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In honor of Native American Heritage Month, celebrates Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law Amber Kennedy Madole’s American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Spectrum Article of the Year Award for “Law Librarians for Indigenous-Inclusive Citation.” Professor Madole is active in AALL’s Native Peoples Law Caucus and AALL’s RIPS-SIS Nominations Committee. Read more:
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Professors Rebecca Brown, Jessica Clarke, Lee Epstein and Aaron Tang held a discussion recently previewing the most pivotal cases on the U.S. Supreme Court's docket for the current term.

"I think we live in a world in which tort law cannot discharge all the responsibilities that we try to impose on it." — Prof. Greg Keating talks about his book, Reasonableness and Risk: Right and Responsibility in the Law of Torts, on Faculti

Reasonableness and Risk: Right and Responsibility in the Law of Torts | Faculti The law of torts is concerned with what we owe to one another in the way of obligations not to interfere with, or impair, each other's urgent interests as we go about our lives in civil society. Gregory Keating argues that tort law's primary obligations address a domain of basic justice and that its...

Get to know Associate Dean Maria De La Garza, who took an opportunity in a job-training program for youth and turned that into a long career and two degrees from USC, including a Master's in Dispute Resolution from USC Gould Graduate & International Programs: https://gould.law/3YicLZV

's JD Class of 2027 continues to set the bar for accomplishment, as the 1L students represent the strongest individual and combined academic scores to ever enter the law school. Learn more about this outstanding class here: https://gould.law/3NVPOHr

Dean Franita Tolson held her first Conversation with the Dean of the semester, speaking to former USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Dean Geoffrey Cowan about varying topics including the civil rights movement to his role in shaping the presidential primary system. Read more about their conversation:
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alumna Marisa Murillo (JD 2002) has been able to combine her career in big law and her passion for art to help put unknown artists on the map — describing how her natural ability to connect people is her “superpower.”
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The Post-Conviction Justice Project at will continue its work toward providing programming like education, rehabilitative resources and legal advice to incarcerated people via a California Department of Corrections RIGHT grant. Read more:

Post Conviction Justice Project awarded grant supporting in-prison programming | USC Gould School of Law The Post Conviction Justice Project (PCJP) at USC Gould School of Law, led by Professors Heidi Rummel and Michael Parente, have been awarded a $280,000 RIGHT grant from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

USC Gould School of Law and the The Los Angeles County Bar Association - LACBA Business Law Section are thrilled to present the 2024 Institute for Corporate Counsel, taking place in Downtown Los Angeles on December 4.

This year, we are proud to feature Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (Ret.) as our keynote speaker. As the 28th Chief Justice of California, she made history as the first Asian-Filipina American and the second woman to hold this esteemed position. Her keynote will address challenges facing the Supreme Court of our nation’s largest and most dynamic state — an experience not to be missed!

The Institute will also delve into the critical intersection of law, business, and politics in Los Angeles. Expert panelists will share industry trends, legal insights, and practical strategies to help legal departments and firms navigate the ever-changing business and regulatory environments.

Register: gould.law/ICC

USC Child Interviewing Lab is going mobile after decades of assisting courts with hundreds of interviews with children who have shared their stories, reducing the need for them to testify about traumatic experiences. The mobile lab will broaden the reach to assist more children so they can share their experiences in a timely manner. Find out more about the mobile lab and Professor Thomas Lyon's career-long dedication to identifying productive ways of questioning children about difficult topics. https://gould.law/3ZRH7Vx

recently celebrated four of its newest faculty members at an installation ceremony on September 16. Learn more about these four professors as holders of distinguished endowed chairs and the scholarly impact each have made so far in their careers.

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This year, welcomes its second cohort of Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies students! The USC Gould Undergrad students join a growing bachelor's degree program housed in the law school and will gain an understanding of legal concepts in real-world issues. https://gould.law/4di95N9

"Growing up and seeing what my mom does really pushed me to want to help people, to advocate for people." — USC Gould Undergrad Legal Studies student Patrick Cardenas-Hirsig talks about his mom as his role model during at https://gould.law/3MYh5rT

Professor Gregory Keating's book "Reasonableness and Risk: Right and Responsibility in the Law of Torts" (Oxford University Press) won the National Civil Justice Institute's 2024 Civil Justice Scholarship Award. Learn about the book's impact in the U.S. justice system:
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For first-generation Korean American sisters Joan and Alison Kim, starting a business was a dream that Small Business Clinic and now-3L Campbell Maier helped launch. Read more about how Professor Michael Chasalow's clinic helps students get "real world" experience working with clients: https://gould.law/3MLYOOJ

Prof. Jonathan Barnett testified before the California Law Revision Commission recently, speaking on proposed changes to the state’s antitrust law. “My conclusion in the report, as you know, is very simple: that it would be inadvisable and it would likely be against the best interests of California’s innovation economy and ultimately the California consumer, to adopt the approach reflected in the Digital Markets Act.”

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Celebrating Latinx/e Heritage Month Celebrating Latinx/e Heritage Month at USC “The term Afro-Latinx to me really highlights the intersectionality of my identity, if that makes sense,” she said. “I do identify as Latinx because my mom is from El Salvador, but I’m also Black because my dad is from Jamaica. It can get kind of co...

“It’s really important for people who are deserving of a place at the law school but can’t afford to go, to have the support they need.” Read more about why William Hicks (JD 1994) and others support the Need-Based Scholarship Fund at https://gould.law/3B0huaS

Read about Professor Bernadette Atuahene's work exposing racialized property tax inequity in Detroit and learn how the property law scholar and her students work to protect homeowners from property tax foreclosures. https://gould.law/4e0Ty5I

Congratulations to Professor Jessica Marglin, who has been named a Fulbright Scholar for the 2024-2025 academic year. She will use her award to support research in France for her book project "The Extraterritorial Mediterranean: Sovereignty and Jurisdiction in the Nineteenth Century." She’ll be affiliated with the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco - Langues O')in Paris.

Marglin’s scholarship focuses on the history of Jews in North Africa and the Mediterranean and of non-Muslims in the Islamic world, with a particular emphasis on law. Her new book will explore “extraterritoriality,” a legal status under which non-native individuals can claim exemption from local laws.

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USC Gould School of Law and The Los Angeles County Bar Association - LACBA Business Law Section are excited to announce the 2024 Institute for Corporate Counsel in Downtown Los Angeles on December 4.

The Institute delves into the overlap of law, business, and politics in Los Angeles. Explore how changing business dynamics and laws will affect businesses, with insights from panelists on industry trends, legal pointers, and actionable advice for legal departments and firms.

We are honored to have Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye (Ret.) as our keynote speaker. She proudly served as the 28th chief justice of the State of California. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye is the first Asian-Filipina American and the second woman to serve as the state’s chief justice.

Register: gould.law/ICC
View program:https://gould.usc.edu/cle/icc/iccbrochure.pdf

’s Center for Transnational Law and Business hosted its first conference at the new USC Capital Campus in Washington, D.C. on “Securing National Security Through Strengthening IPR & Maintaining U.S. Innovation Leadership.” https://gould.law/4glyrwk

“My time at Gould School of Law instilled in me a sense of community and a desire to give back. As an alum, I felt a strong connection to the school and a responsibility to support its students and graduates in their professional journeys,” says Nick Shu (LLM 2011), a USC Gould Graduate & International Programs alumnus who joined the USC China Career Ambassador Program after earning his Master of Laws at . Read more here: https://gould.law/3ZfN26p

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