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First maritime law case heard by the Court in nearly 70 years could change insurance rulings across the U.S.

UMass Law’s Shaun Spencer argued before the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court that the state’s alimony law should allow alimony awards that maintain patterns of savings that the parties followed during their marriage.

Professor Anna-Marie Tabor tells the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council why retirees need stronger benefit protections.

Professor Chaudhry presented his latest research on real estate taxation and affordable housing in Berlin.

Students experienced real-world issues in international law

UMass Law Professor Justine Dunlap joined the executive committee of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission.

Nichols becomes the 16th institution to offer a joint undergraduate and UMass Law degree in six years

With conversational and generative AI systems like ChatGPT on the rise, Professor Sylvia gave a talk on the ramifications of using artificial intelligence in the professional sphere.

Professor Owens recently published a new Article in a special issue of Frontiers in Sociology on Ethnography in the Open Science and Digital Age. The Article, Encountering Deception in Virtual Spaces: Guidelines for Virtual Ethnography, draws from an experience of deception in virtual fieldwork and considers implications for those designing methodologies for virtual ethnographies.

80% first time pass rate on July 2023 Massachusetts Bar Exam among best in state

Duncan and Tocci publish a paper on the use of silence in legal history.

Professor Owens recently published a discussion-based activity she developed to help students learn more about the function and concepts of law and society. The exercise encourages students to build a new ‘court’ in the classroom which will adjudicate the excuses that students communicate to instructors.