CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * The ABA Journal magazine, together with the University of Miami School of Law and the University of Miami School of Arts & Sciences announce the inaugural Scott Turow Prize for Excellence in Legal Fiction The American Bar Association's flagship magazine, the ABA Journal, and the University of Miami's Schools of Law and Arts & Sciences are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Scott Turow Prize for Excellence in Legal Fiction. Named in honor o more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 24 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up - ASAM Weekly for June 23, 2026: * * * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Stigma, Pity, and the Limits of Empathy By Jessica Gregg, MD, PhD, FASAM Contributing Editor A few months ago, I was invited to speak to a group of medical providers in Oklahoma about best practices for the medical management of substance use disorders. My colleague, O'Nesha Cochran, a peer mentor, was also invited to present. Her talk was  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 24 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Distinctive brand names pay off for wine producers, study finds * Thousands of wines in France's Bordeaux region carry similar-sounding names, many adopted long before modern trademark law took effect. That crowded field gave University of Chicago Law School Prof. Jonathan Masur a rare chance to test a long-held assumption that having a unique brand name provides value to an enterprise. That's why trademark law exists and why companies spend so much m more PR

BRONX, New York, June 25 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Nasrin Lin '27 JD Awarded Second Place in ABA Antitrust Law Writing Competition By Erin DeGregorio Nienyin (Nasrin) Lin '27 JD won second place in the 2026 Pitofsky & Saferstein Law Student Writing Competition, sponsored by the American Bar Association's Antitrust Law Section, for her essay on AI governance. The competition--named after the former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission--invites second-year and third-year law students with an int more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Shannon Price Minter, legal director of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, Dallas, Texas, from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Children: Exposing the Dangers of Irreversible Gender Transition Procedures on Minors": * * * Chair and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Shannon Minter. I have served as the Legal Director of the National Center  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The University of the District of Columbia issued the following news: * * * University of the District of Columbia Appoints Angela Gilmore Dean of David A. Clarke School of Law The University of the District of Columbia announced the appointment of Angela Gilmore as dean of the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, effective June 29, 2026. Gilmore has served as interim dean of UDC Law since August 2024. During this period, she has provided executive leadership for the District's public  more PR

TAMPA, Florida, June 25 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * USF research highlights inconsistencies in state laws on adolescent consent after sexual assault By Anna Mayor, University Communications and Marketing and USF Health In the hours following sexual assault, teens may face difficult decisions about seeking medical care and whether to undergo a forensic exam that could support a future investigation or prosecution. Understanding their ability to consent to these services can be complicated, as laws var more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls on Congress and Antitrust Enforcers to Take on Corporate Power at Open Markets Conference Warren calls out both Democrats and Republicans for nominating judges that don't follow antitrust laws Warren pushes antitrust tools to tackle new challenges, including AI - At the Open Markets Institute's 2026 conference on "The New American Revolution," U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke on the growing momentum for antit more PR