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Law School honors Governor Tom Ridge at dedication ceremony

Penn State Law dedicated the new Ridge Commons in honor of alumnus Governor Tom Ridge ’72 in September 2011. Named for Ridge by the Law School and approved by the Penn State University Board of Trustees, Ridge Commons is located in the Law School’s new Lewis Katz Hall in Carlisle, Pa.

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President Obama nominates Matthew W. Brann to U.S. District Court
President Obama nominated Matthew W. Brann '90 to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.more...

Professor Groome opens for the prosecution of Ratko Mladic
Today Penn State Law Professor Dermot Groome began presenting evidence in the prosecution of Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague. Mladic is accused of orchestrating a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the civil war that tore apart Yugoslavia.more...

2012 Public Interest Law Summer Fellows named
Penn State Law is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 Degenstein Foundation/Cherie M. Millage Summer Fellowships. Established by students in 1990, the Public Interest Law Fund’s summer fellowship program enables law students to work in non-paying areas of public interest law during the summer after their first or second year at Penn State Law.more...

Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie '78 addresses Class of 2012
Celebrating the Class of 2012, the Honorable Thomas I. Vanaskie, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and member of the Dickinson School of Law Class of 1978, addressed the graduates and hundreds of their friends and family members at commencement on May 12.more...


Mariam Elhadri '12 dedicates herself to promoting justice in Libya
When the Arab Spring spread to Libya in February 2011, Penn State Law student Mariam Elhadri ’12 knew she needed to help from the outside in any capacity she had. Along with six Libyan lawyers living in a diaspora located across the world, including Dubai, Paris, New York, Madrid, London, and Pennsylvania, Elhadri formed Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) with the anticipation of all the legal challenges that may arise during this conflict, from the collection and preservation of evidence to the administration of justice.more...

Professor Gartner and Ben Premack J.D./M.I.A. '13 hope to pave new ways to peace
When the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), holds its annual workshop on International Conflict Prevention and Mediation at Lewis Katz Building this month, a pair of Penn State collaborators, Professor Scott Gartner and Law and SIA student Ben Premack, will present their work on how best to remove legal obstacles to creating lasting peace treaties through regional conflict mediationmore...

Students co-author article on judicial review of arbitration and mediation agreements
The Dispute Resolution Journal, a publication of the American Arbitration Association, recently published an article co-authored by Penn State Law students Julia Rabich and Sarah Stoner and Professor Nancy Welsh, entitled “Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards and Mediation Agreements: Tips for Sustaining Deference.”more...

Professor Carla Pratt joins Supreme Court of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
When the Supreme Court of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe gathers on May 7, they will welcome their newest justice, Penn State Law professor Carla Pratt.more...

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Prof. Carla Pratt

The path from birth to the bar exam can be precarious for African Americans, who despite being approximately 13 percent of the population are only about 4 percent of the practicing bar. What factors aided African Americans who achieved the status of lawyer in their journey through the pipeline? Professor Carla Pratt of Penn State Law co-authored a book on that question, “The End of the Pipeline: A Journey of Recognition for African Americans Entering the Legal Profession.” She discusses the implications of her research and the role that teachers and affinity groups play in navigating this precarious pipeline.
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“U.S. Arbitration Law in the Wake of AT&T Mobility vs. Concepcion”

The Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation sponsored this symposium featuring high profile arbitration experts: Richard Reuben, Missouri School of Law; Richard Bales, Northern Kentucky School of Law; Jill Gross, Pace School of Law; Michael Helfand, Pepperdine School of Law; Sandra Partridge, AAA; Steve Bennett, Jones Day; John Feerick, Fordham; Terry Moritz, Goldberg Kohn; Hiro Aragaki, Loyola School of Law; and others.
 

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