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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

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

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

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

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

OXFORD, Miss. – Few leaders have had more impact on America’s culture and political landscape than civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over the week, the University of…Continued

Ben Cooper has been named chair of the Professional Responsibility Section of the AALS. Professor Cliff Johnson and the MacArthur Justice Clinic got major international recognition in a New York…Continued

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

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

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

In September 2018, Professor Michèle Alexandre was an invited speaker at the 10th Annual Anniversary of the Vulnerability and Human Condition Initiative, at Leeds University School of Law, U.K. Professor Alexandre's first book, Sexploitation:…Continued

Assistant Professor of Law and MacArthur Justice Center Director Cliff Johnson spoke to the Mississippi Judicial Conference's Justice Court Conference this month on the proper handling of criminal cases involving…Continued