April 15, 2013 | Volume XIX, Issue 28
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
Legislative and regulatory research can be complex and selecting the correct resource can be challenging. A recent Congressional Research Service report provides an overview of both freely available federal government [...]
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
Florida’s environment, education, economic development and growth management were the primary topics of conversation on Friday, Oct. 12, when five former Florida governors convened at the Phillips Center for the Florida Law Review’s Allen L. Poucher Legal Education Series. [...]
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
Tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year will trigger higher average tax bills of almost $3,500 across all households in the U.S., and $2,000 for middle income households. Experts say this looming “fiscal cliff” would result in unprecedented tax hikes that could result in a major economic slowdown unless the current rates are renewed. [...]
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
When W. George Allen became the first African-American to graduate from the University of Florida in 1962, it was not only a victory for him, but also for countless others who had fought for equality for decades at the university. On Friday, Oct. 12, the University of Florida and UF Levin College of Law celebrated the 50th anniversary of Allen’s graduation from UF Law [...]
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
Spring Supreme Court Externships Program
Two positions are now available at the Florida Supreme Court for the Spring 2012 semester. They are each a five-credit externship, running Jan. 14 – April 26, 2013, and require 20 hours per week.
Applications open for 2013 Evan Yegelwel Summer Fellowship
The Evan Yegelwel Summer Fellowship award permits one UF Law student to participate in a paid Summer Fellowship Program at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Florida Regional Office in Boca Raton.
Spring Semester Foreign Enrichment Course and Spring Break Field Course will feature International Development Law and Policy
The UF Levin College of Law Environmental and Land Use Law Program will offer the following conservation and development practice related courses for Spring 2013 Semester
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
Florida Supreme Court Justices Barbara J. Pariente, R. Fred Lewis, Peggy A. Quince, and Jorge Labarga spoke candidly at UF Law Oct. 18 about the importance of judicial independence and the challenge to maintain an unbiased court system. The justices arrived to a lively Martin H. Levin Advocacy [...]
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
When The Florida Bar integrated – requiring all Florida lawyers to become members – in 1950 the white leadership was mindful that it would not allow blacks into its social gatherings. That history lay in the background of “Leadership and Law: Diverse Perspectives on the Role of Race and Participation in Professional Legal Organizations,” [...]
Published: Oct 22nd, 2012
Associate Dean Claire M. Germain made two presentations and Dean Robert Jerry and Professor Joseph Little were quoted in the media.
