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Ringing the Capital: Justice Sotomayor Questions the Validity of Alabama’s (and Florida’s) Capital Punishment Regime

BY ZACHARY D. LUDENS — In the closing issue of the University of Miami Law Review’s 67th Volume, Brendan Ryan offered a thoughtful analysis of Florida’s capital punishment regime and one United States District Judge’s determination that this regime was no longer constitutional. Although the Supreme Court of the United States ultimately declined to address […]

Volume 67 Article Cited in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Dissent

The Massachusetts Appellate Division (as referenced in our previous news story) is not the only court to recognize the scholarly authority of the University of Miami Law Review. The Honorable Judge Andre M. Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently cited a Volume 67 article in his dissent in United […]

UMLR Article Cited in Massachusetts Appellate Decision

A scholarly article featured in University of Miami Law Review, Volume 64, Issue 1, was recently cited by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appellate Division in the case Rolivia, Inc. v. Emporium Nostrum, Inc., No. 13-ADMS-10013 (Nov. 7, 2013). The article, “The Short Arm of the Law: Simplifying Personal Jurisdiction Over Virtually Present Defendants” by Allyson W. […]

LawWithoutWalls: A Global Response to Legal Education Reform Rooted at Miami Law

BY GREG FONTELA — In many ways, legal practice in America has evolved over the years.  While there is a strong base upon which it has grown, the way in which legal representation has been organized and delivered has evolved with advancing technology, changing markets, and developing societal values.  This is not to say that […]

UMLR Member Leah Weston Tapped For Iron Arrow

Third-year University of Miami School of Law student and UMLR member Leah Weston was tapped today as a new inductee of Iron Arrow, the highest honor attainable at the University of Miami. Iron Arrow recognizes those individuals in the community who exemplify its tenets of love of alma mater, character, leadership, scholarship, and community. The […]