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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

UM Law Gorove Society Attends International Law Symposium

A group of five students in the Gorove Society of International Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law traveled to New Orleans for the North American International Law…Continued

Writing Her Legacy: 2023 Grad Serves at 3rd Gen Editor of the MS Law Journal

Following in the footsteps of your family members is no uncommon when it comes to a profession. In many instances, that’s how interest in a field begins. “Growing up around…Continued

Alumna Nicole Tisdale to Deliver Commencement Speech

Earning a law degree is an incredible accomplishment that can open up a wide range of opportunities – within the legal field and beyond. University of Mississippi alumna Nicole Tisdale’s…Continued