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A three-judge panel heard appeals from the trial court level on cases involving civil, criminal, and family law. The Hon. Cheryl Lynn Allen, a Penn State alumna, The Hon. Vic Stabile, a member of the Law School Class of 1982, and The Hon. Christine L. Donohue provided “teachable moments” for area middle-and high-school students.

Superior Court makes appellate argument accessible A special argument session at Penn State Law on April 1 and 2 allowed the Superior Court of Pennsylvania to bring law to life for area students.

Courtney Kiehl ’15 fights for victims' rightsCourtney Kiehl ’15 considers victims' rights the cause of her life. Her personal experience with sexual abuse has led her to a career in advocacy.

Brittany Mouzourakis ’14 selected for prestigious ethics fellowshipPenn State Law student Brittany Mouzourakis ’14 was awarded a place in the 2014 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics Law program (FASPE). Mouzourakis was selected from two-hundred and forty applicants for one of twelve fellowships in the summer law program.

New book explores latest developments in U.S. arbitration Thomas E. Carbonneau, the Samuel P. Orlando Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Penn State Institute of Arbitration Law and Practice, has published the Fifth Edition of “The Law and Practice of Arbitration.”

Learn arbitration law by experience this summer at Penn State LawThis summer lawyers and law students trained outside of the U.S. can study international arbitration law at Penn State Law. Taught by arbitration scholar and expert Professor Thomas Carbonneau, “Arbitration Workshop – Legal Counselling in International Arbitration” will run from June 30 to July 11.

Iranian nuclear talks previewed in Penn State Journal “The essays in the Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs (JLIA) provide insights needed to transform the U.S.-Iranian relationship from one of distrust and hyperbole to one of mutual respect and engaged exchange,” according to Executive Editor of JLIA and Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Amy Gaudion. Iranian nuclear talks are set to reconvene on Tuesday.

Journalist-author Kimberly Dozier named General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic LeadershipKimberly Dozier, best-selling author of "Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Survive, and Get Back to the Fight" (2011), has been named the 2014-15 General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership.

Catherine A. Rogers was recently appointed by the ICC Palestine to the nine-member Court of Arbitration of the Jerusalem Arbitration Centre (JAC).

Catherine A. Rogers appointed to Jerusalem Arbitration Centre Court of ArbitrationCatherine A. Rogers was recently appointed by the ICC Palestine to the nine-member Court of Arbitration of the Jerusalem Arbitration Centre (JAC). The JAC is a joint initiative of the ICC Palestine and the ICC Israel to resolve commercial disputes that arise out of the more than $4 billion in trade annual between Palestinians and Israelis.

Moot court season in full swing; get the latest updatesPenn State Law students are in the middle of a busy spring moot court season. So far, students have traveled to competitions in Pittsburgh, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and Washington.

Panel discussion to focus on legal, ethical aspects of sexual assault casesAdvocates and legal experts will discuss legal and ethical issues of sexual assault cases at a public event set for 6:00 p.m. on April 15 in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. CLE credits are available for this event, which will be live in the Greg Sutliff Auditorium of the Lewis Katz Building in University Park and simulcast to 029, Lewis Katz Hall in Carlisle, PA.