LSU Law News
May 2016
166 Students Receive Degrees at 2016 LSU Law Center Commencement Ceremonies
May 27, 2016The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center awarded degrees to 166 students during Commencement ceremonies held Friday at the Baton Rouge River Center, with Louisiana Governor and 1999 LSU Law graduate John Bel Edwards delivering the Commencement address.
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LSU Law Center Names 2016 Honor Graduates
May 25, 2016The LSU Law Center will recognize graduates for academic honors during upcoming Commencement exercises set for Friday, May 27, 2016 at the Baton Rouge River Center.
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Summer Access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw
May 20, 2016Bloomberg Law - returning students have unlimited summer access to Bloomberg Law for academic and/or work purposes and graduating students have unlimited access to Bloomberg Law for 6 months after graduation. To register for a Bloomberg Law account go to www.bloomberglaw.com (you do not need an activation code to sign up). Lexis Advance - returning students have unlimited summer access to Lexis Advance for academic and/or work purposes and graduating students have unlimited access until December 31, 2016. Graduating students can extend their access even further beyond graduation; go to www.lexisnexis.com/grad-access for more information. Westlaw- returning students must extend their…
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UN Chairman on International Trade Law to speak at LSU Law
May 16, 2016The Center for Civil Law Studies (CCLS) will present the 38th annual John H. Tucker Jr. Lecture in Civil Law on Tuesday, May 31 at 6 p.m. in the McKernan Auditorium at the LSU Law Center. Professor Francisco Reyes, Chairman of the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and Colombian Superintendent of Companies (and Bankruptcy), will present “The Proposed Organization of American States Model Law on Simplified Corporations: Perspectives and Challenges.”
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LSU Law Professor Philip Hackney to Speak at May 18 Rotary Meeting
May 13, 2016LSU Law professor Philip Hackney will be the guest speaker at the May 18 Rotary Club of Baton Rouge meeting. Hackney will present a lecture titled “Campaign Finance: Dark Money, Super PACs and Citizens United.”
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Library In-Service Closure
May 12, 2016Please note that the law library will be closed on Tuesday, May 17 for In-Service and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18.
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LSU Law Professor Lonegrass, 2010 Graduate Odinet Named LBF Scholars-in-Residence
May 6, 2016LSU Law Center professor Melissa Lonegrass and 2010 LSU Law graduate and current Southern University Law professor Christopher Odinet were recently named the 2016-18 Louisiana Bar Foundation Scholar-in-Residence. Lonegrass and Odinet will share the title in connection with their project to publish a treatise on the Louisiana public records doctrine.
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LSU Law Alum Jane Sherman Installed as La. Bar Foundation President
May 2, 2016Jane Sherman, of Baton Rouge, was installed as the 2016-17 president of the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) on Friday, April 8.
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LSU Law Professor Michael Coenen Receives 2016 Rising Faculty Research Award
May 2, 2016LSU Law professor Michael Coenen has been named a recipient of the 2016 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award. The award “recognizes faculty at the rank of assistant professor who have outstanding records of scholarship and published research.”
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