Jump in Fall Admission Applications to U-Idaho’s College of Law Bucks National Trend
Posted: Monday, May 6
MOSCOW, Idaho – Fall admission applications to the University of Idaho’s College of Law are up nearly 9 percent – defying a steep decline in new student applications at most peer institutions nationwide. “With so many law schools struggling during this year’s national decline in admissions, I could not be more thrilled that prospective students are hearing about and ...
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Law | Carole Wells | News Release

International Court of Justice Judge Joan Donoghue to Speak at University of Idaho College of Law
Posted: Wednesday, April 3
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho College of Law will host International Court of Justice Judge Joan Donoghue in two public keynote speeches April 9-10 in Boise and Moscow. Donoghue will present the keynote speech entitled, “The Role of International Law Today: Reflections from the World Court,” on Tuesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Crystal Ballroom, 802 W. Bannock St. i...
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Law | News Release | Anastasia Telesetsky | International

University of Idaho to Showcase Legal History Exhibit
Posted: Friday, March 1
BOISE, Idaho – The University of Idaho College of Law and the Idaho State Law Library will sponsor the Idaho Legal History Exhibit honoring Sen. William E. Borah. The exhibit opens at the Idaho State Law Library at the Idaho Water Center in Boise on Tuesday, March 5 and will be on permanent display. The exhibit will include photos, documents and other historical artifacts related to Sen. Bo...
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U-Idaho Bellwood Memorial Lecture Features Chief Architect of 9/11 Victims’ Compensation
Posted: Friday, September 21 2012
MOSCOW/BOISE, Idaho---The University of Idaho College of Law’s Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture will feature keynote speaker Kenneth R. Feinberg, the nation’s leading authority on mediating disputes and administering compensation in mass injury cases. Feinberg has served as the chief architect of legal compensation for the nation’s most daunting, contemporary tragedies, including 9/11, Agent...
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Prepping for Law School, Preparing for the LSAT
Posted: Wednesday, July 25 2012
BOISE, Idaho – Anyone interested in applying to law school can prepare for the demanding Law School Admission Test (LSAT) by enrolling in a preparatory course sponsored by the University of Idaho College of Law. The exam is required for admission to all American Bar Association-approved law schools, most Canadian law schools and many non-ABA-approved law schools, providing a standard m...
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Serving Students and the State: U-Idaho Helps Build the Future Idaho Law Learning Center
Posted: Tuesday, July 24 2012
BOISE, Idaho – The University of Idaho is looking to the future and, with the support of generous donors, the university is collaborating with the Idaho Supreme Court to establish a unique venue for legal education, service to state government, and law-related civic education in the heart of the capital city. Through the financial support of University of Idaho donors, $1.1 million has...
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Law | Juris Doctor | News Release | Donor | Ada County | Juris Doctor

Prepping for Law School, Preparing for the LSAT
Posted: Friday, July 6 2012
BOISE, Idaho – Anyone interested in applying to law school can prepare for the demanding Law School Admission Test (LSAT) prep course by enrolling in a preparatory course sponsored by the University of Idaho College of Law. The exam is required for admission to all American Bar Association-approved law schools, most Canadian law schools and many non-ABA-approved law schools, providing ...
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Law | University of Idaho Boise | News Release

