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Faculty Highlights – December 2017

Professor Mercer Bullard testified before Congress Friday, November 3, in the Hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals to Improve Small Businesses’ and Communities’ Access to Capital." Professor Stacey Lantagne, writing under the pseudonym…Continued

SPLC, MacArthur Justice Center, and Department of Public Safety Announce That Mississippi Will Reinstate Thousands of Driver’s Licenses Suspended for Failure to Pay Fines

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) will reinstate the driver’s licenses of all Mississippi drivers whose licenses were suspended due to non-payment of fines, fees, or assessments, and…Continued

MacArthur Justice Center, SPLC Sue City of Corinth and Judge for Running Debtors’ Prison

Indigent Defendants are Forced to Pay or Sit Out Their Time in Jail According to a federal class-action lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the MacArthur Justice Center…Continued

Faculty Highlight Archive

On November 3, Professor Ron Rychlak addressed the the Catholic Bar Association in Kansas City, Missouri. Prof. Rychlak’s talk was Disinformation: Soviet Bloc Intelligence Efforts to Undermine the West. It was…Continued

Yale Law Professor and Author Set for Tuesday Lectures

James Forman Jr. to provide a critical look at the criminal justice system [caption id="attachment_21596" align="alignleft" width="250"] Photo by: Harold Shapiro[/caption] The University of Mississippi will host James Forman Jr.,…Continued

Student Bar Association to Host Lecture Series featuring Ed Stanton

[caption id="attachment_21561" align="alignleft" width="250"] © 2015 Barrett Photography: Michael & Dianne ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDwww.barrettphotography.com[/caption] Ed Stanton, former United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee will speak at the…Continued

National Sea Grant Law Center Receives Funding from NOAA

The National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law has received funding of $125,000 through a national aquaculture competition to conduct research and outreach on legal…Continued

Law School to Host Aviation Expert

The University of Mississippi School of Law will host a lecture by Paul Fitzgerald Wednesday, November 1 at 12:45 p.m. Fitzgerald is a Professor at the McGill Institute of Air…Continued

UM Law Students Win Bicentennial Moot Court Competition

The University of Mississippi School of Law recently participated in the Bicentennial Celebration of Mississippi’s judiciary and legal profession Wednesday, September 27, in Jackson, Mississippi. As part of the event,…Continued

MacArthur Justice Center Initiated Demands that Led to Mississippi Youth Court Judge Resigning

Wednesday, in the Jackson suburb of Pearl, Mississippi, Youth Court Judge John Shirley resigned under pressure, and the Pearl Municipal Youth Court was permanently closed in the wake of demands…Continued

Law School Announces Program for Veterans

The University of Mississippi School of Law recently announced that beginning this fall, veterans eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program will have their tuition paid in…Continued

Law Firm Challenge Created to Increase Alumni Giving

University of Mississippi School of Law alumni have a new way to feed their competitive side while giving back to their alma mater with the school’s newest initiative. The UM…Continued