Douglas Coulson (Associate Professor, CMU English Dept.) will present examples of the United States Supreme Court's most eloquent and moving arguments in praise of liberty and equality within fundamental rights jurisprudence. He points to the Court's use of epideictic registers in these cases, highlighting how they function strategically for the judiciary-an institution uniquely dependent on public acceptance-reflecting rare instances where the Court utilizes the rhetorical dimensions of law to overcome the limits of representation. Coulson argues these limits are the locus of the perennial conflict between law and rhetoric.

Albany expands public service offerings

Many of today's law school students are focusing on how they can give back to society. They want to make a difference in people's lives. And law schools are responding by adding more public interest offerings. Albany Law School is the latest to do so. The upstate New York-based school recently introduced a restructured and expanded Government Law Center Fellowship program to further support and prepare law students for careers in public service.
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Washburn Law introduces innovative Third Year Anywhere option

Beginning with fall 2019 admittees, Washburn Law students will have the opportunity to complete their final year of law school through the Third Year Anywhere enrollment option. So it's goodbye Topeka and hello anywhere. Students who participate increase their practice-readiness by externing in the geographic area where they plan to practice after graduation.