Chief Justice of Idaho Supreme Court Offers “Beginner’s Guide to a Remarkable Life”
Posted: Tuesday, May 15 2012
By Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho College of Law alumnus and Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, Justice Roger S. Burdick, offered the College of Law Class of 2012 some tongue-in-cheek advice from poet/satirist Pamela August Russell’s, “A Beginner’s Guide to Mediocrity,” at the college’s 103rd commencement ceremony Saturday, May 12. Russell’s poem urg...
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College of Law Offers Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution in May
Posted: Thursday, April 12 2012
By Donna Emert MOSCOW/BOISE, Idaho – Effective dispute resolution requires an understanding of the law, effective communication skills, psychological insight and solid people skills. The demand for dispute resolution is growing. Practitioners serve as mediators, consensus builders, negotiators, facilitators, and ultimately, problem solvers—skills valued both inside and outside of a courtroom. ...
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College of Law to Offer Panel Discussion of America’s Stand, Record on Human Rights Issues
Posted: Tuesday, April 3 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho College of Law will feature a panel discussion on issues related to Guantanamo Bay at 6 p.m., Monday, April 9 in the College of Law Courtroom. The program is sponsored by three student organizations: the Board of Student Advocates, Multicultural Law Caucus and the American Constitution Society. The discussion will be led by human rights expe...
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Athena Honors Three University of Idaho Women Leaders
Posted: Friday, March 30 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho’s Athena Women’s Organization honored excellence in teaching and service, improving the work environment across the state and providing mentorship – all above what their jobs required – with the Athena Women of Year Awards. This year’s winners include: faculty – Elizabeth Barker Brandt, associate dean for Faculty Affairs and James R. Wilson Distinguished Pr...
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Dylan Hedden-Nicely, University of Idaho Graduate Student, Awarded the Avista-Waters of the West Scholarship
Posted: Tuesday, February 7 2012
Written by Alecia Hoene MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Environmental Science and Water Resources Programs are proud to announce Dylan Hedden-Nicely as the 2012 recipient of the Avista-Waters of the West Scholarship. Hedden-Nicely, ’12, is in his final year of a concurrent law degree and a master’s degree in water resources. He said the Avista-Waters of the West Scholar...
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Coeur d’Alene Tribe Gives $5,000 to Idaho’s Native Law
Posted: Friday, February 3 2012
By Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – In honor of a shared commitment to education, the Coeur d' Alene Tribe has donated $5,000 to the University of Idaho College of Law in support of its Native American Law program. The donation provides students in the Native Law program with travel funds to participate for the first time in the Federal Bar Association’s Indian Law Conference, t...
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National Moot Court Regional Competition
Posted: Tuesday, November 15 2011
On November 18-19, the University of Idaho College of Law will host the northwest regional competition for the National Moot Court competition. The competition will be held at the Ada County Courthouse. Two teams from the College of Law will compete in Boise, one team from Moscow and one team from Boise. Members of the Moscow team, coached by Laurie O'Neal, are Mike Kirkham, Doug Robertson, and J...
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U-Idaho Law Students and Idaho Law Practitioners Honored for Pro Bono Service
Posted: Friday, October 21 2011
Written by Donna Emert BOISE, Idaho -- The nearly 12,000 hours of pro bono service by University of Idaho College of Law students will be recognized during Idaho Pro Bono Week, Oct. 23-29. The Idaho Pro Bono Commission will recognize the impacts of the state’s only accredited College of Law, and the broader Idaho State Bar Association pro bono efforts, during the week. The National Pro Bono ...
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Law | News Release | Idaho at Glance | Register Features

Natural Resource and Law Faculty Provide Expertise to Idaho Legislature
Posted: Friday, September 23 2011
Jay O’Laughlin, professor and director of the College of Natural Resources Policy Analysis Group, and College of Law Professor Emeritus Dennis Colson, author of “Idaho's Constitution: The Tie That Binds,” provided background information on Idaho’s endowment lands to the Idaho Legislature’s Interim Committee on Natural Resources during its recent two-day hearings. The hearings focused on the 2.5 mi...
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Natural Resources | Law | Acknowledgements | Register Features

Bellwood Lecture Program Features ABA President, Celebration of Bill of Rights
Posted: Friday, September 9 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – By the time Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III became president of the American Bar Association at the ABA’s annual meeting in Toronto this month, his presidential calendar already included a trip to Idaho. Robinson will deliver the 2011-12 Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture at the University of Idaho on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 3:30 p.m., in the Administration Building Auditorium...
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Law School Classes Hear From Idaho Supreme Court Justice, Others on Professionalism and Ethics
Posted: Monday, August 15 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho — New student orientation at the University of Idaho College of Law begin today with a serious message: ethical, professional behavior is a first priority for Idaho law students. It’s all part of the college’s First Day Professionalism and Ethics program. First-year University of Idaho College of Law students will hear presentations and participate in small-group discussions of ethi...
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Economic Development and Land-Use Expert to Join Law School in Boise
Posted: Monday, July 18 2011
BOISE, Idaho – The state of the economy – especially at the local level, where most jobs are created – is being closely watched by business and community leaders. To help local leaders develop sustainable and economically prosperous communities, the University of Idaho College of Law is expanding its outreach with a new faculty member with special expertise on the area. Accomplished attorney Ste...
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Law | Juris Doctor | University of Idaho Boise | News Release | Juris Doctor

