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The Tulane Future of Energy Forum returns next week, featuring Tulane Law faculty, alumni and affiliated experts discussing the future of energy, including the connection between water and energy, carbon storage in Louisiana and more.

Read more about the Tulane Law experts taking part ⤵️
Tulane Law Faculty, Alumni to Participate in Future of Energy Forum
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September 21, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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In honor of Constitution Day, Professor Evelyn Atkinson led a discussion with professors Carla Laroche, Stacy Seicshnaydre, Carlotta Lepingwell, Devin Lowell, Clara Potter and Mary Yanik about the constitutional questions central to their current scholarship.
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September 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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What can life look like after law school for students interested in entertainment law? For Greg Wasserstrom (L ’24), it means working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood at Yorn Levine.

Learn about his post-grad path ⤵️
Life After Law School: Greg Wasserstrom
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September 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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How much are companies required to tell consumers about how their prices are set? With surveillance pricing on the rise, Professor Mateusz Grochowski and Tulane Law students are setting out to answer that question.

Learn more about the research ⤵️
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September 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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If these three can’t convince you to study international and comparative law, no one can!

Professors Scalise, Palmer and Fedtke hosted an info session yesterday for law students interested in our international and comparative law offerings. With these three, it's an easy sell!
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September 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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What happens when a comedy club has a copyright and trademark question? They call a law professor.

Professor @brianlfrye.bsky.social, an expert in intellectual property law, sat down with the team behind The Comedy Cellar to talk copyright, trademarks, joke stealing and more.

Check it out ⤵️
In Defense of Plagiarism╎ Brian L. Frye on Ross Barkan, Claudine Gay, and Writing With AI
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September 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Ali Odermann (L ’25) is building her career in maritime law as a first-year associate at Jones Walker, drawing on the experiences, mentorship and practical training she gained at Tulane Law.

Learn more about her journey in the newest installment of "Life After Law School" ⤵️
Life After Law School: Ali Odermann
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September 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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She first came to Tulane Law as an LLM student. Now, Maria Landry is coming back to lead the school’s International and Graduate Programs.

Read more about her journey from student to Assistant Dean ⤵️
Alumna to Lead Tulane Law International Programs
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September 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Congratulations to our 3Ls in the Class of 2027 who have accepted positions for after graduation! 🎉

We’ll be spotlighting members of the Class of 2027 throughout the year. If you’ve accepted a position, we’d love to celebrate with you! Share your news with us: https://bit.ly/4y1pKQ3
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September 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Welcome to Marilyn Hajj and Ashita Alag, who have joined Tulane Law as the newest Forrester Fellows, becoming part of a program that has helped prepare emerging legal scholars for careers in academia for more than two decades.

Learn more about them ⤵️
Tulane Law Welcomes New Forrester Fellows
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September 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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This summer, Tulane Law’s ICC Moot Court team took its arguments to The Hague 🇳🇱

Read more about their experience competing on the international stage and what’s ahead for this year for the moot court program ⤵️
Tulane Moot Court Team Competes at The Hague
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September 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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The LSU-SEC dispute has been making headlines, but what does the fight actually mean for the future of college sports?

Gabe Feldman and Eric Blevins examine the legal fight and what it could mean for the future of conference governance, athlete eligibility and college sports.

Read their take ⤵️
What’s Next for LSU, the SEC, & College Sports? Tulane Law Experts Weigh In
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September 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Life After Law School is a new series where we'll be checking in with recent graduates as they begin their legal careers.

We’re kicking it off with Katia Leiva (L ‘24), a junior associate at Holland & Knight. Learn more about her journey ⤵️
Life After Law School: Katia Leiva
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September 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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As the new academic year begins, we’re welcoming new faces to Tulane Law’s clinics!

Meet Francesca Buzzi, Tasia Kastanek (L’21) and Jessica Wood (L’14), and learn more about the experience they’re bringing to our students and clients ⤵️
Experienced Practitioners Join Tulane Law Clinics
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September 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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What does the Constitution mean in practice, and how does it shape the questions at the heart of today’s legal scholarship?

Join us for a Constitution Day lecture as Professor Evelyn Atkinson leads a lively discussion with Tulane Law faculty.
Tulane Law to Host Panel for Constitution Day
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September 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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This summer, Professor Vernon Palmer traded the comforts of home for Western Ukraine, joining a group of international volunteers working to support Ukrainians amid the ongoing war.

Read about his experience in Duplyska ⤵️
Six Weeks in Ukraine: Professor Vernon Palmer on Volunteering During Wartime
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September 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Niki Kiani and Samantha Zuniga, 3Ls and student attorneys in the Juvenile Law Clinic, represented a clinic client in a case that’s been in progress for two years. They’ll be back to present additional arguments soon.
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September 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Professor Berihun Gebeye joined us as a Coleman Visiting Scholar. He taught Major Themes in African Constitutional Law & participated in the Murphy Law & Economy series, where he presented his paper, 'Jurisdemocracy: An Approach to Constitutionalism in the Postcolony.'

Thank you, Professor Gebeye!
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September 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Happy first day of class to our MJ students! 💚

While our MJ programs take place online, the community behind them is anything but virtual. We were thrilled to welcome a new cohort to campus for Immersion Weekend.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3TIeetZ
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September 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Protecting Louisiana’s disappearing coast isn’t just an engineering challenge; it’s a legal one.

Professor Mark Davis discusses the legal and regulatory process behind a new project to protect Grand Isle in a new @nolanews.bsky.social report.

Read the story here: https://bit.ly/3T7aKRI
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August 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Professor Maybell Romero joined the Georgetown Law Journal's Volume 115 Author Panel to discuss her article, “Gossip,” which examines whisper networks in legal academia as a form of informal governance.

Learn more about Professor Romero: https://bit.ly/4fEgxp5
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August 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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#TBT to this summer in Berlin!

For the 28th year, 47 students from the U.S. and 12 from Humboldt University spent two weeks diving into negotiation strategy, conflict resolution, international arbitration and political conflict during the Summer Program on Intercultural Negotiation and Mediation.
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August 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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In partnership with the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Tulane Law welcomed students to “Inside the Clerkship: Advice from Judges & Clerks,” featuring Hon. Dana Douglas, Hon. Darrel Papillion, Hon. Eva Dossier, and Tom Polites (L ’25).
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August 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Who is responsible for addressing the Gulf’s “dead zone” when the pollution causing it crosses state lines?

Chris Dalbom, director of Tulane Law’s Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy, weighs in on the challenges of addressing the Gulf’s hypoxia.

Read the full story: https://nyti.ms/4zEi9IJ
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August 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Welcome to the practice of law, student attorneys 💚⚖️
August 24, 2026 at 5:23 PM