CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 5 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * Barbara J. Howard of Cincinnati becomes ABA president At the ABA Annual Conference in Chicago, Barbara J. Howard, principal of the Barbara J. Howard law firm in Cincinnati, Ohio, has assumed the role of president of the American Bar Association for a one-year term concluding August 2027. "I could not be prouder to represent the American Bar Association and all its members who are dedicated to protecting the rule of law and ensuring that our democracy more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 4, 2026, by democracy fellow Lera Burlakova: * * * Ukraine Is Failing Its Foreign Heroes Foreign volunteers came to Ukraine to fight for freedom, but are too often snared by the country's bureaucracy. - We were sitting in a radio studio in central Kyiv, where an American volunteer soldier and I were being interviewed about the challenges faced by foreign troops. As a Ukrainian veteran who sometimes helps them navigate these issues, I shar more PR

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Aug. 3 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * In the News: MTSU faculty talk AI, gas prices, jailhouse baptisms, elections, more * MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -Middle Tennessee State University faculty and staff have been sharing their perspectives with media this spring and summer on various issues, including artificial intelligence, rising gas and housing costs, state elections and jailhouse baptisms. * Ben Lynch, engineering tech administrator in the Facilities Services Department, shared  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 4 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU law professor examines the rule of law through the Bard's 'Measure for Measure' * LAWRENCE -If law students were assigned to look up the definition of the "rule of law," they might not think to start with Shakespeare. But according to a University of Kansas legal scholar, the Bard is as good of a source as any to understand a host of legal issues, both past and present. Raj Bhala, University Distinguished Professor of Law, recently concluded a sabbatic more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 4 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news: * * * KU law professor examines the rule of law through the Bard's 'Measure for Measure' * LAWRENCE -If law students were assigned to look up the definition of the "rule of law," they might not think to start with Shakespeare. But according to a University of Kansas legal scholar, the Bard is as good of a source as any to understand a host of legal issues, both past and present. Raj Bhala, University Distinguished Professor of Law, recently conclud more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 4 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Michael Crispi '27 Wins First Place in ABA Business Law Student Writing Contest * Brooklyn Law School student Michael Crispi '27, a rising 3L, has been awarded first place in the Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest. This highly regarded legal writing competition from American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section encourages and rewards law students for their outstanding writing on business law topics. It is the first time a Brooklyn Law School stud more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * Neha Jain: A Global Career in International Law From law school in India to a Rhodes Scholarship in Oxford, from fellowships in South Africa and Germany to faculty positions at University of Minnesota Law School and the European University Institute, to her current permanent visiting professorship at the University of Copenhagen, Professor Neha Jain arrived at Northwestern University in 2023 with a career spanning  more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 5 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Shannon Fyfe Publishes Article Challenging the Role of Genocide Law in Preventing Mass Atrocities New Loyola University Chicago Law Journal article argues that debates over whether violence constitutes genocide often distract from the need to end violence. - Washington and Lee University law professor Shannon Fyfe has published a new article in the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. The article, titled "The Futility of 'Genocide' in Ending a G more PR