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UM Space Law Moot Court Team Wins North American Championship

The University of Mississippi Space Law Moot Court Team won big at the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition-North American Region, bringing home three awards and advancing to the…Continued

UM Law to Host McClure Lecture featuring Professor Devon Carbado

Oxford, Miss. —The 2017 McClure Lecture will be presented by Professor Devon Carbado on March 30, 2017 at 4:15 p.m. in Weems Auditorium (Room 1078) at the Law School. Professor…Continued

Mississippi Law Journal Hosts Judge David Sanders

The Mississippi Law Journal is hosting the Mississippi Law Journal Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 12:45 p.m. in Room 1090 at the Law School. This year’s lecture…Continued

UM Law Students Win Southeastern Tax Competition

University of Mississippi School of Law students recently competed in the Inaugural Southeastern Regional Tax Challenge presented by the University of Missouri Schools of Law and Accountancy. All universities that…Continued

University of Mississippi School of Law Moot Court Team Reaches Finals in Chicago

University of Mississippi National Cultural Heritage Moot Court Competition team reached the finals on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 in a competition held at DePaul College of Law in Chicago. The…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

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