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American Bar Association

2026 SEER Award Recipients

The 2025 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference, co-chaired by former LEAP Student Fellow Steph Prufer, has received the 2026 ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Section’s Student Program of the Year Award.

2026 SEER Award Recipients
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Université de Montréal

Ivana Dizdar Nommée Professeure Adjointe au Département D’Histoire de L’Art, de Cinéma et Des Médias Audiovisuels

Former LEAP Fellow Ivana Dizdar has been appointed assistant professor in the Department of Art History, Film, and Audiovisual Media at the University of Montreal.

Ivana Dizdar Nommée Professeure Adjointe au Département D’Histoire de L’Art, de Cinéma et Des Médias Audiovisuels
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LEAP Welcomes Three New Fellows

The Law, Environment & Animals Program's new fellows will contribute to the Climate Change & Animal Agriculture Legal Initiative.
LEAP Welcomes Three New Fellows
Jessica Culpepper and Leigh Currie

LEAP Announces Fall 2026 Speaker Series

LEAP hosts two speakers this fall, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy’s Leigh Currie and FarmSTAND’s Jessica Culpepper.
LEAP Announces Fall 2026 Speaker Series
Professor Doug Kysar with Ernest Lim and Lord Sales at their book launch event

Professor Douglas Kysar Co-Edits First Comprehensive Survey of the Implications of Climate Change for Private Law

“The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Private Law,” edited by Douglas Kysar and Ernest Lim, offers an analysis of how the private law sector should address and respond to climate change.
Professor Douglas Kysar Co-Edits First Comprehensive Survey of the Implications of Climate Change for Private Law
Emily Brookfield

Q&A: LEAP Student Fellow Emily Brookfield Discusses Research on Animal Death and Religious Ritual

In this Q&A, Brookfield discusses her research report, “The Ethics and Legality of Animal Death and Religious Ritual.”
Q&A: LEAP Student Fellow Emily Brookfield Discusses Research on Animal Death and Religious Ritual
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Student-Led Environmental Law Conference Wins American Bar Association Award

The 2025 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference has been named the winner of the 2026 Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Student Program of the Year Award.
Student-Led Environmental Law Conference Wins American Bar Association Award
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ABA Insider TIPS Podcast

TIPS Animal Law Committee Legacy Series: Daina Bray

LEAP Legal Director and former ABA House of Delegates Representative Daina Bray discusses the pioneering work of the ABA Animal Law Committee. 

TIPS Animal Law Committee Legacy Series: Daina Bray
Professor Dan Esty and Professor Stephanie Safdi stand outdoors in two of flowering bushes.

Through the Years, Courses Reflect Changing Approaches to Environmental Law

For 30 years, a law clinic gave students practice in environmental law and policy. Now, two new experiential courses carry on its legacy.
Through the Years, Courses Reflect Changing Approaches to Environmental Law
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Harvard Law Review

Treating Superbugs With Litigation: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Animal Agriculture As a Public Nuisance

LEAP Litigation & Program Fellow Naomi Jennings writes on how litigation could be used to protect communities from animal agriculture-associated antibiotic resistance.

Treating Superbugs With Litigation: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Animal Agriculture As a Public Nuisance