Prep Course Helps Law School Hopefuls
Posted: Thursday, May 19 2011
BOISE, Idaho – Idaho residents and out-of-state people interested in applying to law school can prepare for the demanding entrance exam through one of the University of Idaho’s Law School Admission Test (LSAT) prep courses. The LSAT measures skills that are considered essential for law school, including reading and comprehension of complex texts, the ability to draw reasonable references, think...
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Law | Juris Doctor | University of Idaho Boise | News Release | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | Moscow

Law Commencement Ceremony Moved to Idaho Commons Food Court Due to Inclement Weather
Posted: Friday, May 13 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Due to forecasted inclement weather Saturday afternoon, the University of Idaho has moved its College of Law commencement ceremony. The event now will take place in the Idaho Commons Food Court at 3 p.m. Graduates will gather in the hallway of the Teaching Learning Center (TLC) ground floor level at 2:15 p.m. in full regalia for a class photo, and will process together to the cer...
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Law | News Release | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | Registrar

College of Law Commencement Celebrates 110 Graduates
Posted: Friday, April 22 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The College of Law, home of the University of Idaho's only First Professional degree program, will hold its graduation and celebration Saturday, May 14. The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. on the Student Activity Field east of the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center, 1000 Stadium Dr. in Moscow. Law degree candidates will meet, dressed in regalia, on the front steps of Menard Law Building a...
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Bellwood Lecture Scheduled for April 29
Posted: Tuesday, March 29 2011
“My Prison, My Home: A Scholar’s Personal Perspective on the Middle East and the Search for Rule of Law” Written by Steven Nelson MOSCOW, Idaho – Haleh Esfandiari, former deputy secretary general of the Women’s Organization of Iran and director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (D.C.), will present the University of Idaho College of Law’s 15th ann...
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Law | Juris Doctor | University of Idaho Boise | News Release | Helen Albertson | Idaho at Glance | Register Features

Avista Utilities Establishes University of Idaho Graduate Scholarship for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Program
Posted: Monday, March 28 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The importance of water resource issues and the need for environmental stewardship have inspired Avista Corp., a Spokane, Wash.-based energy company, to establish an annual scholarship for graduate students in the pioneering Waters of the West program at the University of Idaho. “Waters of the West is a relatively new program that has already gained some success, promin...
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Law | Engineering | College of Graduate Studies | Jan Boll | Water Resources | Research | News Release | Scholarships | Graduate Education | Natural Resources

Reconnecting Economies: Native American Law Conference to Focus on Indigenous Networks and Commerce
Posted: Friday, March 18 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The 2011 Native American Law Conference at the University of Idaho will explore tribal economics, indigenous human rights and the impact of dams on historic water routes, and will shed light on how those issues intertwine. The conference is set for Friday, March 25, from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., in the university's College of Law Courtroom, Menard Law Building, 711 Rayburn St. on th...
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Law | Angelique EagleWoman | News Release

Global and Human Security Lectures and Discussions Offered in Advance of Borah Symposium
Posted: Monday, February 7 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The 2011 Borah Symposium, April 3-5 on the University of Idaho Moscow campus, will focus on the topic of human security. In advance of the symposium, the College of Law will present a series of lectures and discussions to encourage greater understanding of the legal, environmental and political issues impacting global and human security. The series is co-sponsored by the College...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Law | Monica Schurtman | Melissa Saul | News Release | Borah Symposium | Anastasia Telesetsky | Stephen Mulkey

Latino Law Caucus Sheds Light on the Unauthorized Practice of Law by Notarios
Posted: Friday, February 4 2011
By Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – Individuals and organizations billing themselves as “notarios publicos” are misrepresenting themselves and their clients. The notarios, who lack credentials to legally practice law, promise “notary” services to recently arrived immigrants, but instead provide expensive and potentially harmful “representation.” Their would-be “clients” are vulnerable to confusion...
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Law | News Release | Diversity | Multicultural | Office of Multicultural Affairs

