Law School Tax Clinic Assists LOU Community with Tax Returns
OXFORD, Miss. – Students participating this semester in the University of Mississippi School of Law's tax practicum clinical program are gaining real-world experience while assisting members of the Oxford community with…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
UM Law Registrar Eddie Upton Wins National Award
OXFORD, Miss. - University registrars work diligently behind the scenes to keep up with all student records. From setting student schedules to helping them stay on track with graduation requirements,…Continued
30th Annual PILF Auction to Benefit Public Interest Work
OXFORD, Miss. – The Public Interest Law Foundation at the University of Mississippi School of Law is bringing Mardi Gras to Oxford in February for the 2019 PILF Silent and…Continued
UM Law Unveils New Air and Space Certificate Program for Non-Lawyer Professionals
OXFORD, Miss. – The program in air and space law at the University of Mississippi School of Law is launching a new graduate certificate program for non-lawyer professionals. The Graduate…Continued
UM Law Alum, Adjunct Professor Kenneth Griffis takes Supreme Court oath Feb. 1
OXFORD, Miss. – Newly appointed Mississippi Supreme Court Justice T. Kenneth Griffis, Jr. will take his oath of office Feb. 1. Griffis became Chief Judge of the Mississippi Court of…Continued
UM Law Alumna Becomes First Woman to Lead MS Court of Appeals
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi School of Law alumna Donna M.Barnes will become the first female to lead the Mississippi Court of Appeals on Feb. 1. An investiture ceremony…Continued
Congressman Partners with University for Space Law Extern Program
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law and the office of U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) have established an externship program to help Mississippi and the United States…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
New Jail Database Shows Lengthy Pretrial Incarceration Continues in Mississippi’s Local Jails
OXFORD, Miss. – The vast majority of the 5,534 men and women detained in local Mississippi jails are not serving sentences for criminal convictions but instead are awaiting their day…Continued
UM Law Students Deliver Oral Argument for Criminal Case
OXFORD, Miss. – In 2013, a Mississippi man was convicted of drug possession, but the Mississippi Court of Appeals reversed and rendered that conviction three years later. After a nearly…Continued