Saying our nation is “at a crossroads,” former United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ’60, J.D. ’63 told the Santa Clara University School of Law Class of 2017 that democracy will mean nothing if Americans aren’t willing to fight for the rule of law.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 21, 2017— Many students who walk the hallways of Santa Clara University’s main library may be surprised to know the background of a highly unusual art exhibit gracing the walls where they study for finals. Dubbed “Freedom…
The award honors lawyers who dedicate their legal talents to alleviating injustice and inequity. SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 8, 2017 – Paul Hoffman, one of America’s leading civil rights lawyers who has successfully litigated to hold human rights violators accountable,…
Santa Clara University School of Law is pleased to announce that Azadeh Morrison J.D. ’16 is the winner of the annual Jan Jancin Award for the top intellectual-property law student in the nation. The award is given by the American…
“Study the law not only with reason but also with heart,” says Luis Arriaga Valenzuela, S.J., who has joined Santa Clara University School of Law as chaplain and as a human rights scholar. “We are delighted to welcome Fr. Arriaga to our…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 22, 2016 — Veteran technology counsel Tom Lavelle, J.D. ’76, has been named managing director of Santa Clara University’s acclaimed High Tech Law Institute. The High Tech Law Institute (HTLI) serves as the hub for numerous…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 23, 2016 — California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar and U.S. District Judge Lucy Haeran Koh of the Northern District of California urged Santa Clara University School of Law’s newest graduates to build bridges across divided…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 14, 2016— The founder of a center that uses the power of the law to prevent and combat homelessness will be the recipient of the 2016 Katharine and George Alexander Law Prize from Santa Clara University School…
As a young lawyer, Santa Clara University School of Law Prof. Ken Manaster worked on the investigation wtih Stevens, and later wrote a book on the events and helped produce a new PBS documentary on them, Unexpected Justice: The Rise of John Paul Stevens.
A special viewing of the documentary for SCU campus members will be held Monday, Nov. 16, in Bannan Room 127 at noon.
We write with great concern for the welfare of journalist Hossam Bahgat, who was arrested and is being detained in Egypt by military authorities for his peaceful exercise of the right to freedom of expression.