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MacArthur Center Director Cliff Johnson Files Complaint with Judicial Commission

The Mississippi head of a legal advocacy organization has filed a formal complaint with the state judicial commission against a municipal judge whose no-knock search warrants have been challenged in…Continued

2020 Graduate Luke Phillips Cited by Justice Gorsuch in Opinion

Luke Phillips, a 2020 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, wrote a journal article that was cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil…Continued

2L Joe Curry Awarded Bradley’s 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Bradley law firm awarded its 2023 2L Diversity Scholarship to University of Mississippi School of Law student Joe Curry. According to the firm’s press release, Bradley’s diversity scholarship is awarded…Continued

FEC Chairman Allen Dickerson Teaches Law and Politics Course with Prof. Antonia Eliason

OXFORD, Miss. — Students at the University of Mississippi School of Law are getting a unique opportunity this Fall to learn about the areas of election law and politics directly…Continued

Professor Emeritus Thomas Clancy Publishes 4th Ed. of Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence

Thomas Clancy, University of Mississippi School of Law Professor Emeritus, recently published the 4th Edition of the book Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence: Materials and Cases with Carolina Academic Press. According…Continued

2022 LL.M. Graduate Francesca Morschbach Wins IATA Writing Award

Francesca Morschbach, who graduated with an LL.M. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in August, is this year’s winner of the Constance O’Keefe Aviation Law Writing Award, presented…Continued

Negotiation Board Team Advances to National ABA Competition

The University of Mississippi School of Law Negotiation Board team of Merrit Baria and Mason Borneman were named co-champions and national finalists in the 2022 Regional American Bar Association Competition,…Continued

Adjunct Instructor Jeremy Grunert Publishes Book on Space Law

Jeremy Grunert, an LL.M. graduate from the University of Mississippi School Law, and current adjunct professor, just published his first book titled The United States Space Force and the Future…Continued

Mississippi Center for Justice & MacArthur Justice Center Secure Court Oversight to Overhaul Jackson Police Roadblock Policy

On Oct. 6,  the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) and the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law announced a settlement with the City of Jackson…Continued

UM Housing Clinic Files Emergency Motion Against Sunset Village Apartments on Behalf of Residents

From Mississippi Free Press Bolivar County Chancery Court Judge Catherine Farris-Carter issued a 10-day temporary restraining order Oct. 17 against the management of Sunset Village Apartments just outside Cleveland, Miss.…Continued

78 Students from 10 Schools Attend Second Annual HBCU Law Preview Day

OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi School of Law held its second annual HBCU Law Preview Day in September to provide prospective law students with a sneak peek of…Continued

Dunagin’s $1M Estate Gift Will Benefit Students of Accountancy and Law

A $1 million bequest continues a University of Mississippi graduate’s dedication to helping others succeed. The late Martin Dunagin of Houston, Texas, and Oxford, Mississippi, wanted students in the Patterson School…Continued