Student from Chicago-Kent College of Law Wins Santa Clara Law’s Centennial Student Writing Competition Santa Clara University School of Law announced the winners of its 2011 Centennial Celebration Student Writing Competition, sponsored by Rambus, Inc. The competition received submissions from…
John Cruden ’74, the former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, is the new president of the Environmental Law Institute, which calls itself “an internationally recognized, non-partisan research and education center…
Lara Muller received the Mabie Award for the Outstanding Graduate. In addition to being an outstanding scholar, Lara was managing editor of the Law Review, and active in various law school activities. As the outstanding graduate, she will lead her…
Cooperation Leads to Freeing An Innocent Man Francisco Carrillo, Jr. is exonerated after spending nearly 20 years incarcerated for a crime he did not commit On March 14, 2011, the Los Angeles County Superior Court reversed Francisco “Franky” Carrillo Jr.’s…
Maurice Caldwell with his mother, before her death in 2009. Santa Clara, CA – Maurice Caldwell was released from the San Francisco County Jail Monday after spending 20 years in prison for a homicide that he did not commit. On…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 18, 2011— The former executive secretary of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and advisor to countries in transition after mass atrocities is the recipient of this year’s Katharine and George Alexander Law Prize from Santa…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 11, 2011 — The practical challenges of handing the reins of social-justice leadership from Baby Boomers to Gen X or Millennials is the topic of an April 15 symposium at Santa Clara University. The event is…
Linda Wuestehube ’10 accepting the award from AIPLA President, David Hillman. Santa Clara Law is pleased to announce that 2010 graduate Linda Wuestehube is the winner of the annual Jan Jancin Award for top intellectual-property law student in the nation.…
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently announced new appointments to California Superior Courts, and four of the twelve are Santa Clara Law alumni. “We congratulate our alumni on their appointments to these leadership positions,” said Donald J. Polden, dean, Santa Clara Law.…
Monday, December 6, 2010 Co-Sponsored with Santa Clara University School of Law Registration: 4:30 p.m. Ceremony: 5:00 p.m. Reception 5:30 p.m. with Hon. Jamie Jacobs-May Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Hon. Jeremy Fogel US District…