Law Clinics Offer Advocacy Experience and Real-World Complexity
Posted: Wednesday, November 17 2010
Written by Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – In University of Idaho College of Law classrooms, students learn the law. In its law clinics, they learn how to practice law. “Clinics give students an opportunity not only to learn how to lawyer, but also to realize what kind of law they want to practice,” said Maureen Laflin, director of clinical programs and professor of law. “They apply what they’ve le...
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Law | News Release | Idaho at Glance | Register Features

Building a Meeting Place Between Disciplines: University of Idaho Offers Law for Architects
Posted: Tuesday, October 26 2010
Written by Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – It takes a whole village to build a house, or a housing tract. It’s a big, diverse, multi-stakeholder village that can include architects, contractors, developers, home owners, brokers, planners, engineers and attorneys. Extensive land development and construction can require primary contracts, subcontracts, leases, loans, insurance and other agreements....
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Law | Art & Architecture | Michael A. Satz | Román Montoto | News Release | Architecture | Idaho at Glance | Register Features

Elizabeth Cook-Lynn to Provide Indigenous Perspective on Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
Posted: Tuesday, September 21 2010
Written by Donna Emert 10th Annual Distinguished American Indian Speaker Series MOSCOW, Idaho – Crow Creek Sioux poet, novelist and scholar Elizabeth Cook-Lynn will provide an indigenous perspective on colonial and post-colonial ideology at the 10th Annual Distinguished American Indian Speaker Series on the University of Idaho campus, Oct. 7 and 8. “Professor Cook-Lynn is an icon in the world o...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Law | Rodney Frey | Angelique EagleWoman | Anthropology | Anthropology | News Release

Justice and Jurisdiction: Native Judges to Address Current Issues Facing Tribal Courts
Posted: Wednesday, September 15 2010
Written by Donna Emert   MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho College of Law will host a distinguished panel of tribal judges to discuss issues of justice and jurisdiction on Friday, Sept. 24. Tribal judge panelists for the 2010 event include: The Honorable William “Bill” Douglas, chief judge for the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Court; Hon. Fred Gabourie Sr., chief appellate justice for the Sho-...
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Law | Angelique EagleWoman | News Release

Constitution Day events set at University of Idaho
Posted: Friday, September 3 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho- The University of Idaho will host a series of events on Friday, Sept. 17, recognizing Constitution Day. The university’s main event will be a performance of “A Peculiar Evil: Silencing Expression in America.” The readers theater play was written by faculty member Dinah Zeiger, of the School of Journalism and Mass Media, with an original score composed for the performance by Univer...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Law | Journalism and Mass Media | History | Traci Craig | Dinah Zeiger | Richard Seamon | News Release | Steve Smith

And Justice for All: Idaho Professor Helps Bring the Rule of Law to Kosovo
Posted: Tuesday, May 11 2010
Written by Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho College of Law Professor Patrick Costello is serving in Kosovo as a Legal Specialist for the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative May 10 through June 18. He is in Kosovo’s capital and largest city, Prishtina, working with law faculty at University of Prishtina to improve and institutionalize their trial advocacy and clinical ...
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Idaho's College of Law Marks Commencement, Achievements of 84 Graduates
Posted: Thursday, May 6 2010
Written by Tania Thompson MOSCOW, Idaho – Nancy Morris, the nation's first woman secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will give the commencement address for the University of Idaho's College of Law commencement. The College of Law, the university's only Advanced Professional degree program, will hold its graduation and celebration on Saturday, May 15, beginning at 3 p.m., in the...
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Law | Juris Doctor | News Release

Three Leaders Selected for University of Idaho Alumni Association Hall of Fame
Posted: Friday, April 23 2010
Written by Jeff Olson MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Alumni Association will induct three new members into the Alumni Hall Fame at a noon luncheon on Friday, May 14, in the Student Union Building Ballroom. The event is part of the university’s Moscow campus Commencement Weekend. The inductees are Pete T. Cenarrusa of Boise, who was an Idaho elected official from 1950...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Science | Law | Alumni | News Release | Register Features

