Law school’s empirical research center receives grant to help update Supreme Court Database

Researchers at the School of Law’s Center for Empirical Research in the Law (CERL) will receive $191,000 to update the Supreme Court Database as part of a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The database, originally created by Harold Spaeth, J.D., professor of political science at Michigan State University, contains information about all Supreme […]

We’re No. 1: Both basketball teams garner top preseason rankings

The two-time defending NCAA Division III national champion men’s basketball team and the national runner-up women’s basketball team are both ranked No. 1 in the DIII News Preseason Top 25 Poll. The men’s team also is the preseason No. 1 selection in the Sporting News Magazine Top 10 poll. The men’s basketball team returns 15 […]

Campus Watch

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 30-Oct. 5. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Sept. 30 10:46 a.m. — A […]

Law school students to help build international database

The School of Law has become the first law school in the United States to enter into a cooperation agreement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a partner in the ICC’s Legal Tools Project. Through the partnership, law students will work directly in helping the ICC to build the most comprehensive and complete database […]

Law’s Public Interest Law & Policy series begins with Matthew Coles

The School of Law’s 12th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 30, with nationally prominent speaker Matthew Coles, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project in New York. The yearlong series Access to Justice: The Social Responsibility of Lawyers brings to WUSTL […]
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