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UM Law Student Nathaniel Snyder Meets with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

University of Mississippi School of Law student Nathaniel Snyder is getting the most of his space externship with U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo’s office in Washington, D.C. Snyder, a second-year student…Continued

Faculty Highlights – April 2019

Michelle Hanlon, Air and Space Law Instructor and Research Counsel, wrote an article on the Apollo 11 Moon Landing that was picked up by Newsweek. Hanlon presented at the International Institute…Continued

UM Law Student Lands Prestigious Internship with NAACP Legal Defense Fund

OXFORD, Miss. – Terrence Hunter's goal is to help disadvantaged African-Americans and their communities. His passion for civil rights was the driving force behind his decision to attend law school.…Continued

UM Law Launches Business Law Fellowship Program

OXFORD, Miss. – This summer, 10 first-year University of Mississippi law students have a rare opportunity to work in the general counsel offices and other departments of some of the…Continued

UM Law Housing Clinic Changes Lives of Eastmoor Circle Residents

OXFORD, Miss. - For some communities, empty slabs and plots of dirt can mean devastation. For the neighborhood of Eastmoor Circle, located just outside of Moorhead, it means progress. Ten…Continued

Associate Dean Sandra Cox-McCarty Honored by IHL

OXFORD, Miss. – Sandra Cox-McCarty, associate dean for administration and diversity initiatives at the University of Mississippi School of Law, is dedicated to diversity and inclusion. For more than 27 years,…Continued

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Patricia Wise Administers Oath of Office to Crystal Wise Martin for Chancery Seat

Many children regard their parents as heroes. Young children look to parents with starry eyes as their role models, and some follow in the footsteps of a parent by entering…Continued

UM Law Alum, Chief Justice Waller Retires after 21 Years on MS Supreme Court

OXFORD, Miss. - After more than 21 years on the bench, Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice William L. Waller, Jr. will hang up his robe and retire Jan. 31. Waller…Continued

Students Sought for New Interprofessional Education (IPE) Student Board

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Schools of Law and Pharmacy have worked closely together for the past two years to conduct a mock trial involving a pharmacy prescription…Continued

Faculty Highlights – March 2019

Professor Michael Hoffheimer published a new fourth edition of Conflict of Laws in the Examples and Explanations series by Wolters Kluwer. An active Supreme Court and state law developments required significant revisions, according to…Continued

Several UM Law Alums Begin 2019 as a Newly-Elected Judge, Others Retire

OXFORD, Miss. - The Mississippi Judicial College at the University of Mississippi School of Law trained a record number of new judges to begin their terms in 2019. A dozen…Continued

Air and Space Law Professor Speaks on Protecting Human Heritage in Space

  Michelle Hanlon, associate director for the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law, and instructor at the UM School of Law, addressed the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of…Continued