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An official account of Washburn University School of Law. Personal opinion(s) do not represent the official position of the University.

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The Washburn Law Journal, in partnership with Robert J. Dole Center for Law and Government, is pleased to host "Re-Shifting Foundations of Brown: Diversity in Education" on Thursday, November 7.

We look forward to you attending!

More info/register: https://t.co/3KuAJEn6VP

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While it may be hard to tell from these pics, Professor Bahadur is hard at work on his sabbatical. Yesterday he signed the contract with Carolina Academic Press to publish his forthcoming book, “A Critical Race Approach to Systemic Inequity.”

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On Fridays we wear Washburn

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Washburn University announced today the Patterson Family Foundation, based in Kansas City, Missouri, has granted $1 million to the School of Law to expand the Washburn University School of Law Rural Legal Practice Network and Externship Program.

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Professor May also recently joined a panel presentation, "Administrative and Environmental Fallout in the Aftermath of Loper Bright – the End of Chevron Deference,” at the City of Philadelphia Law Department CLE Program. https://t.co/mOKbaxJKN2

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On July 29, Professor Jimmy May presented "Climate Rights in the United States” at the Natural World, Sustainable Development Goals & the Law Symposium.
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Prof. Jimmy May published (with Julia Casciotti), “Environmental Justice: 2023 Year in Review,” American Bar Assoc. Section on Energy, Environment and Resources, Year in Review, Chapter Z.
It is available at:
https://t.co/hnuNI49zn9

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Prof. Craig Martin (@craigxmartin ) published an essay with Scott Moore (@water_futures ), "The Battle Over Blocking the Sun," on the risks of solar geoengineering and the urgent need for governance, on @ForeignAffairs:
https://t.co/lIS8cG2Rvy

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Prof. James R. May published an article (with Marcelo Buzaglo Dantas and Orlando Luiz Zanon), "Critique of the Juspositivist Theory of Judicial Decision," in Vol. 29 Novos Estudos Juridicos 1 (2024).

It is available at: https://t.co/QxvCbFVf96 or https://t.co/pKIncEeX7M

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Professor Bahadur recently explored civility and morality in systemic oppression with Dr. Jennifer Yamin-Ali and Rodney Yamin-Ali in Trinidad and Tobago. Their discussion highlighted the influence of colonial legacies on race-based hierarchies in postcolonial societies.

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Prof. Jimmy May has published "Still Not at All: Environmental Sustainability in the Supreme Court," in Vol. 92 UMKC L. Rev., 724 (2024), a look at how the Federal Courts have failed to consider sustainability.
Available at: https://t.co/Ly8cB2FBpQ or https://t.co/yclxPbDgwq

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Prof. Burke Griggs was interviewed by Elizabeth Gabriel of NPR for the feature "Climate Change Can Worsen Your Drinking Water Quality," which aired on *The Checkup*, WFYI/NPR Indianapolis, and can be listened to here: https://t.co/mRTeXHWPFr

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Prof. Jimmy May made two presentations at the 21st IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Annual Colloquium, 2024, hosted by Gajaret National Law University (India), one on sustainability and the other on climate rights in the U.S. courts.

https://t.co/gGhloyP4iR

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Prof. BurkeGriggs has been awarded the 2024 Clyde O. Martz Teaching Award by the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (along with Prof. Vanessa Casado-Perez). This is the most prestigious teaching award for natural resources law professors in the U.S.

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Prof. Rory Bahadur's article "Civility as Morally Justified Oppression" has been accepted for publication by the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights at UT Law School. The article is available here:
https://t.co/BP9rcVQ4Lx

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Prof. Burke Griggs recently published "Asking the Right Questions About Lithium," in the Foundation Journal for Natural Resources & Energy Law, Vol. 61 (2024). Burke has explored lithium mines in remote areas of Argentina as part of his work on lithium!

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Prof. James R. May recently published "Climate Rights in Brazil and the United States: A Convergence in Contrasts," 56 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 439 (2024) (with co-authors Marcelo Buzaglo Dantas and Luciana Bauer).
Download here: https://t.co/wHDOiWJUeD

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It's that time of year again for the KWAA Annual Meeting! We were excited to welcome alums from across the state to our reception at the Ol' Stuga in Lindsborg on Thursday night.

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Washburn Law legal writing professors join the Flying Wedge Award sculpture at the NCAA Hall of Champions. They visited the museum during the opening reception of the Legal Writing Institute Biennial conference in Indianapolis, IN.

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Check out University of Illinois Chicago Professor Lynn M. Hudson's article on Washburn Law alum Loren Miller's fight against California’s Jim Crow laws. We're proud of Miller's legacy as we prepare future lawyers to pursue justice for all. @thisisUIC
https://t.co/JDj5pT3iQC