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- Speaking on behalf of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), of which she serves as the North American member and vice chair, Council Tree Professor of Law Kristen Carpenter delivered a statement about indigenous languages to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Feb. 1.
- A team of Colorado Law students won second place overall and took the title of Top Prosecution Team at this year’s John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition, held Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2019, in Fairfax, Virginia.
- The Colorado State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public briefing at the University of Colorado Law School on Feb. 22 to examine the backlog in citizenship and naturalization applications in the state.
- In its eighth year, JD Pathways brought alumni and other local attorneys to campus to speak and interact with our students as many kick off their summer job search.
- Read the remarks delivered by Denver County Court Judge Gary Jackson ('70) at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration held at CU Boulder on Jan. 21.
- Professor Deborah Cantrell almost didn’t become a lawyer. She originally planned to pursue postgraduate study in psychology or economics, but after finding the requisite long hours in a research lab isolating, she found her way to the law, where she has thrived by combining her passions for how people learn to work well together and pursuing social change.
- The University of Colorado Law School welcomed Fernando Guzman III as the school’s assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence.
- The Colorado LGBT Bar Association honored Kevin Miller ('20) and Dana Steiner ('20) with its 2018 Summit Scholarship at the organization’s annual awards dinner on Oct. 26.
- A new case study out of CU Boulder's First Peoples Investment Engagement Program co-authored by Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the American Indian Law Clinic Carla Fredericks studied the financial impacts on companies involved in constructing the Dakota Access Pipeline stemming from protests, boycotts, legal challenges, and divestment campaigns opposing the 1,172-mile-long oil pipeline.
- Associate Professor Anna Spain Bradley served as the keynote speaker at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s signature event in Washington, D.C. celebrating Conflict Resolution Month.