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Fail State Screenings in Los Angeles Will Donate 50% of Proceeds to USD Legal Clinics
SAN DIEGO (October 19, 2018) – Fail State, a documentary that delves deep into the for-profit sector in American higher education, opens this Friday, October 19th, 2018 at 7:10 P.M. in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Music Hall. The team behind the documentary announced that they will be donating 100% of the LA box office proceeds to University of San Diego’s Veterans Legal Clinic and Veterans Education Success. Murray Hastie, the veteran followed in the film, and Tyson Manker, Veterans Advocate at Veterans Education Success, will be in attendance on the Friday night opening for a post-screening Q&A. The 4:30 P.M. Sunday showing will be co-hosted by Veterans Education Success and USD’s Veterans Legal Clinic, with a panel to follow the screening. Academic Director of USD Legal Clinics and Supervising Attorney for the Veterans Legal Clinic, Robert Muth will be discussing the impact of for-profit universities on the lives of US Military families. Fail State will also be premiering on STARZ in December 2018.
USD School of Law Alumna Christina Riehl ’01 (JD) and Sarah Huchel Speak at USD’s Celebrating Changemakers Brunch with CPIL, CAI, & EPIC
SAN DIEGO (October 15, 2018) – On October 7th, 2018, an unforgettable celebration took place to recognize the achievements of University of…
Director of the Center for Health Law Policy & Bioethics and USD School of Law Professor Dov Fox Quoted in Marie Claire
SAN DIEGO (October 9, 2018) – Director of the Center for Health Law Policy & Bioethics and University of San Diego (USD) School of Law …
USD School of Law Professor Dr. Marcel Saucet Featured in Two Interviews on KCAA 1050 AM's “On the Brink”
SAN DIEGO (October 5, 2018) – USD School of Law Professor Dr. Marcel Saucet was featured in an interview with NBC News Radio KCAA 1050 AM on the…
USD School of Law Professor Miranda McGowan Featured on Law360
SAN DIEGO (October 3, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Professor Miranda McGowan was featured on Law360 in an article re…
Forbes Reviews USD School of Law Professor Orly Lobel’s New Book You Don’t Own Me
SAN DIEGO (October 2, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Professor Orly Lobel’s book, You Don’t Own …
USD School of Law Alumnus David S. Casey Jr. ’74 (JD) Named Witkin Award Recipient
SAN DIEGO (September 28, 2018) – The San Diego Law Library Foundation has named University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Alumnus David S. Cas…
USD School of Law Alumnus Victor M. Torres ’84 (BA), ’88 (JD) Installed as San Diego Superior Court Commissioner
SAN DIEGO (September 28, 2018) – USD Law Alumni Board Member Victor M. Torres ’84 (BA), ’88 (JD) was installed as a …
Judge David Laro Passed Away, September 21, Donations to the Judge David Laro Tax Scholarship Fund
San Diego (September 25, 2018) – On September 21, Honorable David Laro, Senior Judge of the U.S. Tax Court, passed away. Judge Laro was an …
USD School of Law Alumni Named SD Metro’s 40 Under 40
SAN DIEGO (September 24, 2018) – Congratulations to University of San Diego (USD) School of Law alumni who made SD Metro’s 2018…
USD School of Law Professor Michael Ramsey Quoted by The New York Times
SAN DIEGO (September 12, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Professor Michael Ramsey was quoted in a New York Times articl…
USD Alumnus John Gomez ’89 (BBA) Featured in San Diego Union Tribune for Funding New USD Law DACA Scholarship
SAN DIEGO (September 11, 2018) – Last spring, when University of San Diego School of Law Dean Stephen C. Ferruolo raised the issue of a lac…
USD School of Law Announces 2018 Distinguished and Rising Star Recent Alumni Award Honorees
San Diego (September 11, 2018) - The University of San Diego School of Law and the Law Alumni Association Board of Directors are pleased to annou…
USD School of Law Associate Dean and Alumna Margaret Dalton ’94 (JD) Named Witkin Award Recipient
SAN DIEGO (September 10, 2018) – San Diego Law Library Foundation has named Associate Dean, Professor of Law and University of San Diego (USD) S…
