Finnish delegation at Colorado Law

Minister of Justice of Finland Visits Colorado Law for Discussion on Indigenous Peoples Rights

Dec. 23, 2019

Finland's Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson visited the University of Colorado Law School on Dec. 12 to discuss the situation of indigenous peoples in the U.S. with Colorado Law and CU Boulder faculty and community partners.

Margot E. Kaminski

Professor Margot E. Kaminski to Present Award-Winning Paper at U.S. Senate

Dec. 12, 2019

Margot E. Kaminski, associate professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School, received the 10th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPM) Award from the Future of Privacy Forum. This award recognizes leading privacy scholarship that is relevant to policymakers in the U.S. Congress, at U.S. federal agencies, and for data protection authorities abroad.

Executive Education

Colorado Law Launches Executive Education Courses

Dec. 2, 2019

Attorneys, compliance professionals, and entrepreneurs will deepen their knowledge of legal and business topics this summer through the University of Colorado Law School’s new Executive Education courses. This summer's offerings include two courses on ethics and compliance and a course focused on cannabis entrepreneurship.

Katleen Hearn Croshal

Alumni Spotlight: Community, Determination Characterize Hon. Kathleen Croshal’s ('79) "Untraditional" Path in the Law

Dec. 2, 2019

The Hon. Kathleen Croshal (nee Winters) ('79) describes her path as a law student as "untraditional." Croshal grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland and worked in theater management prior to law school. Her passion for her community is the driving force behind her career and also a motivator of her time spent in nonprofit work, including as current president of the Colorado Bar Association.

Getches-Wilkinson Center to Launch Fellows Program With Focus on Water in the West

Dec. 2, 2019

The Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and Environment at the University of Colorado Law School has raised $840,000 to launch a first-of-its-kind fellows program that will train the next generation of natural resource leaders.

Ming H. Chen

Ming Hsu Chen Selected for Campuswide Faculty Fellows Cohort

Nov. 25, 2019

University of Colorado Law School Associate Professor Ming Hsu Chen was one of 13 faculty members across the CU Boulder campus selected to participate in the Research & Innovation Office's (RIO) 2020 Faculty Fellows cohort. The Faculty Fellows program supports CU Boulder’s most promising faculty in achieving their research goals and promotes collaboration by "shrinking the campus."

Small satellite

Clinic-Led Interdisciplinary Team Helps Guide New FCC Satellite Regulations

Nov. 19, 2019

An interdisciplinary team led by the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law and Policy Clinic at the University of Colorado Law School, in partnership with Dr. Scott E. Palo and CU Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science, had a role in influencing groundbreaking national policy for small satellites at the Federal Communications Commission.

Vanessa Cortez

Vanessa Cortez ('20) Uses Legal Education to Give Back to Colorado Communities

Nov. 15, 2019

As an incoming law student, Vanessa Cortez ('20) didn’t have many connections to the legal profession. Relationships built at Colorado Law and beyond helped Cortez grow her support network and advance toward her goal of helping Coloradans in need.

New Getches-Wilkinson Center Report Assesses Risks of Colorado River Cutbacks

Nov. 11, 2019

As declines in the Colorado River's flow pose a risk of forced water curtailments in the coming decades in Colorado and the rest of the Upper Colorado River Basin, communities should consider what kind of insurance is needed, argues a new report coauthored by Anne Castle ('81), senior fellow at the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment at the University of Colorado Law School.

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan delivers the 2019 John Paul Stevens Lecture

Justice Elena Kagan Delivers Humor, Wisdom, and Inspiration at Eighth Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture

Nov. 4, 2019

On Oct. 22, 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan spoke to a sold-out crowd of over 2,000 people at CU Boulder’s Macky Auditorium—with hundreds more watching via livestream nationwide and internationally. The fireside-chat style event was moderated by Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law and Director of the White Center Suzette Malveaux.

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