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UM Law Alumna and Professor Pens Memoir

OXFORD, MS — “If it’s a boy,” Bill Strong announced to a crowded courtroom in Louisville, Mississippi, “I'll send up black smoke; if it’s a girl, I'll send up white.”…Continued

UM Law School to Host Peer Review Forum Lecture

The Mississippi Law Journal and the Sherman L. Muths, Jr., Lecture Series are hosting a Peer Review Forum Lecture Webinar on Monday, February 27th at 12:00 p.m. in Weems Auditorium.…Continued

UM Law Tax Clinic Assists Oxford Community

Students in the Tax Practicum at the University of Mississippi School of Law are getting real-world experience by assisting Oxford residents with their taxes this season. The students in the…Continued

UM Law School Hosts Boyce Holleman Debate

The University of Mississippi School of Law is hosting the 2017 Boyce Holleman Debate Series Wednesday, March 1 at 12:45 p.m. in Weems Auditorium. This year’s debate will feature Robert…Continued

Newly Formed UM Law Organization Hits the Ground Running

The University of Mississippi School of Law welcomed a newly founded student organization this fall. The Richard L. Barnes Native American Law Student Association was approved by the Dean of…Continued

UM Business Law Program Named Among Nation’s Best

The Business Law program at the University of Mississippi School of Law was featured recently in preLaw Magazine as one of the country’s top programs. In an article entitled “Top…Continued

Mississippi Sports Law Review to Host Spring Symposium

Oxford, Miss.—The Mississippi Sports Law Review is hosting a Symposium on the Current Fate of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act on Friday, Feb. 24. Moderated by Ronald J.…Continued

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