Student Wins Award
J. Ayanna Butler '09 is the recipient of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association's highest scholarship award.
J. Ayanna Butler '09 is the recipient of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association's highest scholarship award.
Summer Terms 2009
Read more about Summer Terms 2009 at UConn Law.
UConn Law offers a number of intensive, full-length courses during July providing students an opportunity to focus on a particular topic.
Judicial Clerkships
- When: April 14, 2009, 5:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- Where: Hosmer Hall Blumberg Hall
Career Services - Judicial Clerkships: The Clerkship Experience
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:30 P.M. in Blumberg Hall
Want to know more about what it means to be a judicial clerk? Please join the Office of Career Services at the Judicial Clerkships: The Clerkship Experience panel.
A panel of current and former judicial clerks will talk about the advantages of serving as a judicial clerk.
On April 30, representatives from the Office of Career Services will discuss the judicial clerkship application process.
Wilf Speaks on Copyright Law
On April 30, Professor Steven Wilf will be a panelist at a conference on the 100th anniversary of the 1909 Copyright Act. The conference will be held at Santa Clara Law.
On April 30, Professor Steven Wilf will be a panelist at a conference on the 100th anniversary of the 1909 Copyright Act.
Sheff v. O'Neill: 20th Anniversary
- When: April 27, 2009, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Where: William F. Starr Hall Davis Courtroom
You are cordially invited to attend
A lecture and reception to mark the 20th anniversary
of the filing of Sheff v. O'Neill
Featuring Susan Eaton of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute
With additional remarks by John Brittain, General Counsel,
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
and Elizabeth Horton Sheff
on
Monday, April 27, 2009
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
William R. Davis Courtroom
William F. Starr Hall
University of Connecticut School of Law
Wine & cheese reception in the Reading Room following panel discussion
Cosponsored by the Black Law Students Association
and the Latino Law Students Association
RSVP by April 20
e:claudia.hallas@law.uconn.edu
v:860.570.5244
Twenty years ago, on April 27, 1989, a group of public interest lawyers – including several current and former faculty at UConn Law School – filed a landmark educational equity case in the Hartford Superior Court on behalf of a group of parents and children; Black, White, and Latino families from Hartford and its suburbs.
Today, more than a decade after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that the separate and unequal educational system in the Hartford region violates the state constitution, the ongoing Sheff v. O’Neill case is a leading national example of successful voluntary integration, with a network of 22 regional magnet schools and a growing suburban transfer program. This year, some 16% of Hartford minority school children are attending schools that are at or near the desegregation standard under a 2008 court-ordered agreement. Next year, the number will climb to 24%, and will continue to rise as long as there are still Hartford children on the waitlist for racially and economically integrated schools.
To mark this significant 20th anniversary, the Sheff Movement coalition is hosting an event at the law school to revisit some of the key research that continues to support the importance of K-12 school diversity. Dr. Susan Eaton, research director with the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School, will give a talk on “New Research on the Benefits of K-12 School Diversity.” We also welcome John Brittain, former counsel on the Sheff case, who was a professor at UConn Law when the case was filed. Elizabeth Horton Sheff will toast the continuing and future success of the case in bringing quality, integrated education to students in Hartford and throughout the region. Dean Jeremy Paul will give opening remarks.
On April 27, the Law School hosted a lecture and reception to mark the 20th anniversary of the filing of Sheff v. O'Neill, a landmark educational equity case.
Law Library Closed This Morning
Due to a problem with equipment on the construction site, the Law Library is closed this morning. We will re-open once the problem has been resolved.
Due to a problem with equipment on the construction site, the Law Library is closed this morning. We will re-open once the problem has been resolved.
Summer Research Session
- When: April 29, 2009, 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
- Where: Knight Hall 115
- Contact: Lee Sims
Getting Ready for Summer
Library Lunch Sessions
Free Summer Westlaw and Lexis Access for Students
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
1:00 pm
Knight 115
By now most of you know that if you are working for a private firm this summer you will not be allowed to use your UConn student Westlaw and Lexis access. And, not every private firm allows their interns or new associates access to those databases at firm expense. We have a possible solution.
It’s not perfect but you can access Lexis Academic and Westlaw Campus for free. These are not the full service databases you are used to but they do work. This is a short lesson on how to access these two databases from off-campus or on. Got VPN? Find out what it is and how to use it to your advantage.
Getting Ready for Summer Library Lunch Sessions are short. Each session is only 20 – 30 minutes long. There’s plenty of time for you to bring your lunch and spend a few minutes with us.
This is the last Getting Ready for Summer session for this year. For all you who attended we hope that you enjoyed these short sessions and learned something that will help you this summer. Don't forget that the Reference Staff is here all summer. Reach us at our online chat from the Library main page or call us at 860-570-5068.
Did you know you can get free access to Westlaw Campus and Lexis Academic as an intern or new associate? Find out more with Lee Sims, head of references services, on April 29.
Berger Panelist at UCBerkeley
On April 24, Professor Bethany Berger will be a panelist at a festschrift in honor of Philip Frickey, a professor at UC Berkeley.
On April 24, Professor Bethany Berger will be a panelist at a festschrift in honor of Philip Frickey, a professor at UC Berkeley.
Pomp Speaks at Tax Conference
On April 30, Professor Richard Pomp will speak at the Baker Tilly International Tax Conference in St. Louis, MO.
On April 30, Professor Richard Pomp will speak at the Baker Tilly International Tax Conference in St. Louis, MO.
History, Culture, Religion, Language
- When: April 28, 2009, 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
- Where: William F. Starr Hall KKB Courtroom
The Military Law Society proudly presents: The History, Culture, Religion and Language of the Middle East with a Focus on Arab and Muslim Culture Tuesday, April 28, 2009 , 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm in Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder Courtroom
- 12-12:30 Lunch
- 12:30-1:30 Presentation
Assistant Attorney General and Army Reserve Captain Thomas Saadi will present a brief overview of the history, culture, religion and language of the Middle East with a focus on Arabs and Muslims. Attorney Saadi has given this presentation to the Army’s 4 th Legal Support Organization as part of their annual training requirements, the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Regional On-Site training in New York City and the JAG/IG USAR War Council Conference in Houston, Texas.
Attorney Saadi writes: “Regarding this topic and its relationship to the law, I believe it is inherently part of the proper practice of law to know and understand both your clients’ and adversaries’ background. This is particularly important in the growing field of international business (contract and transactional), investigation, defense and prosecution of terrorists and enemy combatants, as well as enforcing the provisions of the applicable international conventions, rules of engagement and law of war. That said, I believe this topic has a direct nexus with real life legal issues.”
Join the Military Law Society on April 28 for "The History, Culture, Religion and Language of the Middle East." Featured guest is Assistant Attorney General and Army Reserve Captain Thomas Saadi.
