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Students and faculty participate in "Walk to the Hill" for the 8th consecutive year
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Professor McDonald was interviewed on the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case, which brings attention to the opioid epidemic.
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Students probe current topics of interest while working with faculty advisors
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An associate at Todd & Weld LLP, UMass Law alumna Mombeleur will use this position to uphold the administration of justice in the state with special focus on DEI initiatives.
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Judge George Phelan reflects on a busy 2023, while focusing on the year ahead.
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First maritime law case heard by the Court in nearly 70 years could change insurance rulings across the U.S.
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UMass Law’s Shaun Spencer argued before the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court that the state’s alimony law should allow alimony awards that maintain patterns of savings that the parties followed during their marriage.
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Professor Anna-Marie Tabor tells the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council why retirees need stronger benefit protections.
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Professor Chaudhry presented his latest research on real estate taxation and affordable housing in Berlin.
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Students experienced real-world issues in international law
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UMass Law Professor Justine Dunlap joined the executive committee of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission.
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Nichols becomes the 16th institution to offer a joint undergraduate and UMass Law degree in six years
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