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The #RutgersLaw Mediation Clinic presented its first Mediation Showcase on April 7. The demo was conducted "by students, for students" along with explanatory narration to help familiarize the law school community with the mediation process. The Clinic is directed by Professor Felicia Farber.

Would Robert Frazer Defy Trump? Questions Arise Amid Lawmaker's Prosecution | Law.com Regarding U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer's independence from President Donald Trump, Rutgers Law School professor Thea Johnson said, "You need a US Attorney's Office that can prosecute crime effectively....

"...I don't think if I were in that role, I would have any confidence that I'm going to stay in that role for a long period of time.”

#RutgersLaw Prof. @theabjohnson.bsky.social comments on the position of U.S. attorney in New Jersey in light of leadership changes: https://bit.ly/4mqKxbd
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#RutgersLaw Prof. Alec Walen's new book "Punishment, Penalty, and Incapacitation: A Dignity‑Respecting Model of Targeted Restrictions of Liberty for Liberal States" provides essential guidance for those grappling with the legal and moral limits of coercive state authority: https://bit.ly/4c9ZR8y

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Congratulations to #RutgersLaw Professor Sarah Medina Camiscoli who was one of three junior scholars selected by Rights4Children as a leader in Children’s Constitutional Rights. Rights4Children is a think tank that aims to transform an adult-centric vision of constitutional rights.
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As American Dream pushes back on blue laws, is their end at hand? Given the lawsuit activity over the American Dream flouting Sunday retail closure laws, what does the future hold for these 17th century blue laws?

#RutgersLaw Professor @slswan.bsky.social discusses possible outcomes of the lawsuit against the American Dream mall in #NewJersey for ignoring county blue laws which don't allow retail stores to open on Sundays: https://njersy.co/4tNrTwE
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#RutgersLaw in Camden hosted a law clinic open house last week to help students learn about next semester’s clinical offerings. Over 60 students explored various practice areas and met faculty and current clinic students. Our Clinical Programs rank #11 in the latest US News and World Report.
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#RutgersLaw Professor @adhaque.bsky.social joined Chris Jansing on MS NOW to discuss the latest on the closing of the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal.

Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/4tHWCuX
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#RutgersLaw Prof. Reid Kress Weisbord is the 15th most cited professor in Estates & Trusts in the new HeinOnline Scholarly Impact Rankings. His celebrity estate essay series has 500K+ downloads: https://bit.ly/4sWCq8d

Explore the impact of our professors’ scholarship: https://bit.ly/4u1Y1gP
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#RutgersLaw Prof. Rose Cuison-Villazor is the 10th most cited professor in Immigration Law in the new HeinOnline Scholarly Impact Rankings. Her work explores the ways law and society determine who belongs in the US. Explore the impact of our professors’ scholarship: https://bit.ly/4u1Y1gP
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#RutgersLaw Prof. @mcarrier.bsky.social is the 3rd most cited professor in Food & Drug Law in the new HeinOnline Scholarly Impact Rankings. He is also in the top 50 in Property and Business & Corporations. Explore the impact of our professors’ wide‑ranging expertise: https://bit.ly/4u1Y1gP
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🌟 #RutgersLaw has some of the most cited legal scholars in the US with faculty ranked across 15 areas of law in the new HeinOnline Scholarly Impact Rankings. Our professors’ wide‑ranging expertise reflects the depth and national impact of scholarship: https://bit.ly/4u1Y1gP
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#RutgersLaw shined in the 2026 US News & World Report best law school programs list:
#8 Legal Writing
#11 Clinics
#23 Part-time
This is a result of the exceptional work happening here. Our faculty were among the most cited in the HeinOnline Scholarly Impact Rankings: https://bit.ly/4u1Y1gP
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Cover of "the DOCKET" from Rutgers Law School, Spring 2026 issue. It features highlights including HeinOnline Scholarly Impact Rankings with photos and rankings: Michael Carrier (#3 in Food & Drug Law), Rose Cuison-Villazor (#10 in Immigration Law), and Reid Kress Weisbord (#13 in Estates & Trusts).

We’re excited to share the Spring 2026 issue of The Docket highlighting #RutgersLaw centers and institutes. Our faculty in Camden and Newark continue to shape legal education and policy in New Jersey and beyond. Read the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/4v65KLl
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🏆 The European Corporate Governance Institute named #RutgersLaw Professor @matteog.bsky.social and his paper co-authors as the winners of the 2026 ECGI Law Prize!

📰 Read it here: https://bit.ly/3OihMRh
🎙️ Watch/listen to the podcast on the winning paper: https://bit.ly/3OihMAL
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Why Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, won’t stop ‘til she gets enough from his estate Even after death, managing wealth can be complicated, slow and deeply contested.

In their latest celebrity estate series for @theconversation.com, #RutgersLaw Professor Reid Kress Weisbord and Professor @naomicahn.bsky.social (@uvalaw.bsky.social) review the legal skirmishes over Michael Jackson's estate, the most recent involving his daughter: https://bit.ly/4dqOhXD
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Conversion therapy ban in N.J. can’t be enforced, court rules. Protections for LGBTQ youth in jeopardy. The 8-1 court majority said therapists have a First Amendment right to discuss the practice of gay-to-straight conversion therapy.