University of Idaho Advising, Teaching, Collaborative, Outreach and Creative Activity Achievements Shine
Posted: Wednesday, April 21 2010
Written by Amanda Cairo MOSCOW, Idaho – Excellence is its own reward, but as many University of Idaho faculty found out, a ceremony and an award can make the reward a little bit sweeter. The university's annual Excellence Awards banquet honored 16 faculty and graduate students at an on-campus ceremony for outstanding achievements in teaching, research, outreach and advising. New this year to the ...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Natural Resources | Science | Law | Engineering | Art & Architecture | Education | College of Graduate Studies | News Release

Olympic Gold Medalist Kristin Armstrong to Speak, 100,000th Graduate and Others Honored at Idaho Commencement
Posted: Tuesday, April 20 2010
Written by Tania Thompson MOSCOW, Idaho – Approximately 1,518 students statewide are eligible for graduation this spring from the University of Idaho – bringing the total number of graduates from the state's land-grant institution to just over 100,000. In Moscow, home to the largest of the five statewide commencement ceremonies, 1,346 students are eligible to graduate. They have applied for 994 ...
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Law | News Release

Who is Accountable for U.S. Torture and Detention?
Posted: Thursday, April 1 2010
Written by Donna Emert ACLU Attorney Ben Wizner to Address Ethics and Legality of Torture Policy MOSCOW, Idaho – Shocking photos and reports from Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib and other U.S. war prisons have raised profound legal and moral questions about how the U.S. identifies, incarcerates, retains and treats prisoners of war. Ben Wizner, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties ...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Law | Journalism and Mass Media | News Release

College of Law's Bellwood Lecture to Focus on Tribal Nations Law
Posted: Thursday, February 4 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho – Three national leaders in Native American law will come together to present diverse perspectives on “The United States and Tribal Nations: An Evolving Relationship Guided by Domestic and International Law" at the University of Idaho College of Law's 14th annual Bellwood Lecture on Friday, April 16. Larry Echo Hawk, assistant secretary for Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of I...
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Law | Juris Doctor | University of Idaho Boise | News Release | Helen Albertson | Diversity and Human Rights

College of Law Centennial Reception to be Held Oct. 23 at Caldwell
Posted: Friday, October 9 2009
Written by Donna Emert BOISE, Idaho – Since its founding in 1909, the University of Idaho College of Law has produced more than 4,500 graduates. Their impact has been far-reaching, but is particularly resonant in the State of Idaho. Earlier this year, Governor Butch Otter proclaimed 2009 "University of Idaho College of Law Recognition Year." Accordingly, the college has sch...
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Law | Donald L. Burnett Jr | News Release

College of Law Centennial Reception Set for Oct. 9 in Twin Falls
Posted: Thursday, September 24 2009
Written by Donna Emert IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Since its founding in 1909, the University of Idaho College of Law has produced more than 4,500 graduates. Their impact has been far-reaching, but is particularly resonant in the State of Idaho. Earlier this year, Governor Butch Otter proclaimed 2009 "University of Idaho College of Law Recognition Year." Accordingly, the college h...
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Law | Donald L. Burnett Jr | News Release

Constitution Day Events Set for Sept. 17
Posted: Tuesday, September 1 2009
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho will host a full day of education and activities Thursday, Sept. 17, as part of Constitution Day. Judge N. Randy Smith, of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, will address free press and fair trial issues at 9:30 a.m. during a Law and Mass Media class in the Teaching and Learning Center, 875 S. Line St. in Moscow. Smith also will participate...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Law | Journalism and Mass Media | Dinah Zeiger | Richard Seamon | Don Crowley | Elizabeth Barker Brandt | Journalism | Political Science | Political Science | News Release

In-the-Trenches Law Education Fosters Insights and Promotes "A Judiciary That Looks Like the General Public"
Posted: Tuesday, September 1 2009
Written by Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – Experience is a great teacher, but sometimes it demands a little translation from seasoned professionals. University of Idaho College of Law students will have the opportunity to learn from experience, and from experienced attorneys, beginning this fall, when the University of Idaho’s Women’s Law Caucus, a student organization, partners with Idaho Women L...
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