Helfer UN Human Rights Committee Spring 2023

Helfer elected as U.S. representative to the United Nations Human Rights Committee By Jeannie Naujeck Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law Laurence Helfer has been elected to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Committee for the 2023-2026 term. The Department...

Powell book Spring 2023

In The Practice of American Constitutional Law, Powell upholds a shared discipline By Jeannie Naujeck Professor H. Jefferson Powell first conceived his latest book as a repository of what he calls “guild learning,” a methodological guide to “what lawyers are doing...

Purdy book Spring 2023

Purdy defends democracy, urges vigilance in latest book In his new book, Two Cheers for Politics: Why Democracy is Flawed, Frightening — and Our Best Hope (Basic Books, 2022) Professor Jedediah Purdy examines the challenges of a political system that many consider to...

Coleman Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Spring 2023

Coleman honored as Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian by Bolch Judicial Institute By Frances Presma James E. Coleman, Jr., the John S. Bradway Professor of the Practice of Law, received the Bolch Judicial Institute’s 2022 Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal during a...

Timothy Meyer Spring 2023

Timothy Meyer Influential international law scholar focuses on trade, investment, foreign relations, and using trade agreements to address climate concerns By Jeannie Naujeck Timothy Meyer, an international law expert whose scholarship focuses on international...