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The law was at the center of the biggest stories of 2022 鈥 and WCL professors published leading research, testified before Congress, and offered their analysis to national media.聽
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The law was at the center of the biggest stories of 2022 鈥 and WCL professors published leading research, testified before Congress, and offered their analysis to national media.聽
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The rule 鈥 which required teams to interview minority candidates for open head coaching positions 鈥 was copied by other sports and modified for the corporate world. But for all its promise, progress in the NFL remains slow. While the majority of the players are Black, the majority of coaches are white. White coaches are more likely to be hired a second time, and the sons and brothers white coaches continue to be hot names when jobs come open.聽
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When it was founded in 1972, the at the 麻豆原创 Washington College of Law was at the forefront of clinical legal education. Over the past five decades, it has grown to include 11 in-house clinics and is recognized as one of the top programs in the country.聽
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As the District Attorney for Manhattan, Alvin Bragg oversees a jurisdiction that deals with crime on the streets and Wall Street.
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Forty years ago, WCL launched its to prepare lawyers for the complex realities of working across borders. Since then, the program has trained more than 4,500 lawyers from 60 countries in areas including international commercial arbitration, international business and trade, human rights law, and intellectual property law. Program alumni lead prominent law firms, international organizations, diplomacy, and non-governmental organizations.
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Mariam Hinds has joined the WCL faculty as a Practitioner in Residence with the Criminal Justice Clinic. Mariam previously worked at the Wren Collective where she advised clients on the development of strategies and initiatives on criminal justice and police reform, as well as on voting rights issues. Prior to that, she spent six years as an attorney and then supervisor/team leader at the Bronx Defenders. She is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Law School. 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
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Roger Fairfax, Jr., Dean of the 麻豆原创 Washington College of Law, to the Lawyers鈥 Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Board of Directors.聽
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麻豆原创 Washington College of Law welcomed its newest class this week 鈥 an accomplished group of students drawn from across the globe.
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Washington College of Law Dean of Students David Jaffe this summer released the results of his latest survey on law student wellness, and the findings show that law schools can do more to support students鈥 emotional and mental health.
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On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, WCL鈥檚 Business Law Program hosted a virtual symposium on the 鈥淐FPB鈥檚 New Approach to Discrimination: Invoking UDAAP Laws.鈥 With an introduction by Professor , Associate Director of the Business Law Program, the symposium began with a Q&A , Assistant Director of the CFPB and head of its Office of Enforcement. Mr. Halperin discussed the CFPB鈥檚 priority to ensure a financial marketplace that is free from discrimination and where all people have equal access to financial products. While detailing the CFPB鈥檚 updated , Mr. Halperin explained that the 鈥渦nfairness test鈥 is the 鈥渢ouchstone鈥 in the CFPB鈥檚 analysis of whether an action meets the standard for an unfair act or practice under the CFPA.
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