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As a practicing patent attorney, Jordana Goodman began noticing a problem. “I really liked practicing, because I went to law school so I could help people,” she says. “But there are a lot of problems...

An Examination of an Education: Paper Exploring Critical Race Theory Bans in Schools Wins Writing Award

A paper exploring the constitutionality of a slate of recent state laws banning critical race theory in elementary and high school classrooms has won �鶹APP-Kent College of Law’s second annual racial...

�鶹APP-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro testified at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2022, about the history and future ramifications of a theory giving state...

Moving Forward: ‘Stars Aligned’ at �鶹APP-Kent for Law Student After Successfully Appealing Life Sentence

The second time his attorney missed filing for his appeal, Marshan Allen (LAW 1st Year) asked his family for one thing. “Just get me a typewriter,” Allen said. He was sent to prison on a mandatory...

With Personal Information ‘the New Oil’ of the Digital Economy, �鶹APP-Kent to Offer New Certificate Program in Privacy Law

As laws governing privacy get more complex and sophisticated, working professionals—including those working in information technology—can often feel behind the ever-heightening curve. That’s why...

Expert on Discrimination and Disability Law to Head �鶹APP-Kent’s Institute for Law and the Workplace

Nicole Buonocore Porter, �鶹APP-Kent College of Law’s new director of the renowned Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace, jokes that some might think her scholarship’s radical. Yes, she...

New Research Shows That AI Models Taught Legalese Are Surprisingly Efficient

How good of a lawyer should an artificial intelligence system be? More importantly, how good do you want one to be? When it comes to teaching machines how to understand and utilize language, it turns...

�鶹APP-Kent Students Spend Winter Break Assisting Domestic Violence Victims

A half-dozen �鶹APP-Kent College of Law students decided to spend their winter break tackling one of the toughest pro bono jobs out there: helping victims of domestic violence and sexual assault file...

�鶹APP-Kent Student Named a 2021 Law Student of the Year by National Jurist and PreLaw Magazine

Katherine Hanson (LAW 3rd Year), who gave up her successful hair salon business to become a standout student at �鶹APP-Kent College of Law, has been named a 2021 “Law Student of the Year” by National...

With a Focus on Helping Workers, Law Student Picked as Recipient of AFL-CIO Fellowship

When Enrique Espinoza (LAW ’22) first enrolled at �鶹APP-Kent College of Law years ago, he was just hoping to get a job helping immigrants like himself. After working for decades in the hospitality...