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Syrian Accountability Project Releases New Report on April 4 Chemical Attack in Khan Sheikhoun
The Syrian Accountability Project, an initiative at Syracuse College of Law, is unveiling new evidence that the catastrophic gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was a crime against humanity and a war crime. The 45-member organization, staffed…
Professor William Banks Discusses the Latest Developments in the Carter Page Surveillance
William Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor of Law, was quoted by Wired magazine for the story The Carter Page Surveillance Doesn’t Prove Anyone’s Conspiracy Theory
Judge Katzmann Visit Postponed Due to Illness
Due to an illness, today’s appearance by Chief Court of Appeals Judge Robert Katzmann as part of the Tully Center for Free Speech lecture series has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled for a later date.
Flight from Syria, New Life in the College of Law, Now Helping Fellow Refugees
Violette Khabbaz, silent, is listening to a conversation on a March afternoon. Sunlight pours through a window and illuminates her face as she leans across the counter of the Byblos Mediterranean Café, the restaurant she operates on North Clinton Street…
Syracuse University, Le Moyne College Announce New Academic Partnership, Will Build on Longstanding Relationship
Today, Syracuse University and Le Moyne College announced a new academic partnership that will build on a longstanding relationship. The new partnership will establish two new initiatives and will support the future development of existing academic relationships between Syracuse University…
SU Panel of Experts to Discuss President Trump’s Immigration Executive Order
Action by President Donald J. Trump on immigration policy has been swift. Just a week after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order (EO) temporarily halting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. It was immediately met with popular protests, scholarly analysis,…
Syracuse Law Review Hosts Screening of ‘Unlocking the Cage,’ Visit by Animal Rights Lawyer Steven Wise
Steven Wise, president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc., will speak Wednesday, March 1, at 11:50 a.m. in the Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen Hall as guest of the Syracuse Law Review. A reception will follow at 12:45 p.m….
College of Law Welcomes Spring Cohort of LL.M. Students
The College of Law recently welcomed the spring cohort of the Masters of Laws (LL.M.) in American Law program. The cohort is composed of nine foreign-educated lawyers representing the legal systems of seven nations, including one Open Society Foundation Fellow…
College of Law Announces $20,000 Empire State Scholars Grant for NY State Residents Starting Fall 2017
The College of Law has introduced a $20,000 Empire State Scholars Grant for all admitted New York state residents, beginning with students entering the law school in Fall 2017. Eligible students may alternatively receive merit-based scholarships for which they qualify…
Spring 2017 Law, Politics and the Media Lecture Series Begins with Dahlia Lithwick from Slate
The annual Law, Politics and the Media Lecture Series begins Wednesday, Feb. 8, with guest lecturer Dahlia Lithwick, Supreme Court correspondent and host of the “Amicus” podcast for Slate.com. The series will also feature seven other distinguished lecturers, including Chief…