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  • Integrating Doctrine & Diversity Speaker Series: Academic Freedom in Polarized Times: A Conversation with Three Law Deans As national debates over free speech, governance, DEI, and higher education continue to intensify, law schools remain on the frontlines of defining and defending academic freedom. Join Dean Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley Law), Dean Danielle M. Conway (Penn State Dickinson Law…, Meet the Speakers, Erwin Chemerinsky, Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley Law         Danielle M. Conway, Danielle M. Conway, Dean, Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Antiracist Development Institute, Executive Director, PennState Dickinson Law           Johanna Kalb, Johanna Kalb, Dean, School of Law, University of San Francisco           Meet the Moderator Nicole P. Dyszlewski, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, is one of the editors of, Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, . She currently serves as Assistant Dean of Academic Innovation at Roger Williams University School of Law. She received a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and the Rhode Island State Bar. Her areas of…
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  • Photo of Nadine Strossen Join Us for a Conversation on Free Speech with, Nadine Strossen, , Senior Fellow, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Nadine Strossen is a Senior Fellow with FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) and professor emerita at New York Law School. Ms. Strossen was the former longtime President of the ACLU and is the author of several books on free speech, including her recent work entitled, Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know. , Free and Open to the Public, PARKING, Attendees should enter the Roger Williams Univeristy North Entrance on Metacom Avenue and park in Lot D. RWU Parking Map., SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact the Office of Programs & Initiatives, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made.  lawevents@rwu.edu Questions | Anne Lawton | alawton@law.msu.edu
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  • Welcome to the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce (JMLC), a scholarly publication devoted to all aspects of admiralty and maritime law., As of January 1, 2021, the JMLC is under new ownership at the Roger Williams University School of Law.
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  • In the Immigration Court, students will argue bond motions for detained clients, conduct direct examination of witnesses, raise evidentiary objections and argue points of law. In preparation for hearings, students research and write motions and memoranda of law, gather documents in support of applications for relief from removal, interview witnesses, draft affidavits and research human rights…
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  • T he Moot Court Board organizes and administers the  annual  intra-scholastic Esther Clark Moot Court Competition.  Second-year Moot Court Board members compete in the Esther Clark Competition to maintain their position on the Moot Court Board.  The Esther Clark Competition requires advocates to author an appellate brief and compete in a series of arguments against their fellow second-year Moot…
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  • Brooke Mercaldi is a Staff Attorney with the Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Prior to joining the Marine Affairs Institute, Brooke was an Environmental Law & Policy Consultant for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).  While an undergraduate student at Southern Connecticut State University, Brooke was a Research Coordinator and Research Assistant for…
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