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Michelle Hanlon Named Space Activist of the Year by National Space Society

Michelle Hanlon, Executive Director of the Center for Air and Space Law and Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been awarded the 2023 Chris…Continued

Professor Farish Percy Elected Fellow of American College of Coverage Counsel

Farish Percy, University of Mississippi School of Law Professor of Law and Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government, has been elected as a Fellow of the American College…Continued

UM Law School Promotes Air and Space Law Faculty Members

The University of Mississippi School of Law has promoted faculty members Michelle Hanlon and Charles Stotler as assistant professors of practice and elevated their leadership roles within the Center for…Continued

Law Professor Named to FAA Spaceflight Safety Committee

Committee to navigate laws, safety regulations of humans in spaceflight   OXFORD, Miss. – The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a rulemaking committee to develop regulations for human safety in…Continued

Thomas W. Tardy Endowment Supports Student Veterans

Tom Tardy The life of an accomplished attorney is being celebrated by a generous $100,000 gift from the Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC firm to establish a scholarship benefiting military…Continued

Alumni, Friends Pay Tribute to Law Dean by Naming Scholarship in Her Honor

A new scholarship in the University of Mississippi School of Law will serve as a perpetual tribute to the immediate past dean, Susan Duncan. Alumni and friends of Ole Miss…Continued

Four New Faculty Members to Join UM Law for 2023-24

The University of Mississippi School of Law will have four new faces among its faculty this upcoming year, bringing a wide-range of expertise and experience to the law school. Jade…Continued

Rules of the Final Frontier: UM Students Ponder Space Law

Students, recent graduates present at conference on the laws governing space OXFORD, Miss. – Each time a person swipes their credit card, fills up their car or turns on Netflix,…Continued

Center for Air and Space Law Joins Drone Research Alliance

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Center for Air and Space Law has joined a consortium of leading research institutions focused on the advancement of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. As an…Continued

Students Tre’on Dozier, Sabrina Milos Selected for John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship

University of Mississippi School of Law Students Tre’on Dozier and Sabrina Milos were selected as 2023 Justice John Paul Stevens Foundation Fellows. The foundation’s national fellowship programs partners with 38…Continued

Savannah Whittemore (J.D. 23) Receives Fulbright Award

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi School of Law 2023 graduate Savannah Whittemore is one of eight UM students to earn the Fulbright Student Program awards, the most ever in…Continued

JXN Undivided Coalition and Members File Free Speech Lawsuit Challenging Protest Restriction in Senate Bill 2343

The challenged law requires prior written authorization from Commissioner of Public Safety Sean Tindell or Chief of Capitol Police Bo Luckey to have any event on sidewalks or streets next…Continued