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Albany Law School’s Government Law Center Offers Analysis for Two Proposed NY Constitution Amendments

October 24, 2023 sarah JonasResearch Results

New Yorkers will vote on a pair of state constitutional amendment this November the first of which could eliminate constitutional debt limits for smaller, city school districts allowing them to borrow more to improve aging infrastructure, asbestos abatement, and classroom technology upgrades.

The Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School analyzes the first amendment’s potential impact on these historically underfunded schools in its newest explainer, “2023 Statewide Ballot Proposal 1: Constitutional Amendment Removing the Debt Limit on Small City School Districts.”

David Yellen named dean of the University of Miami School of Law

May 12, 2022 sarah JonasAnnouncement

A brilliant barrister who has argued a case before the Supreme Court and innovated in the classroom, David Yellen has served as a dean at two prestigious schools of law and is known as one of the most influential figures in legal education.

Former New York Court of Appeals Judge, Leslie E. Stein, To Lead Government Law Center at Albany Law School

September 10, 2021 sarah JonasAnnouncement

The Honorable Leslie E. Stein ‘81, who retired as an Associate Judge on the New York Court of Appeals in June, will be the new Director of the Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School starting full-time in January 2022. She currently serves on the law school’s Board of Trustees.

As a Utah law professor fights for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, students prepare him for a battle ahead

December 3, 2020 sarah JonasFeature

Paul Cassell has spent 12 years fighting for the victims of now dead multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein. He takes more arguments to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, Dec.3 hoping to win for victims.

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch surprises University of Utah law students at orientation

August 24, 2020 sarah JonasHigher Education Event

Gorsuch, who took his seat on the Court in April 2017, on Friday encouraged law students to persevere through challenging times as they start their legal studies in the midst of a global pandemic.

Law School’s new online master’s teaches language of law

June 25, 2020 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Cornell Law School has launched a new master’s program designed to help full-time business professionals develop a deeper knowledge of the legal issues and concepts shaping their fields.

Has COVID-19 changed U.S. Supreme Court dynamics?

May 8, 2020 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

New commentary from Utah legal scholars suggest new platform for oral arguments unveils insight into the most silent justice in modern history.

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law collaborates on proposal to allow 2020 grads to waive bar exam amid COVID-19 concerns

April 10, 2020 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

New law graduates would be able to practice law without passing the bar exam if a new proposal by the Utah Supreme Court takes effect in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of…