OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law is preparing to launch a new radio program, “In Legal Terms,” with Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The show debuts July 2 and will air at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, featuring faculty members and guests providing expert commentary on newsworthy legal issues. Ole Miss law dean Richard Gershon and MatthewRead the story …
Law School to Host Legal Program on MPB
Faculty and guests will discuss newsworthy legal issues
June 14, 2013 by
Washington Post: Mississippi Innocence Project Playing Role in Death-Row Case
May 6, 2013 by
The Mississippi Innocence Project, housed in the University of Mississippi School of Law, is shedding new light on the death-row case of Willie Jerome Manning and the 1992 slayings of two college students. Read the story.
Law School to Open Justice Clinic, Seeking Director
Clinic endowed by J. Roderick MacArthur Foundation
March 15, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law plans to open its ninth clinic, the MacArthur Justice Clinic, which will undertake impact litigation on human rights and criminal justice issues in the state, this summer. The law school is also seeking a tenure-track clinical faculty member to lead and teach in the clinic.
UM Law Hires McCullouch as Associate Dean
Louisville native brings three decades of experience in corporate and civic causes
February 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law has hired John McCullouch as its associate dean for outreach, putting him in charge of the school’s placement, recruiting and outreach efforts in the Jackson metro area. McCullouch, a Louisville native, previously had a 28-year career with BellSouth, ultimately serving as state general counsel andRead the story …
Former ASB President, UM Hall of Fame Inductee Joins D.C. Firm as Partner
Barnett to lead Venable LLP Cybersecurity Initiatives
February 8, 2013 by
WASHINGTON, DC – Enhancing its leadership in communications and cybersecurity law, Venable LLP announced that James Arden Barnett, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN (Retired), has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, DC. Jamie Barnett is the former Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission. He becomes co-chairRead the story …
Nation’s First LL.M. in Air and Space Law Launched
Program builds on school's longstanding expertise in aviation, remote sensing and space law
February 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law will launch the nation’s first LL.M. in Air and Space Law this fall, with the degree program being available both on campus and online and as a full-time or part-time program. Once it receives the necessary approvals, including the American Bar Association acquiescence – expectedRead the story …
Mississippi Innocence Project Develops Lead in 1997 Rape Homicide
Team works with Humphreys County Sheriff on breakthrough in murder of Kathy Mabry
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss.– The Mississippi Innocence Project, a clinic based at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has developed leads on biological evidence left at the scene of an unsolved 1997 rape and stabbing homicide in Humphreys County. The partially clothed body of Kathy Mabry, 39, was discovered March 25, 1997, in a vacant houseRead the story …
Richard Barnes Remembered as ‘Great Colleague’
Distinguished law lecturer died Tuesday; services set for Saturday
January 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Richard L. Barnes, 58, the Leonard B. Melvin Distinguished Lecturer and professor of law at the University of Mississippi, died Tuesday (Jan. 22) morning in a car accident on Interstate 40 in Conway County, Ark., as he was driving home to Oxford. Barnes, who received the 2006-07 Outstanding Professor of the YearRead the story …
Federal Judges of Fifth Circuit Court Hear Cases at Ole Miss, Visit with Law Students
Experience gives students a chance to interact with judges
November 19, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi law students and members of the public had a rare opportunity to observe real cases being heard before a panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently at the university’s Robert C. Khayat Law Center. The court sat at Ole Miss for three days in earlyRead the story …
Sports Law Symposium To Tackle Concussions
Panel discussion will examine how growing issue will affect football
November 1, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The second annual fall symposium sponsored by the Mississippi Sports Law Review will focus on the legal implications of concussions on football. “The Impact of Concussion Lawsuits on the Future of Football” is set for 1:30-3:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Robert Khayat Law Center, room 1078. The session is free andRead the story …