Category: News & Media

The Thomas Jefferson School of Law, KPBS and the San Diego Public Library will present a panel discussion on Education, Colonization, and the Law in Native American History on Wednesday, November 6 at 6 p.m., in conjunction with the 2013 One Book One San Diego reading campaign sponsored by KPBS and the San Diego Public […]

By Lucia Valenzuela 2L On Tuesday, October 29th the Labor and Employment Law Association (LELA) held their first event co-sponsored by the Business Law Society (BLS), titled the Labor and Employment Law Careers Panel. The event, aimed to introduce students to the exciting and dynamic fields of labor and employment law.   Members of the […]

Associate Dean William Byrnes recently returned from a week in Moscow (October 21 – 25) where he participated in two conferences, a presentation to the tax and transfer pricing partners at Pepeliaev (one of the largest Russian law firms) and meetings with government Ministry officials.  Dean Byrnes, a renowned international tax academic, was invited and […]

By Rachel Baum (2L) On October 17, The Jewish Student Union (JSU) joined forces with the Entertainment Law Society (ELS), the Business Law Society (BLS), the Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA), the Jefferson Law Republicans (JLR), and Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) to bring their members a unique networking opportunity: a night of “Bowling with […]

By Cristina Kinsella (3L) On Sunday, October 20, 2013, several members of TJSL’s Law Student’s for Reproductive Justice chapter gathered at Balboa Park in the early hours of the morning. Though the fog was just lifting, thousands of people dressed in pink were milling around the park for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. […]

Each year, San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association awards thousands of dollars to promising law students by bringing together members of the Latino legal community for the annual “SDLRLA Scholarship Dinner & Gala.” This year’s gala was held on Friday, October 18 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown San Diego. Of the seven awardees, […]

By Milena Celentano 3L The TJSL Mock Trial Team recently competed locally in the San Diego Defense Lawyers Competition. The team finished fifth overall, barely missing the semi-finals round. “It was wonderful to hear the competition judges, all San Diego practicing attorneys, complement our students on their preparation and execution. Our competitors worked very hard […]

“I’m scared” were the words spoken by Ashley Salas (2L) even before her first move against Dr. Dennis Saccuzzo was made. When asked the same question 29 minutes into play, her answer was “I’m still scared. This is even more stressful than final exams.” But ironically, Salas was one of the last three players left […]

Associate Dean William Byrnes recently returned from a week in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia (Russia) where he presented a week-long course at the Siberian Federal University Law Institute on international tax and investments, and led a two-hour faculty workshop on distance education.  Dean Byrnes heads the Graduate and Distance Education Programs at Thomas Jefferson School of Law […]

On October 21, 2013, San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel M. Pressman denied class certification in the Alaburda v. Thomas Jefferson School of Law litigation. We are extremely pleased with the Court’s ruling on the class certification issue. The ruling supports our unwavering position that there never was any basis for a class action lawsuit […]

TJSL Distinguished Professor of International Law Richard Scott has announced that his new co-authored publication, the second edition of The Law of the European Union, has just been published by the Carolina Academic Press. His co-authors are Alain Levasseur and Christine Corcos of Louisiana State Law Center, and Arnaud Raynouard and Joel Moneger of the […]

The attorney representing singer Robin Thicke in a preemptory lawsuit related to Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” hit song joined three other prominent patent and copyright law attorneys to focus on the new phenomena known as “patent trolls” at a forum at Thomas Jefferson School of Law on Friday, October 18. “From Patents to Porn: The #Blurred […]