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A new law review essay by Elon Law’s Sara Ochs explains what happened when a court set up to prosecute war crimes signaled that it might investigate crimes against humanity in Afghanistan. 

A fall trimester course provided Elon Law students with an opportunity to visit local high schools and a juvenile detention center to teach teenagers about the constitutional rights afforded them in the justice system.

Professor Sue Liemer, director of the Legal Method & Communication Program, contributed perspectives at two October legal conferences focused on intellectual property.

The Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries honored Amber Cain L’20 for her enjoyment of “the pursuit of knowledge and … assisting people with that pursuit.”

Anna Kathryn Barnes received �������޹�����Ʒ School of Law’s top honor for new graduates when she was named recipient of the David Gergen Award for Leadership & Professionalism at Commencement for the Class of 2019.

With words of encouragement from Elon Law’s dean emeritus, African-American graduates in the Class of 2019 and their families celebrated on Friday the achievements and promise of a legal education in the law school’s third annual Donning of the Kente Ceremony.

Graduates in Elon Law’s Class of 2019 were recognized Friday with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

�������޹�����Ʒ School of Law conferred 107 degrees in a Commencement ceremony on Saturday that featured an address by Chief Justice Cheri L. Beasley of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, who tasked the Class of 2019 with using the knowledge bestowed by a legal education to expand access to the justice system.

A new report by RTI International measured access, affordability, and value in Elon Law’s 2.5-year Juris Doctor program, which prioritizes learning by doing through sequencing doctrinal courses with a first-of-its-kind legal residency-in-practice for academic credit.

The four scholarship recipients were recognized at an October gala for their academic achievement and distinguished record of leadership in law school.