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On October 27th, the Women's Law Society of Roger Williams University School of Law will hold its annual Women in Robes event . To help celebrate, the Law Library has prepared a virtual display of titles from our collection that celebrate women jurists and attorneys. You can find the virtual display at Women in Law . Also, in this post, we highlight two female trailblazing judges from Rhode…
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A Mandatory 2L Advising & Course Registration Session will be held on Wednesday, October 6, from 1:00 to 2:00 in room 283. During this session, we will provide information on registering and choosing classes, preparing for the bar exam application process, graduation requirements, experiential opportunities, and the joint degree programs. The session will be recorded, but please make every…
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This event is co-sponsored by Roger Williams University School of Law and City University of New York School of Law. Drawing upon the experience of faculty from across the country, , Integrating Doctrine and Diversity, is a collection of essays with practical advice, written by faculty for faculty, on specific ways to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into the law school curriculum. Chapters will focus on subjects traditionally taught in the first-year curriculum (Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Property, Torts) and each chapter will also include a short…, Meet the Speakers, Ahrens, Deborah Ahrens, is a Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law who teaches and writes about criminal law, criminal procedure, and evidence. Professor Ahrens has served as the law school’s William C. Oltman Professor of Teaching Excellence. Professor Ahrens is currently visiting at the University of San Francisco School of Law. Professor Ahrens' scholarship focuses on the cultural significance of…, Gabrielle B. Benjamin, is a third-year student at RWU School of Law who works as a Teaching Assistant for Professor Jenna Wims Hashway's Legal Practice course and the pilot course, Race & Foundations of American Law. Before attending RWUSOL, Gabrielle received her B.A. in Art History from Pennsylvania State University. Since enrolling at RWUSOL, she has been a Sea Grant Law Fellow, an American Bar Association JIOP…, , Murray, Kali Murray, is a Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School. Professor Murray's research agenda is focused on the "politics of participation" in patent, property, and administrative law. In patent law, Professor Murray is interested in how the doctrinal formation of patent law is impacted by different administrative, political, and social structures. Among her works, she has published a book, , The Politics of Patent Law: Crafting the Participatory Patent Bargain, , as a part of the Routledge Research Series in Intellectual Property Law in 2013. Her current work,, Infrostructure(s, ), focuses on how public rights in information are constructed. In property law, Professor Murray is interested in the impact of race, ethnicity, and culture on the development of property law. She is a co-author with Alfred Brophy and Alberto Lopez, , Integrating Spaces: Cases and Materials on Race and Property Law , (1st Ed. 2012), and is currently working with Interim Dean Rose Cuison-Villazor on , Integrating Spaces: Property Law and Identity, , which will expand the focus of the first edition, to social identities such as race, gender, disability, citizenship status, and sexual orientation. , 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 the Head of Reference, Instruction, and Engagement at the RWU Law Library and as an adjunct professor. 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…
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For most library patrons, the people they meet at the circulation desk or reference desk are the only library staff they see. These frontline library staff deal with the day-to-day operations of the forward-facing library. However, there are other library staff members that most people rarely see because they work behind the scenes making sure there are materials on the shelves and research…
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Students for Civil Justice and the Rhode Island Association for Justice co-host speakers from Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder for their outstanding civil justice advocacy in their representation of some of the families from Sandy Hook in two separate cases against Alex Jones and Remington. Thursday, March 30, 2023 Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol Campus, Room 283 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM…, Due to the limited time with Chris and Alinor, we require questions to be provided via email to SCJ@g.rwu.edu by March 16, 2023, at 11:59 PM., An Award for Excellence in Civil Justice Advocacy, After making history with their case against Remington and then successfully fighting Alex Jones’ false claims that the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, Students for Civil Justice and Rhode Island Association for Justice are hosting Chris Mattei, Esq. and Alinor Sterling, Esq. from Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder to honor their outstanding civil justice advocacy for their…, Remington Suit:, In 2014, nine families of children and educators killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting filed suit against Remington, the manufacturer of the AR-15 used in the shooting, as well as against the retail store and the distributor in the chain of sale. The families defeated Remington’s effort to remove the case from the Connecticut Superior Court to federal court, as well as Remington’s…, Alex Jones Suit:, In 2018, members of seven families who had lost loved ones in the Sandy Hook shooting and one first responder filed suit against Jones and the parent company of his Infowars site, Free Speech Systems (FSS). They asserted claims of defamation, false light, infliction of emotional distress, and violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. Jones and FSS resisted discovery by every…, Victim Statement:, Francine Wheeler, one of the victim’s parents, stated: “It is one thing to lose a child; it’s quite another thing when people take everything about your boy who is gone, and your surviving child, and your husband, and everything you ever did in your life on the internet and harass you.” We honor the incredible advocacy of Chris and Alinor & others at Koskoff in their representation of their…, Meet the Speakers, Alinor Sterling, Alinor Sterling, believes the law is a powerful weapon in the fight against injustice, and she has devoted her career to that fight. She represented nine families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in a landmark case against the Remington Arms Company - the manufacturer of the assault rifle used to carry out the attack. Alongside law partner Josh Koskoff, her work led to the families'…, Chris Mattei, is widely regarded as a masterful courtroom advocate, and has been called upon to handle some of the highest profile trials in the State of Connecticut over the past decade. His areas of focus include civil rights, defamation, products liability, catastrophic personal injury and complex civil litigation. Described by one New York Times reporter as an “incredible powerhouse lawyer,” Chris’s…, Rhode Island Association for Justice:, The RI Association for Justice is an organization of trial lawyers that fight for individuals who cannot fight for themselves when harmed by no fault of their own. RI Trial Lawyers demand wrongdoers are held responsible for actions not taken to keep each and every person safe from harm. Justice belongs to everyone, and trial lawyers keep the playing field equal for all!, Special Accommodations:, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact Jill Dallaire, jrdallaire@rwu.edu , as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
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