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Mississippi Law Journal Names New Editor-in-Chief

James B. Kelly has been elected as Editor-in-Chief of Volume 87 of the Mississippi Law Journal. Kelly is a second-year law student from Brandon, MS and a member of the law…Continued

MacArthur Justice Center Students Enforce Death Row Settlement

On February 8, 2017, students in the MacArthur Justice Clinic inspected the conditions on Death Row and interviewed Death Row inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.  Their visit was…Continued

Statement from Chancellor Regarding Presidential Executive Orders

As a public international research institution of higher education, the University of Mississippi is focused upon education and the success of our students in a global society.  We are a…Continued

McCullouch to Retire from Law School

John McCullouch, Associate Dean Metro Jackson, will retire from his position effective March 1, 2017. He has served the law school in that capacity for five years. “As the face…Continued

UM Law Hosts MLK Day Commemoration Panel

The University of Mississippi School of Law will host a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemoration Panel Wednesday, February 1, at 12:45 p.m. in Weems Auditorium. The program is entitled…Continued

LSSB Collects Items for Tornado Relief

The Law School Student Body at the University of Mississippi School of Law is collecting items for tornado victims in South Mississippi. The tornado ripped through Hattiesburg, Petal, and surrounding…Continued

Weems Announces Retirement

[caption id="attachment_19138" align="alignleft" width="192"] Robert A. Weems Law Faculty....Photo by Harry Briscoe[/caption] After forty years of teaching at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Robert Weems has announced that…Continued

Ole Miss Law Year in Review: Top 16 in 2016

It’s been another big year for the University of Mississippi School of Law. Here are some of the top stories from the law school this year. 1. UM Law #24…Continued

UM Law Alumna Elected to Mississippi Hall of Fame

[caption id="attachment_18915" align="alignleft" width="250"] Evelyn Gandy[/caption] Edythe Evelyn Gandy (LL.B. ’43) has been elected to the Mississippi Hall of Fame by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) board…Continued

Law Firms Host Exam Study Breaks

  Students at the University of Mississippi School of Law recently completed two grueling weeks of Final Exams, and thanks to a few law firms, they had much needed breaks…Continued

Finishing Strong: Law Graduate’s Planned Gift Will Benefit the School that Started His Career

At 67 years old, John Gee ranks in the top 25 nationally among runners in his age group. “I’ve got a 28-inch waist and 8 percent body fat and my…Continued