Speaker series examined challenges to the rule of law
Over six lunchtime sessions, the “Introduction to the Rule of Law” speaker series offered law students a variety of frameworks for considering challenges to the rule of law in the United States and abroad. “Recent times have confirmed that lawyers need to understand what the ‘rule of law’ is that they will swear to uphold,” said Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh, who moderated the series. The series was cosponsored by the Tsai Leadership Program, the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic, and the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership.
Professor honored by bar association
Muneer I. Ahmad, the Sol Goldman Clinical Professor of Law and codirector of the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, was awarded the Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award by the Connecticut Bar Association on March 12. Ahmad and his clinic students represent individuals, groups, and organizations in litigation and nonlitigation matters involving immigration, immigrant rights, and labor. Among its work, the clinic has challenged the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, obtained the first nationwide injunction against the 2017 ban on travelers from majority-Muslim countries, and advocated on behalf of community- and membership-based organizations in Connecticut.
Professor named chair of judicial independence group
Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck ’00JD was named chair of the board of directors of the New York–based Fund for Modern Courts, a nonpartisan, statewide organization committed to access to justice and the independence of state courts, both in New York and across the nation. Gluck will lead the board as it oversees implementation of Modern Courts’s strategic plan, advances statewide reform projects, and strengthens partnerships with court leaders, legal services providers, and community stakeholders.
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