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Lawdragon recently announced its inaugural list of 500 Leading U.S. Environmental & Energy Lawyers, and Maine Law Professor Jeff Thaler was selected as one of only two Maine lawyers. The honorees were selected through submissions, journalistic research, and editorial vetting… Read More… about Professor Thaler named as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading U.S. Environmental & Energy Lawyers for 2021
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Today, President Biden has ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff in respect for victims of recent anti-Asian violence, murders, and hatred. We have all seen the recent racist acts of violence and harassment against Asian American communities across… Read More… about Public Statement of the University of Maine School of Law on the Atlanta Murders
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The University of Maine School of Law will host its third public forum designed to examine the racism in our laws and institutions, and to discuss specific policies and practices that could be implemented to facilitate change through law. On… Read More… about Maine Law to host third forum in its series on Racial Injustice on April 1, 2021
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The Harold Alfond Foundation commitment is bringing people together to bring transformative change to the University of Maine System and shape Maine’s future. The Harold Alfond Foundation’s historic investment in Maine and its people (External PDF) includes a $240 million commitment… Read More… about UMS TRANSFORMS
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The ACLU of Maine, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP), and the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law are suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for information about its detention activities in Maine.… Read More… about Immigrant rights groups sue ICE for information about detention activities in Maine
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Justice For Women Lecture Series The JFW Lecture Series, presented by the University of Maine School of Law, brings speakers to Maine each year to discuss their work and strategies to promote justice for women and girls. Maine Law established… Read More… about Maine Law’s 2021 Justice For Women Lecture: The Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Women Around the World
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The University of Maine School of Law, in the coastal city of Portland, Maine, invites applications for two full-time visiting professor of law positions to teach Criminal Law or Property Law for the 2021-2022 academic year. The visiting appointments may… Read More… about The University of Maine School of Law invites applications for two visiting professors of law
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows recently announced the hiring of Joann Bautista, a 2018 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, as deputy secretary of state. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Bautista will be Maine’s first Latina… Read More… about Joann Bautista ’18 hired as deputy secretary of state for Maine
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Congressman Jared Golden, and Senator Angus King recently announced they will convene an eleven-member advisory committee to review and provide recommendations to President Biden on candidates to serve as U.S. Attorney for Maine. Deirdre Smith, associate dean… Read More… about Associate Dean Deirdre Smith selected for advisory committee to review and provide recommendations on candidates to serve as U.S. Attorney for Maine
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University of Maine System celebrates two women of significant state impact Leigh Saufley, dean of the University of Maine School of Law and former Maine Chief Justice, and Joyce Gibson, associate professor of leadership studies at the University of Southern… Read More… about Leigh Saufley, Joyce Gibson to be inducted to Maine Women’s Hall of Fame
