UMass Law outperforms area private schools

UMass Law 2017 graduates succeed in bar passage and employment, with a first-time bar pass rate of 72.7% and 83.7% of the class securing employment in bar-required or JD-advantage positions.

Peltz-Steele Research Examines Student Privacy When Violence is Caught on Video

Co-authoring with a former student, Professor Peltz-Steele has published an article on student privacy law when violent incidents are video recorded. Peltz-Steele and attorney Kitty L. Cone argue for federal regulatory reform to protect K12 students victimized by violent crime or tortious injury

Flanagan Leads Scholarship Workshop at National Conference

Professor Rebecca Flanagan led an at-capacity crowd at a workshop on academic publishing at the annual A.A.S.E. conference

Professor Duncan Quoted in Christian Science Monitor on Potential Consequences of Overturning Roe

“We’re a democratic republic, and ‘we the people’ ultimately should be the rulers. To the extent that it’s unelected people in robes deciding these questions [about abortion], ‘we the people’ are essentially left out of this.” – UMass Law Professor Dwight Duncan

Spencer Presents First Ever Empirical Study of Whether More Readable Briefs Correlate with Success in the Trial Courts

Associate Dean Spencer presented his study finding that brief readability was significantly correlated with summary judgment success, and that the relationship was stronger in federal courts than in state courts

Duncan Weighs in on Justice Kennedy’s Retirement and the Future of the Supreme Court

Professor Dwight Duncan joined other constitutional law experts answering questions raised by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement

Spencer Analyzes the Implications of Predictive Analytics and Surveillance Law

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Shaun Spencer published an article examining how the use of predictive surveillance to prevent terrorist and criminal activity could shape the development of Fourth Amendment law.

Attorney General Maura Healey addresses the UMass Law Class of 2018

Massachusetts Attorney General addressed the graduates at UMass Law's May 14 Commencement ceremony.

Faculty highlights: Spring 2018

UMass Law faculty engage in scholarly research, national conferences, and legal discourse.

Kayla Venckauskas awarded Rappaport Fellowship

Kayla Venckauskas, JD candidate '19 is the fourth UMass Law student in four years to be awarded the prestigious fellowship.