Wednesday, December 1, 2021


Prison bars at Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola

Camp J at Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola. Photo: Andrea Armstrong ’07

Tuesday, November 23, 2021


Kerry Fellows 20-21

Seven Law School students selected have been selected as Kerry Fellows. Top row: Mikhail Grant ’24, Lorand Laskai ’22, Evan Lisman ’24, Brian Liu ’24. Bottom row: William McGee ’24, Alexandria Miskho ’22, Angela Remus ’22.

Thursday, November 18, 2021


Lani Guinier and Sherrie L. Russell-Brown

Lani Guinier ’74 (right) and Senior Research Scholar in Law Sherrie L. Russell-Brown, who co-organized a symposium on Guinier’s life and legacy, in 2019.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021


Professor Nicholas R. Parrillo ’04 delivers the inaugural William K. Townsend lecture on Nov. 8, 2021.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021


Nixon signs the National Cancer Act

President Richard Nixon signing the National Cancer Act on December 23, 1971. A new book examines the progress made in the “war on cancer” and the work that lies ahead.

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Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law; Class of 1999