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UMass Law student Komal Pandit named Newman Civic Fellow

Pandit recognized for commitment to community engagement and public service

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Lyness publishes litter law article in Brooklyn Law Review

Professor Sean Lyness publishes the first comprehensive piece of legal scholarship devoted to examining "litter law" in Brooklyn Law Review

McDonald Interviewed on Rhode Island Detention Facility Bankruptcy Case

McDonald gives insight on a Rhode Island Detention Facility’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island

Duncan Article "The Constitutional Vision of Orestes Brownson" Accepted for Publication

Duncan's article examines Orestes Brownson, an overlooked nineteenth-century political thinker on a par with Alexis DeTocqueville’s Democracy in America.

UMass Law professor quoted by Bloomberg Law on Exxon's legal strategy in MA climate litigation

Sean Lyness featured in Bloomberg Law coverage of the ongoing legal dispute in the climate change litigation battle of Commonwealth v. Exxon Mobil Corp

UMass Law professor publishes essay on equal protection and reparative policy

Lisa Lucile Owens introduces the “Historical Racial Nexus” framework as a historically grounded approach to race-conscious policymaking within modern constitutional doctrine

Duncan Files Amicus Brief in Quincy Statues Case

Professor Dwight Duncan filed a friend of the court brief in the case of Fitzmaurice et al. v. City of Quincy et al., a religious freedom case heading to the SJC.

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UMass Law student Komal Pandit named Newman Civic Fellow

Pandit recognized for commitment to community engagement and public service

Most Improved Law Schools for Employment Badge

UMass Law ranks among nation's most improved law schools for graduate employment

Employment outcomes increased by more than 50% as UMass Law expanded career support and practical training

UMass Law student Maggie Boettiger named 2026 Gants Scholar

3L recognized for commitment to public service and expanding access to justice

UMass Law student Isabelle Fonseca selected as 2026 Rappaport Fellow

2L spends summer advancing public service through prestigious fellowship

The entering class of 2026 pictured after the first day of orientation.

UMass Law entering class of 2026 sets new academic benchmarks

148 new law students bring wide-ranging backgrounds and experiences to Massachusetts' only public law school

Lyness publishes litter law article in Brooklyn Law Review

Professor Sean Lyness publishes the first comprehensive piece of legal scholarship devoted to examining "litter law" in Brooklyn Law Review

McDonald Interviewed on Rhode Island Detention Facility Bankruptcy Case

McDonald gives insight on a Rhode Island Detention Facility’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island

Feature Stories

Paul Riley '26: Betting on yourself

Future public defender says UMass Law helped him discover what he was capable of

Paulina Aguilar Delgado '26: Pursuing justice across borders

For graduating law student, law became a way to help others navigate unfamiliar systems

Marisa Heller at her undergraduate commencement in the spring of 2025

Marisa Heller BS '25, JD '27: The business of law

Rising 2L is UMass Dartmouth's first business student in UMass Law's accelerated 3+3 program

Sean Perrine '25: Measurable impact

Law student gains meaningful experience in inaugural State AG Clinic

Corsair meets courtroom: Emily Dillan ’20, JD ’23 achieves dream career in law

Drawing from her own experiences at UMass Dartmouth & the School of Law, Dillan is now an Alumni Association member that is dedicated to being the mentor she once had.