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
UM Law Student Awarded Grant for International Law Weekend
OXFORD, Miss. - Crawford Moore isn’t just studying the law to make a difference in his home state and country, but also the world – and beyond. The second year…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
UM Law School to Host Tribute to Sen. Thad Cochran
OXFORD, Miss. – Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran has left a lasting legacy on the University of Mississippi, as well as the state and nation. To honor his many contributions to…Continued
Assistant Law Dean to Lead National Student Affairs Organization
OXFORD, Miss. – Macey Edmondson, assistant dean for student affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been named president-elect of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals. She…Continued
Symposium on Opioid Crisis Brings Law and Pharmacy Together
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 115 people die each day in the United States from opioid overdoses, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. These statistics constitute a crisis,…Continued
UM Schools of Law and Pharmacy to Host Symposium on Opioid Crisis
OXFORD, Miss. - The School of Law collaborated with the School of Pharmacy to host an education symposium October 5 on An Interprofessional Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Mississippi. The event…Continued
School of Law Introduces Living-Learning Community
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten freshmen at the University of Mississippi will begin their legal education early through the School of Law Living-Learning Community. This is the inaugural year of the program, which will…Continued