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August 2022

LSU Law students contribute nearly 300 hours of volunteer work in Baton Rouge community at Fall Day of Service

August 30, 2022

On Saturday, Aug. 27, more than 100 LSU Law students contributed nearly 300 hours of volunteer work as part of the annual Fall Day of Service organized by the Public Interest Law Society and Student Bar Association. “I am grateful to every law student who showed up and volunteered for the annual Fall Day of Service,” said 3L and PILS President Madeline Meyer. “Each of them represented the law school well, exhibiting professionalism and positivity while giving back to the Baton Rouge community. After the pandemic put a damper on many events over the past several years, the fact that…
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Columbia Journalism School Dean Emeritus Nicholas Lemann to discuss ‘The Supreme Court and Civil Rights’ at 2022 Rubin Visiting Professor Lecture on Sept. 14

August 30, 2022

Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings have further fanned the flames of political polarization and generated a renewed debate about the proper role of the nation’s high court in our system of government. With the political poles reversed, the same debates took place in the 1950s—especially in Louisiana—about the Supreme Court’s decisions in civil rights cases. As the nation's high court prepares to hear a major challenge on another racial issue, affirmative action in university admissions, questions about the Court, politics, and racial justice are once again pressing. At the 2022 Judge Alvin B. and Janice G. Rubin Visiting Professor Lecture…
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Westphal joins LSU Law staff as Associate Director of Alumni Relations

August 26, 2022

Hayley Westphal has joined the LSU Law staff as Associate Director of Alumni Relations. In her new role, Westphal is a key member of the External Relations team, responsible for the Reunion Weekend and All-Alumni Tailgate program, donor stewardship, and engagement of young alumni. Westphal is not exactly a stranger to LSU Law. She comes to the Paul M. Hebert Law Center from the LSU Foundation, where she previously supported development efforts in the Magnolia Cohort, of which LSU Law was a part. “As a Baton Rouge native, I have continuously heard about the great things LSU Law has accomplished…
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Adreaynne Hutchison caps final year at LSU Law with 2022 Law Student Pro Bono Award from LSBA

August 25, 2022

Adreaynne N. Hutchison poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III ('96) and Justice Jay B. McCallum ('85) at the 37th annual Pro Bono Publico & Children’s Law Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Louisiana Supreme Court on May 16. Less than a week after Adreaynne Hutchison celebrated her graduation at the LSU Law Class of 2022 Commencement in late May, she was invited to the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans to be honored by the Louisiana State Bar Association as one of four recipients of its 2022 Law Student Pro Bono Award at the 37th annual Pro…
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Six LSU Law alumni, one student honored by LSBA with 2022 Pro Bono Publico & Children's Law Awards

August 22, 2022

The Louisiana State Bar Association presented six LSU Law alumni and one student with 2022 Pro Bono Publico & Children's Law Awards on May 26 in recognition of their outstanding commitments to providing the community with pro bono legal services. The honorees were presented with their awards at the 37th annual Pro Bono Publico & Children's Law Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans. It was the first time in three years that the ceremony was held in person, and the first time in history that all seven of the Louisiana Supreme Court justices…
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Welcome

August 12, 2022

Welcome back students! The Law Library staff looks forwards to assisting you with your research needs.  The Law Library will resumes its regular fall semester hours on August 13th. Please check the detailed hours page for further information.
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'A giant in Louisiana law:' Frank L. Maraist remembered as one of LSU Law’s most impactful alumni and professors following his passing

August 11, 2022

Maraist celebrated his 90th birthday in December 2021 with members of the LSU Law family, including (from left to right) Darrel Papillion (’94), James Brown (’84), Catherine Maraist (’98), and Ed Walters (’75). Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Scott J. Crichton (’80) called Maraist a “pioneer in judicial education,” adding, “Those who knew him and learned from him—lawyers, judges, and students alike—are grateful for his enormous contributions and tireless commitment to the legal community in Louisiana. He will be dearly missed.” Maraist served as faculty director of the continuing legal education program at LSU, and was frequently an invited speaker at…
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How LSU Law alumna Alic’a Oliver (’14) established a successful career in Title IX compliance

August 9, 2022

In the 50 years since the landmark Title IX civil rights law was passed, there has arguably never been a greater focus on preventing, properly responding to, and eliminating gender-based discrimination and crime on college campuses across the country than there is presently. At the University of North Texas, LSU Law alumna Alic’a Oliver (’14) continues the important work of creating and maintaining safe spaces for student-athletes in her role as the Associate Athletic Director of Compliance. “Every day provides an opportunity to solve a problem,” Oliver said. “I am most passionate about helping affect and change the lives of…
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