#RutgersLaw Professors Carlos Ball and Ronald Chen comment on the implications in New Jersey of this week's Supreme Court ruling that thwarts bans on conversion therapy discussion with LGBTQ+ minors: https://bit.ly/4bPU9qQ
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Cover of publication titled "Arab Americana." It has a maroon background with abstract calligraphic designs and an emblem featuring Arabic script. The bottom left corner displays the publisher's information: "The Pennsylvania State University Press." The spine indicates that this is Volume 1, Number 1, 2027.

Congratulations to #RutgersLaw Prof. @saharazizlaw.bsky.social who joins the editorial board of Arab Americana, a biannual journal that adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding Arab American life. What a great start to Arab American Heritage Month!

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In the latest #RutgersLaw newsletter:
✅ Top marks for government law
🌍 Highlights from spring break travel
🎤 Vintage Power of Attorney podcast on starting your own law firm
🏆 Nathan Baker Trial Competition winners announced

🔗 Read all about it here: https://go.rutgers.edu/april2026news

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#RutgersLaw Professor Katie Eyer comments on the first EEOC lawsuit filed over a corporate DEI program. The lawsuit against a Coca-Cola distributor claims a women-only networking event was illegal: https://wapo.st/3PGWzRo
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🎙️ New Power of Attorney podcast! This year's Student Bar Association presidents Mehrin Ali and Isabel Ballester join #RutgersLaw Dean Johanna Bond to talk about their law school experiences, getting involved, and what makes Rutgers Law unique: https://bit.ly/4v7VwdB
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Portland police’s use of encrypted messaging app is raising concerns in the city, courtroom City leaders say they're considering a review of the department's use of Signal and its auto-delete function. The police chief says his officers are acting in accordance with state law.

#RutgersLaw Associate Dean @theabjohnson.bsky.social weighs in on a news report outlining concerns over some Portland police officers' use of the auto-delete function of Signal, the encrypted messaging app: https://bit.ly/47m3xBq (paywall)
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How Does State and Local Law Impact Mayor Mamdani’s Policy Agenda? New York City needs state cooperation for initiatives like free childcare and buses.

“...Now that [NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's] administration is up and running, can Mamdani overcome the fiscal hurdles and local power limitations to make good on these promises?”
#RutgersLaw Prof. @slswan.bsky.social tackles the question in a @statecourtreport.org essay: https://bit.ly/4lJjR4Y
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🏅 #RutgersLaw is on the National Jurist honor roll of top law schools for government law

Our Legislative Policy and Advocacy Clinic, directed by Professor Ruth Anne Robbins, is specifically mentioned for providing students with direct exposure to policymaking: https://bit.ly/4cZaQm5
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DNA test uncovers 62-year-old family secret for Montville woman Gayle Worath discovered she was the product of a sperm donation in 1971. She went from a life with no aunts, uncles or cousins to having 227,000 potential relatives.

#RutgersLaw @professormutch.bsky.social speaks with News 12 New Jersey in a news story on a woman who discovered a long-held family secret after using a DNA test kit:
https://bit.ly/4suDlNx

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They Didn't Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth. Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has also constricted the rights of pregnant women.

#RutgersLaw @professormutch.bsky.social comments on recent court cases in Florida which has gone further than other states to guarantee certain medical freedoms, but has restricted the medical freedom of pregnant women: https://bit.ly/4rARffu
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In the latest #RutgersLaw newsletter:
Our National Appellate Advocacy Team wins BK Regional
Prof. Katie Eyer on Top 100 Legal Scholars list for 2nd consecutive year
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy at Rutgers Law
Dispatches from spring break in South Africa and more: https://conta.cc/46VX7Zq
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The Illegality of Israel’s Military Campaign in Lebanon Israel and the United States must end their ongoing war of aggression against Iran, and Israel must end its unnecessary military campaign in Lebanon.

In this @justsecurity.org essay, #RutgersLaw Professor @adhaque.bsky.social explains the legality of Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon under the United Nations Charter: https://bit.ly/4uvxdpl
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One of most popular #RutgersLaw Power of Attorney podcasts features Kiomeiry Csépes '13 who talked about starting a law firm and the challenges of owning a business. Check out this rebroadcast of her interview by then-Rutgers Law Co-Dean @professormutch.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4rAJXZh
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Fears of ‘Cockroaches' in the Private Credit Market Wall Street figures are turning to colorful metaphors, including invoking the hated insect, to express caution about the $3 trillion risky-lending market.

#RutgersLaw Vice Dean Arthur Laby explores concerns about the private credit market - which is not regulated like traditional banks - in this New York Times article: https://nyti.ms/415eJyz
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ACTEC Announces New Law Journal Editors ACTEC today announced the 2026–2028 Editors of the ACTEC Law Journal.

Congratulations to #RutgersLaw Professor Reid Kress Weisbord who has been appointed as the editor of the ACTEC Law Journal, the premier peer-reviewed journal in the field of wealth transfer law: https://bit.ly/4sNLCMb
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