
Judge James Noel Dean and Professor of Law @SMULawSchool
SMU Dedman School of Law
Joined November 2015
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Congratulations to @Prof_CarlaReyes on winning the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education Mentorship Award!
This year’s winners will be honored at an awards ceremony during the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting on January 9.
🔗 Learn more: aals.org/newsroom/releases/2…
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Several SMU Dedman School of Law faculty members will be speaking at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting this week.
See below for a list of presentations:
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The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and @SMULawSchool are hosting a virtual legal clinic, Thursday, July 6, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. If you would like to apply for legal assistance, please fill out this form: buff.ly/3ToJAA5. #TXLegalAidHelps
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Professor Marc Steinberg's book, "Understanding Securities Law: Eighth Edition," has been published by @CAPBooks. It provides comprehensive coverage of the federal securities laws, including legislative, judicial, and SEC pronouncements.
Read here: cap-press.com/books/isbn/978…
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Professor Dale Carpenter's article, "The Dead End of Animus Doctrine," has been published in the @AlaLawReview.
Read here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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.@orlymazur @SMULawSchool, Can Blockchain Revolutionize Tax Administration?, 127 @PennStLRev 115 (2022)
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SMU Dedman School of Law is a leader in health care law and was recently ranked #29 in the nation.
This is a testament to our incredible health care law faculty: @nathancortez, @profmohapatra, and @proftommayo
Read more:
smu.edu/Law/News-Events/2023…
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Professor Dale Carpenter spoke with @OliviaLeachNews of @CBSNewsTexas to break down former President Trump's classified documents case.
Watch/read here: cbsnews.com/texas/news/smu-l…
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Congratulations @Tsleather on receiving the Harry M. Reasoner Justice For All Award at the gala benefiting legal services for veterans!
Such an important commitment to funding legal aid and increasing pro bono attorney involvement! @smulawclinics
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We're back from AALS 2023 Conference on Clinical Legal Education! We enjoyed meeting clinicians from as far as Canada. Feeling refreshed, armed w/ideas, & embracing "hope as a discipline." @AttyKandaceW @NatalieNanasi @DebbieGSanchez @chantebrantley @ChildAdSMU
#AALSClinical
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"Structural inequities cannot be addressed by using white families as the normative identity for analyzing legal reforms of the aging population."
Read "Racial Myopia in [Family] Law" by @ProfJDWeaver in the @YaleLJournal: yalelawjournal.org/forum/rac…
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SMU Dedman School of Law was ranked among the top 15 law schools in the nation with the highest percentage of 2022 graduates placed in full-time, bar-passage required jobs.
Read more: lnkd.in/gksAiWQN
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Congratulations to Shelby Lepley (2L) on her first place win in the State Bar of Texas International Law Section Human Rights Essay Contest!
Shelby was recognized at the International Law Institute hosted at SMU last week and received a $1,500 scholarship.
#PonyUp
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Congratulations to SMU Law alumna Judge Irma C. Ramirez '91 on being nominated by @POTUS to serve on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
If confirmed, Judge Ramirez would be the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Court.
Read more: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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#SMULawSchool will host its third Rising Scholars Program June 4-9. This is a free, residential program that immerses current high school juniors/rising seniors from historically underrepresented populations in the law school experience. Read more: bit.ly/3GoAZK1 @SMU
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Together with SMU's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, SMU Law will host a webinar to address the Supreme Court’s impending affirmative action decision.
Panelists:
Robert Garda (@LoynoLaw)
@dissentingj (@EmoryLaw)
@ProfKJRobinson (@UVALaw)
Register: smu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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I testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday about the challenges facing lower courts in Second Amendment cases, with different judges drawing opposite conclusions on the same issues under Bruen’s novel test of historical analogy. judiciary.senate.gov/committ…
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WATCH NOW | Professor @ericmruben testifying at U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled "Protecting Public Safety After New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen" judiciary.senate.gov/committ…
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Prof. Christopher Hanna’s book “Corporate Income Tax Accounting” was published last week by @WestAcademic. It is co-authored by Paul Yong (@USanDiegoLaw) and Mark P. Thomas (@PwC, @PwCUS).
Congrats to all on this incredible accomplishment!
View here: faculty.westacademic.com/Boo…
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In her @CalifLRev article, Professor Jenia Turner says giving victims a central role in criminal case decision-making is not likely to be the most promising way to ensure fair and just prosecutions in the U.S. context.
Read here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
























