know that our students will make stronger attorneys if they are enrolled in a diverse classroom and are challenged to consider the legal concepts from different cultural and legal perspectives. Our students come from more than 22 states and five countries. Twenty-seven percent of our first-year students come from racial and ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in the legal…
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Helga is a professionally certified marketing and content strategist under the American Marketing Association and holds several certifications in digital and social media marketing. She joined the School of Law in 2023, bringing over two decades of cross-industry experience into the marketing role. As a Filipino American and an immigrant, Helga brings the authenticity of her identity into the…
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Annual Giving, TBA, Continuing Legal Education, Brett Beaubien L'16 Christina Behm L'18 Sarah Boucher L'20 Olabisi Davies L'16, Events, TBA, Golf Tournament (Standing subcommittee), Layi Oduyingbo L'14, Co-chair Brett Beaubien L'16 Co-chair Jenna Giguere L'11, Social A, TBA, Service Award Committee, TBA If you are interested in participating in a committee, please e-mail your interest to lawalumni@rwu.edu .
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Articles, Open Your Casebooks Please: Identifying Open Access Alternatives to Langdell’s Legacy, , 43 Western New England Law Review 103 (2021)(with Emma Wood)
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LAA Board of Directors Executive Committee, President, - Brett Beaubien, Class of 2016, Vice President, - TBD, Secretary, - TBD, 2023/2024 Law Alumni Association Board of Directors, Effective July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024, Doris Adesuyi, L'20 Brett Beaubien, L'16, President Christina Behm, L'18 Sarah Boucher, L'20 Regina Curran, L'10 Maxwell Daley, L'15 Olabisi Davies, L'16 John Dorsey, L'10 Peter Eraca, L'12 Jamie Gau, L'18 Zachary Lyons, UG'12 & L'17 Kelsey Peck, L'19 Crystal Peralta, L'20 The Law Alumni Association Board of Directors meets three times yearly. All alumni are invited to attend meetings and/or…
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The Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association Constitution First Approved at the Inaugural Annual Meeting, March 20, 1999 Amended by the Law Alumni Association Board of Directors on April 18, 2023., Article I. Name., The name of this organization is the Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association (the “Association” or “LAA.”) The address for the Association is Roger Williams University Law Alumni Association, Ten Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02809-5171., Article II. Purposes., The principal purposes of this Association are: To foster lifelong bonds between alumni and the School of Law and dedicate efforts to involving alumni in the activities of the School of Law. To advance the interests and promote the welfare of the School of Law and its alumni. To inform alumni of the School of Law's progress, achievements, and needs and provide opportunities for alumni to…, Article III. Authority., Section 1. Under the University’s Authority., The Association shall operate under the authority delegated to it by Roger Williams University (the “University”) and the School of Law. The Association shall operate under the oversight and in collaboration with the Dean of the School of Law and shall work with assigned Alumni Relations staff members. As such, actions by the Association are subject to collaboration with and final approval by…, Section 2. Incorporation and Tax Status., The Association will not be granted separate incorporation or tax-exempt status unless otherwise determined by the University and the School of Law., Article IV. Membership., Section 1., There shall be two classes of members of this Association. The first class of members shall be known as regular members with full voting rights, and the second class of members shall be known as honorary members who shall have no voting privilege., Section 2., A person awarded a Juris Doctor degree or an honorary degree from the School of Law is automatically a regular member of this Association. , Section 3. , The Board of Directors of this Association shall have the power to confer honorary membership upon such persons who have rendered some outstanding contribution to the School of Law. , Section 4. , Membership may be rescinded upon action by the LAA., Article V., , Governance., Section 1. , The governing body of this Association is the LAA Board of Directors, and it shall: be responsible for the management, governance policies, and programs of the Association; establish its policies for its fiscal and business affairs; determine the services and programs to be rendered by the Association; and act as the primary liaison with the School of Law and as an advisory board to the Dean of…, Article VI. Officers., , Section 1. President., The President shall preside over all meetings and sign all written instruments authorized and approved by the LAA Board of Directors. , Section 2. Vice President., The Vice President shall act as and have all the power of the President when the President is absent or unable to act. The Secretary shall act if both the President and Vice President are absent. , Section 3. Secretary., The Secretary shall keep a complete written record of the proceedings of the LAA Board of Directors and the meetings of the members. , Section 4. LAA Board of Directors Meetings., Regular meetings of the LAA Board of Directors shall be held at least three times per fiscal year at such time and place as the LAA Board of Directors shall choose. The LAA Board of Directors, as it deems necessary and prudent, shall have the right to hold, waive or reschedule any meeting and shall have the right to schedule and hold Special/Emergency meetings as needed., Article VII. Meetings of Members., , Section 1. , The members of this Association shall hold an Annual Meeting for the presentation of the fiscal affairs of the Association and at least one additional meeting during the year. , Section 2. , The rules contained in Robert’s Rules of Order, revised, shall govern all members' and directors' meetings. In instances of conflict between Robert’s Rules of Order and the Bylaws of the Association, the Bylaws shall control., Article VIII. Fiscal Year., The Association’s fiscal and election year shall be from July 1 to June 30 of the subsequent year., Article IX. Execution of Documents., The LAA Board of Directors shall not authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of, and on behalf of, the Association. The Board of Directors and any officer or officers may collaborate with appropriate University or School of Law personnel to enter into contracts or execute instruments for the LAA’s benefit. Unless so…, Article X. Indemnity for Litigation., Section 1. , To the extent permitted by law, each Director and Officer of the LAA Board of Directors shall be indemnified consistent with the University’s published Indemnification Policy, as it may be amended from time to time. , Article XI. Amendments., , Section 1., In addition to the method of amending a Constitution as prescribed by the laws of this State, this Constitution may be amended by filing with the Secretary a written proposal of changes endorsed by (1) a majority of the Board or (2) a two-thirds vote of the members of the Association present and voting at any Annual Meeting, or by a special meeting called for that purpose.
