Category: News & Media

By Elisabeth Donovan, 3L “This book was not a labor of love but a labor of outrage,” said Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Raymond Bonner, as he spoke to Thomas Jefferson School of Law on March 22 students about his latest book Anatomy of Injustice- A Murder Case Gone Wrong. The event was co-sponsored by the […]

Defense Attorney Nancy Hollander said she will “talk about Guantánamo anywhere, anytime, with anyone who’s willing to listen.” She found her audience at Thomas Jefferson School of Law on March 20, in a special lecture on the history of the Guantánamo Detention Center and her experience representing clients at “Gitmo,” where suspected terrorists are housed. Hollander was […]

By Professor Paul Spiegelman While students were starting Spring break, TJSL and the ADR Society was hosting and competing in the ABA’s Region 9 Representation in Mediation Competition on Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11.  The competition puts the students in the role of lawyer and client on both sides, with a mediator provided by […]

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Eric Mitnick has announced that Michael Hayes, Associate Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, will serve as a Visiting Professor at TJSL during the Spring 2013 semester. Professor Hayes, an experienced Torts teacher, will be teaching two sections of Torts II in Spring 2013, taking over the […]

By Nancy Astifo, 3-L Want to express your opinion? Want to read about sports or current events? Or do you want to sell your books at the end of the semester? All of those options can be accomplished in one place, at the only TJSL student-run paper, The Jeffersonian.  The Student Bar Association (SBA) is […]

Polycom saved the day! That’s what Adjunct  Professor Jennifer Cooper of TJSL’s Writing Lab & Academic Success Program said when she had to cancel her March 3rd trip to North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina to present “How to Pimp Your TWEN Page: Engaging Your Students On Their Turf – […]

The ABA’s 2012 Bricks and Bytes Conference held at TJSL from March 11-13 was a huge success. “It was quite an event,” said TJSL Dean Rudy Hasl, who hosted a group of law school deans, faculty, librarians, architects and information technology professionals at the law school’s new campus. There were more than 40 programs for […]

By Professor Linda Keller The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its first verdict on March 14, 2012 in the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (Lubanga).  After a tumultuous and long course of proceedings, the Trial Chamber found Lubanga guilty of enlisting, conscripting and using children under 15 years of age in a non-international armed conflict.  […]

Third year student Lyla Askejian will be entering the Public Defender Corps, a prestigious three-year fellowship program funded by Equal Justice Works and the Southern Public Defender Training Center after she graduates in May. Out of the 500 nationwide applicants, Lyla was one of the 14 selected for this fellowship. She will be working at […]

The news that the New Orleans Saints were offering bonuses if their players “took out” opposing players from the game with hit designed to hurt them. Professor Rod Smith, the Director of Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Center for Sports Law and Policy has some strong opinions about what the NFL should do about it.

By Amy Buchanan 2L The Family Law Society and Real Property Society successfully hosted “Speed Networking” on February 28th at Sevilla Nightclub, located in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter.  The venue was fantastic and the lighting, background music and tables adorned with white tablecloths and tea light centerpieces created the perfect ambience. Following […]

“This is one of my favorite events of the year,” said Dean Rudy Hasl, as he welcomed everyone to the Honors Ceremony on March 7. “It is our opportunity to congratulate each of you for your work this past semester.” The students named to the Distinguished Honor Roll and Honor roll for their achievements in the […]