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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

Law Professor Stacey Lantagne Releases Fiction Novel

OXFORD, Miss – Stacey Lantagne may specialize in the laws surrounding intellectual property, copyright and trademarks, but she also has her own literary creations. Lantagne, an assistant professor at the…Continued

UM Law Faculty Serve in Leadership Roles with AALS

OXFORD, Miss. - Three University of Mississippi School of Law faculty members will serve in leadership positions this year with the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). UM Law Dean…Continued

Faculty Highlights – February 2019

Professor Will Berry presented his paper "The Crime of Amateurism" at the American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper was part of a panel…Continued

Faculty Highlights – January 2019

Ben Cooper has been named chair of the Professional Responsibility Section of the AALS. Professor Cliff Johnson and the MacArthur Justice Clinic got major international recognition in a New York…Continued

UM Law Professor Assists Mississippi’s Sentencing Disparity Task Force

OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to establish uniform justice in criminal cases, the Sentencing Disparity Task Force, authorized by the 2018 session of the Mississippi Legislature, is working to…Continued

Faculty Highlights – November 2018

Assistant Professor of Law and MacArthur Justice Center Director Cliff Johnson spoke to the Mississippi Judicial Conference's Justice Court Conference this month on the proper handling of criminal cases involving…Continued

UM Law Associate Dean Sandra Cox-McCarty Honored with CLEO EDGE Award

OXFORD, Miss. – Sandra Cox-McCarty, associate dean for administration and diversity initiatives in the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been honored nationally for her equality and diversity initiatives…Continued

Faculty Highlights – October 2018

Senior Associate Dean Ben Cooper spoke at the 2018 Appellate Advocacy Seminar sponsored by the Bar Association of the 5th Federal Circuit, Ole Miss Law School and Mississippi College School…Continued

Faculty Highlights – September 2018

Associate Dean for Clinical Programs Tucker Carrington will be part of a panel discussion at NYU titled "Criminal Injustice: Junk Science, Wrongful Convictions, and Race" Sept. 12. Associate Professor of…Continued

The UM School of Law Announces New Air and Space Law Directors

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law has two new faculty members with a wealth of experience to lead its groundbreaking education and research program in air…Continued

UM Law Professor Ron Rychlak to Lead National Academic Organization

[caption id="attachment_23184" align="alignleft" width="250"] Ron Rychlak Law Faculty....Photo by Harry Briscoe[/caption] OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi law professor will lead an organization representing more than 100 institutions as…Continued