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Alumni support and vision are the hallmarks of any great institution of higher learning. The support and enthusiasm of RWU Law's more than 3,500 alumni are integral to shaping and realizing its goals and its future. The Law Alumni Association (LAA) strives to bring value to your professional career and opportunities to engage with classmates and the law school community. Traditions, such as,…, Law Alumni Association , or any of its committees, please contact the , Office of Law Alumni Relations, at (401) 254-4541 or e-mail lawalumni@rwu.edu .
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Professor Bogus has written extensively about gun control and the Second Amendment, torts and products liability, and political ideology, among other topics. He is the author of three books –, Madison’s Militia: The Hidden History of the Second Amendment, (Oxford University Press 2023),, Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism, (Bloomsbury Press 2011), and, Why Lawsuits Are Good for America: Big Business, Disciplined Democracy and the Common Law, (NYU Press 2001). He is also the editor of, The Second Amendment in Law and History: Historians and Constitutional Scholars on the Right to Bear Arms, (The New Press 2001). In addition to books and professional journals, his writings have appeared in the, New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Washington Times, Providence Journal; The Nation, American Prospect, and American Conservative, magazines; CNN's website, and National Review Online, among other venues. He is especially well known for his thesis that James Madison drafted the Second Amendment to assure his constituents in Virginia and the South generally that the federal government could not disarm the state militia, on which the South relied for slave control. That thesis is most recently and fully set forth in his book, Madison’s Militia, . Professor Bogus is presently at work on a long-term project challenging the current paradigm in antitrust law. Professor Bogus argues that antitrust law should not merely be concerned with consumer welfare but also with consolidated power. His first two law review articles in that project – “The New Road to Serfdom: The Curse of Bigness (2015) and the Failure of Antitrust” (and "Books and Olive…, Why Indiana Harbor is the Worst Torts Decision in American History, ” – is forthcoming in the Connecticut Law Review. Professor Bogus received the Ross Essay Award from the American Bar Association and the Public Service Achievement Award from Common Cause of Rhode Island., Books, Madison's Militia: The Hidden History of the Second Amendment , (Oxford University Press, forthcoming spring 2023). “ The Hard, Simple Truth about Gun Control ,” in, Guns in Law,, edited by Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, and Martha Merrill Umphrey (Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press, 2019)(Amherst College Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought) " Fighting Over the Conservative Banner ," in, American Conservatism: NOMOS LVI (NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy), , edited by Sanford V. Levinson, Joel Parker, and Melissa S. Williams (New York: NYU Press, 2016)., Buckley: William F. Buckley, Jr. and the Rise of American Conservativism , (New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2011), Why Lawsuits are Good For America: Disciplined Democracy, Big Business, and the Common Law, (New York: NYU Press, 2001), The Second Amendment in Law and History: Historians and Constitutional Scholars on the Right to Bear Arms, (New York: New Press, 2001) (Ed.), Articles, Why Indiana Harbor is the Worst Torts Decision in American History,, 55 Connecticut Law Review Issue No. 3 (forthcoming 2023)., Is This a Christian Nation? | An Introduction, , 26 Roger Williams University Law Review 237 (2021), Books and Olive Oil: Why Antitrust Must Deal with Consolidated Corporate Power, , 52 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform 265 (2019), The New Road to Serfdom: The Curse of Bigness and the Failure of Antitrust, , 49 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform 1 (2015), Heller and Insurrectionism , , 59 Syracuse Law Review 255 (2008), Gun Control and America's Cities: Public Policy and Politics , , 1 Albany Government Law Review 440 (2008), Rescuing Burke , , 72 Missouri Law Review 387 (2007), Fear-Mongering Torts and the Exaggerated Death of Diving , , 28 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 17 (2004), The Hidden History of the Second Amendment, , 31 U.C. Davis Law Review 309 (1998), The Third Revolution in Products Liability,, 72 Chicago-Kent Law Review 3 (1996), The Death of an Honorable Profession, , 71 Indiana Law Journal 911 (1996)
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