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Journals Legal Newsletter for Tuesday May 05, 2026 ( 5 items )  

35 URI students honored with Rhode Island Foundation fellowships to support foreign language study abroad
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 4 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * 35 URI students honored with Rhode Island Foundation fellowships to support foreign language study abroad * KINGSTON, R.I. - May 4, 2026 - Thirty-five University of Rhode Island students have been awarded scholarship funds by the Rhode Island Foundation through two programs that will allow them to pursue foreign language study abroad. The foundation has named 30 students 2026 Beatrice S. Demers F  more

Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Kathleen Casey
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 4 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Kathleen Casey * For Kathleen Casey, the path to law school began long before she ever stepped into a courtroom. Growing up on the East Coast, she was first introduced to the law through a mock trial program at her public middle school, an experience that sparked an early interest in advocacy and justice. That curiosity developed into a lasting passion.  more

Community spirit: 2026 Commencement Award winners recognized for academic success, leadership, and service
SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 3 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Community spirit: 2026 Commencement Award winners recognized for academic success, leadership, and service * As Bryant's Class of 2026 gets ready to step into the next chapter and assume their roles as tomorrow's leaders, 50 among their number will receive special recognition at the university's 163rd Commencement for their dedication to academic excellence, service, and leadership. Throughout their time at  more

From Virgil to Virginia: Classics, UVA Law Experience Prepares Student for Career
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 4 -- The University of Virginia School of Law posted the following news: * * * From Virgil to Virginia: Classics, UVA Law Experience Prepares Student for Career * For David Del Terzo '26, a lifetime of studying the classics not only steeped him in the works of Virgil and Cicero, but also prepared him for the rigors of law school. At the University of Virginia School of Law, Del Terzo, a Dean's Scholar and Community Fellow, has been membership development edit  more

Rick Hasen is cited in a Supreme Court opinion on voting rights
LOS ANGELES, California, May 4 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * Rick Hasen is cited in a Supreme Court opinion on voting rights UCLA School of Law professor Rick Hasen 's election law scholarship was recently cited in a U.S. Supreme Court opinion in a landmark voting rights case.  Issued on April 29, the majority opinion in Louisiana v. Callais remade decades of law on the drawing of congressional districts and race that undergird  more