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Future lawyers at Penn State invited to Explore Law

Students interested in law as a possible career path can learn more at Explore Law, a program offered exclusively to Penn State students by Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law.

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International Clinic supports award-winning program
Humanitarian Engineering Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) is the Northeast regional winner of the 2013 Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award and is now a national finalist for the C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award. The award comes from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. HESE has spent years developing and testing low-cost greenhouses and creating a self-sustaining business model for farmers in East Africa. In the past year, Penn State Law’s International Sustainable Development Projects (ISDP) Clinic collaborated with HESE to address legal barriers to implementing humanitarian projects.more...

The Hon. Correale F. Stevens '72 nominated to Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Governor Tom Corbett has nominated Judge Correale Stevens, currently president judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, to serve on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Two-thirds approval of the Pennsylvania Senate will be required for his confirmation.more...

Professor Fox visits with alumni and others in Taiwan
Penn State Law Alumni and exchange students gathered on June 2, for a dinner with Professor William F. Fox who was visitng several universities in Taipei.more...

Professor Kaye discusses implications of DNA evidence ruling by SCOTUS
After attending the oral arguments in Maryland v. King, a case that came before the U.S. Supreme Court dealing with DNA evidence, Penn State Law Professor and preeminent expert on DNA and statistical evidence David Kaye predicted that the lower court ruling would be overturned. Professor Kaye talks briefly about the outcome of the case, why he would have focused on different issues than the majority, and what issues unresolved by this ruling will likely to come before the Supreme Court.more...


National security, civil rights experts to put U.S. drone program on trial
Episode two of World on Trial, an international human rights television and web program produced by Penn State Law will feature Judge James E. Baker of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces as presiding judge and Jameel Jaffer of the ACLU and former F-14 pilot Michael Lewis as lead attorneys. The series presents both sides of sharply contested international human rights issues in the context of courtroom trials before live multinational juries.more...

Judicial observation internships provide valuable learning for foreign lawyers
From pre-trial motions to sentence hearings, nine Penn State Law LL.M. students from around the world are experiencing the American legal system firsthand as interns in Penn State Law’s LL.M. Judicial Observation Internship program.more...

Pediatric psychiatry residents bring medical perspective to Clinic students
Dr. Ademola Bello visited the Children’s Advocacy Clinic (CAC) recently to share his perspective on medicine and treatment option for clinic clients, all of whom are children in the dependency system or children who are the subject of custody litigation. His visit is part of a recent CAC expansion to include pediatric psychiatry fellows as part of the Clinic, comprised of graduate-level social work students and law students.more...

Hon. Vanaskie '78 inducted into Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame
Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie '78, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge and adjunct professor at the Law School, will earn one of the highest honors in collegiate athletics when he is inducted into the Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame next month in Orlando, Fla. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 12, at the Marriot World Center during the College Sports Information Directors of America Annual Convention.more...

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James W. Houck
Distinguished Scholar in Residence

Vice Admiral Houck joined the Law School after retiring as the 41st Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the U.S. Navy. His teaching and research focus on international law, national security law, and maritime law and policy. As the Judge Advocate General, Admiral Houck served as the principal military legal counsel to the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations and led more than 2,000 attorneys, enlisted legal staff, and civilian employees of the worldwide Navy JAG Corps.
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Amb. Richard Butler (Ret.) on recent developments in N. Korea

The internationally recognized expert in nuclear arms control and disarmament talks about the recent escalation in nuclear threats coming from the North Korean government and how the Obama administration can respond.

 

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