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JXN Undivided Coalition and Members File Free Speech Lawsuit Challenging Protest Restriction in Senate Bill 2343

The challenged law requires prior written authorization from Commissioner of Public Safety Sean Tindell or Chief of Capitol Police Bo Luckey to have any event on sidewalks or streets next…Continued

Ron Rychlak, Jessica Evans, and Cori Benefiel Recognized at Sullivan Awards

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Division of Diversity and Community Engagement recognized outstanding accomplishments in community-engaged research, learning, service and scholarship Tuesday (April 18) during its annual Celebration of Service. Honors…Continued

Michelle Hanlon Assisting with Ethics on Commercial Spaceflight

As commercial spaceflight continues providing access to space exploration, the need for research regarding human participants will increase. Regulations continue to evolve, but to ensure human safety and access to…Continued

MacArthur Center Director Cliff Johnson Files Complaint with Judicial Commission

The Mississippi head of a legal advocacy organization has filed a formal complaint with the state judicial commission against a municipal judge whose no-knock search warrants have been challenged in…Continued

FEC Chairman Allen Dickerson Teaches Law and Politics Course with Prof. Antonia Eliason

OXFORD, Miss. — Students at the University of Mississippi School of Law are getting a unique opportunity this Fall to learn about the areas of election law and politics directly…Continued

Professor Emeritus Thomas Clancy Publishes 4th Ed. of Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence

Thomas Clancy, University of Mississippi School of Law Professor Emeritus, recently published the 4th Edition of the book Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence: Materials and Cases with Carolina Academic Press. According…Continued

Adjunct Instructor Jeremy Grunert Publishes Book on Space Law

Jeremy Grunert, an LL.M. graduate from the University of Mississippi School Law, and current adjunct professor, just published his first book titled The United States Space Force and the Future…Continued

White House, DOJ Recognized UM Law for Answering Attorney General’s Call to Action for Stronger Access to Justice and Court Reform on Eviction Prevention

The White House and the Department of Justice virtually convened 99 law schools that responded to the Attorney General’s Call to Action to the Legal Profession to address the housing…Continued

Michelle Hanlon, Stephanie Showalter Otts to speak at TEDx Event Feb. 22

Two University of Mississippi School of Law faculty members, Michelle Hanlon, Co-Director of the Center for Air and Space Law, and Stephanie Showalter Otts, Director of the National Sea Grant…Continued

12 SEC Law Schools Collaborate to Host NIL Conversation Series

The 12 law schools in the Southeastern Conference are collaborating to host virtually “A Series of Conversations on Name, Image and Likeness and the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics” throughout the…Continued

Professor Farish Percy Elected to American Law Institute

OXFORD, Miss. — University of Mississippi School of Law Professor Farish Percy is one of 24 newly elected members of the American Law Institute. The American Law Institute, or ALI,…Continued

Dean Susan Duncan’s Gift Supports School of Law Fund

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi law student Ethan Booker, of Oxford, is spending his summer working with the Queens District Attorney’s Office-Homicide Unit in New York, an opportunity made possible by…Continued