Alison Tucher, former Morrison & Foerster LLP partner and NCIP’s 2010 Pro Bono Award recipient, was recently appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County. Governor Jerry Brown selected Tucher to fill the vacancy left by retired Judge…
Please join NCIP on Thursday, March 20th for “Experts in the Courtroom: Problems and Suggested Solutions,” a special presentation by Dr. Itiel Dror, a world-renowned expert on cognitive bias. Dr Dror is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on expert performance in…
Strengthening the Voice and Visibility of the Pro-Choice Majority Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellowship Uniting research, analysis, and advocacy to change the world! We are currently accepting applications for the Lisa Kernan Social Justice Fellows Program to honor the…
Jim Donato, Shearman & Sterling LLP partner, NCIP’s 2013 Pro Bono Award recipient, and NCIP former advisory board member will serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California. The Senate confirmed Donato’s nomination to serve on…
Pursuant to the National Football League’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union, a football player becomes eligible to be drafted by the NFL three years after his high school class has graduated. For years, NFL and NCAA leaders…
The Patent Law Interview Program, or PLIP for short, usually takes place the last week of July or the first week of August in Chicago. I have attended PLIP for many years and believe it is a great place to…
This is a list of clerkship positions recently added to OSCAR. To see other recently added clerkships, follow the “Judicial Clerkship” tag to see other posts. To see all available clerkship positions, please go to: https://oscar.uscourts.gov/. If students have any…
On February 12, 2014, Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller introduced The Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2014 to improve forensic science reform efforts by prioritizing scientific research and supporting long-term cooperation between scientists and various members of the criminal…
The Supreme Court has the opportunity to take a stand against prosecutorial misconduct this Friday when the justices will decide whether or not to hear Wolfe v. Clarke. Wolfe v. Clarke involves a murder conviction that was overturned due to…
“Karibu sana” is Swahili for “You are very welcome,” and it is a phrase I have heard countless times since I arrived in Dar es Salaam last week. I am a Fulbright scholar this semester in Tanzania, researching the role of…