USD School of Law Adjunct Professor Nilmini Silva-Send’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report Used as a Guide to Combat Climate Change
SAN DIEGO (September 10, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Adjunct Professor and Assistant Director of the Energy Policy Initi…
USD School of Law Professor Mary Jo Wiggins Speaks at SDCBA’s 1st Annual Real Property Conference
SAN DIEGO (September 10, 2018) – On September 7, 2018, University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Professor Mary Jo Wiggins was a featured pane…
USD School of Law Professor Orly Lobel Referenced in Forbes Article
SAN DIEGO (September 10, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Professor Orly Lobel’s much acclaimed book, Talent Wants to b…
USD School of Law Alumna Judge Ana España ’79 (BA), ’82 (JD) Speaks of Her Experiences with Troubled Youth
SAN DIEGO (September 7, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Alumna Judge Ana España, ’82 (JD), was featured in the …
USD School of Law Alumnus Vic Merjanian ’10 (JD) Makes Life-Saving Waves
SAN DIEGO (August 31, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law alumnus Vic Merjanian, ’10 (JD), chief executive of Titan HST, h…
USD School of Law Professor Lisa Ramsey Annual Guest of Honor Lecture at the University of Strasbourg
SAN DIEGO (August 31, 2018) – Professor Ramsey gave the annual guest of honor lecture at the University of Strasbourg's Center for International…
USD School of Law Alumnus Adam J. Bass ’91 (JD) Recognized by Los Angeles Business Journal as One of Their Most Influential People
LOS ANGELES (August 30, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Alumnus Adam J. Bass, ’91 (JD), was included in Los Angeles Bu…
USD School of Law Professor Orly Lobel Ranked as One of the 25 Most-Cited Public Law Scholars in the U.S.
SAN DIEGO (August 30, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Professor Orly Lobel was named one of the 25 Most-Cited Public La…
USD School of Law Professor Steven Smith Lectures on the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
SAN DIEGO (August 30, 2018) – On August 7, 2018, University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Warren Distinguished Professor, Steven Smith, gave …
USD School of Law Professor Bob Fellmeth’s View on ACLU’s Family Separation Lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (August 29, 2018) – For almost a century, nonprofit American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has worked vigorously to “defend and p…
USD School of Law Professor Dr. Marcel Saucet Joins KMET 1490 AM Morning Show to Discuss Artificial Intelligence and Marketing
SAN DIEGO (August 29, 2018) – USD School of Law Professor Dr. Marcel Saucet was featured on the KMET 1490 AM Morning Show with hosts, Aaron…
Law Dean Welcomes Class of ’21; Judge Rodriguez ’95 Administers Oath of Professionalism
“Today is not just your first day at USD School of Law, it is also your first day in the legal profession,” said University of San Diego S…
USD School of Law 2L Student’s View on San Diego’s Inclusionary Legislation
SAN DIEGO (August 28, 2018) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Field Placement Program offer students academic credit for legal work …
USD School of Law Alumnus Robert L. Grimes ’72 (JD) to Receive Broderick Award at 2018 Red Boudreau Trial Lawyers Dinner
San Diego (August 28, 2018) – Robert L. Grimes, ’72 (JD), with Grimes & Warwick, is being honored with the prestigious Daniel T. Brod…
USD School of Law Professor Orly Lobel Shares Her Research on Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick and in an Article in Slate
SAN DIEGO (August 28, 2018) – Professor Orly Lobel has been featured in multiple news sources in the month of August. With her perspective …
Dean Stephen C. Ferruolo Welcomes Class of ’21 and Judge Lisa Rodriguez ’95 (JD) Administers the Oath of Professionalism
San Diego (August 27, 2018) – “Today is not just your first day at USD School of Law, it is also your first day in the legal profession,&r…