UDC Law congratulates 3Ls Nija Bastfield and Darby Hickey for winning the 2022 D.C. Cup Moot Court Competition hosted by the D.C. Bar.
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Class Notes Feb. 2022
Class of 1985 Rev. Dr. Cynthia Jackson ’85 was interviewed on NorthJersey.com about her church leadership. Class of 1987 Tim Gresback ’87 is running for the Idaho state legislature. Class of 2011 Evan Mascagni ’11 produced Persistent: A Challenge to Kentucky’s PFO Law, a short film on the work of returned […]
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3L Gloria Cannon carries on Deepwater Horizon work with Whistleblower Protection Clinic
While continuing her work from Spring 2021 to present in the Whistleblower Protection Clinic (WPC), UDC Law 3L Gloria Cannon is working with Congress to challenge the ongoing public health and environmental disaster resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Prof. Budzinski fights for better, safer rules for service of process in domestic violence cases
Last year, Prof. Andrew Budzinski proposed relaxing the rules on service of process in the domestic violence division of the D.C. Superior Court, resulting in the implementation of a temporary amendment through the end of 2021. Budzinski worked to reinstate the amendment as omicron surged, succeeding earlier this month.
Read MoreLibrary Technician William Thomas and 3L Francesca Bryce take home 2022 Founders’ Day awards
UDC Law staff member William Thomas and student Francesca Bryce took home awards at the 2022 University of the District of Columbia Founders’ Day convocation. Thomas, Library Tec
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Remembering Edgar Cahn, social justice champion and co-founder of UDC Law’s predecessor school
The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) mourns the loss of Dr. Edgar S. Cahn, who – along with his late wife Jean Camper Cahn – co-founded the Antioch School of Law, a predecessor school to UDC Law.
Read MoreHaute Living San Francisco profiles “changemaker” Karen Clopton ’83
Earlier this month, Haute Living San Francisco interviewed Karen V. Clopton ’83 about her advocacy and equity work in corporate and public organizations. Clopton is a Human Rights Commissioner in San Francisco and served as the commission’s chair in 2021. In the piece, Clopton talks about how her cultural identity […]
Read MoreClass Notes Jan. 2022
Class of 1979 Garrick Byers ’79 has been appointed Interim Director of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach. Class of 2011 Evan Mascagni ’11 was interviewed by his alma mater Rollins College about how he and his filmmaking partners are “helping shape the world through documentary film.” […]
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The University extends deepest condolences to the families, colleagues and friends of our alumni. Walter Paul “Father Wally” Kasuboski ’82 B. Michael Rauh Sr., Chair Emeritus, DC School of Law Foundation Don Aplin ’86 Reginald M. Felton, former UDC Trustee Marie Small-Smith ’96 Michelle Louise Hankey ’88 George Eng ’80 […]
Read MoreAndrea Lyon ’76 makes the case for defender general in fight for racial equity in criminal justice system
Andrea Lyon ’76 leads a coalition of organizations and individuals calling for the development of an Office of the Defender General of the United States to better address racial inequities in the criminal justice system. The defender general would function on par with the Solicitor General and Attorney General. Because […]
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