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Ole Miss Law Students Organize Drive to Help Jacksonville State University Students in Wake of Tornado

In the wake of destruction in Jacksonville, Alabama, two Ole Miss law students took it upon themselves to help the community heal. A tornado with winds up to 150 miles…Continued

SBA Announces Spring Awards Recipients

The Student Bar Association recently announced the recipients of the 2018 Spring Awards. Each year, the SBA awards the Outstanding Law Professor of the Year Award, the Outstanding Staff Member…Continued

Hall Receives Faculty Excellence Award

Professor Matthew Hall has been named the recipient of this year’s Ben A. Hardy Faculty Excellence Award, which is chosen annually by the Dean of the Law School and the…Continued

Mississippi Law Journal to Publish Special Issue Focused on State’s Legal History

The Mississippi Law Journal is putting together a special issue featuring several works focused on Mississippi legal history, including articles written by Antonia Eliason, a University of Mississippi professor of…Continued

UM Law Firm Challenge Underway with First Firm to Reach 100 Percent

The UM Law Firm challenge is officially underway, and Adams and Reese LLP of Jackson is the first firm to reach 100 percent giving among alumni. William C. Brabec, a…Continued

UM Law Participating in Discussion Aimed at Business Beginners

Business experts from the University of Mississippi and the local community will lead a discussion Wednesday (Feb. 28) about questions potential business owners need to investigate before forming a limited liability company.…Continued

UM Law to Host ABA-SEER Policy Symposium

The University of Mississippi will host an American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources policy symposium on Thursday, March 8. This year’s ABA-SEER symposium is entitled “Shifting Policies…Continued

Dismukes Named Editor-in-Chief of Mississippi Law Journal

Kelsey Dismukes has been elected as Editor-in-Chief of Volume 88 of the Mississippi Law Journal. She is a native of Starkville and is the daughter of Hurston A. and Debra…Continued

UM Law to Host MLK Day Commemoration Event

The University of Mississippi School of Law will host a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemoration Panel Wednesday, January 31, at 12:30 p.m. in Weems Auditorium. This year’s program is…Continued

UM Law Remembers Distinguished Alumni

The University of Mississippi School of Law mourns the passing of two distinguished alumni – Jack F. Dunbar (LL.B. 1957) and Raymond L. Brown (LL.B. 1962). Dunbar and Brown were…Continued

SPLC, MacArthur Justice Center, and Department of Public Safety Announce That Mississippi Will Reinstate Thousands of Driver’s Licenses Suspended for Failure to Pay Fines

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) will reinstate the driver’s licenses of all Mississippi drivers whose licenses were suspended due to non-payment of fines, fees, or assessments, and…Continued

MacArthur Justice Center, SPLC Sue City of Corinth and Judge for Running Debtors’ Prison

Indigent Defendants are Forced to Pay or Sit Out Their Time in Jail According to a federal class-action lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the MacArthur Justice Center…Continued