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The 54th Algonquian Conference: Launching the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, hosted by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS) and the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law School with support from an Innovative Seed Grant from the Research and Innovation Office (RIO) and the Department of Linguistics, will be held Thursday, October 20 through Sunday, October 23 at the law school. Speakers from the United Nations, U.S., and Canada will address both the causes of language loss and opportunities for revitalization.

Korey Wise, a member of the Exonerated Five, spoke at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law on September 23, 2022, his first visit to Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law in six years. At the event sponsored by the Korey Wise Innocence Project (KWIP), the classroom was packed with students, KWIP staff, and members of the community who all came to hear Mr. Wise tell his story and answer questions.

Professor Colene Robinson, co-director of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law’s Clinical Program, and Josi McCauley ’06 each received awards at the 2022 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Office of the Child’s Representative (OCR) Annual Conference, held on September 12 and 13.

The Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law celebrated its eleventh annual Constitution Day Project this September. Each year, volunteers teach challenging constitutional questions in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ high schools to commemorate the 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution.

Justice Angela R. Riley, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma and internationally esteemed scholar, will join the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law community on October 18, 2022 to deliver the 11th annual John Paul Stevens Lecture.

On Tuesday, August 16, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law’s newest students got together in person for the very first time. The Class of 2025, made up of 12 LLMs, 11 MSLs, and 165 JD students, had the opportunity to eat, drink, and be merry at the Rayback Collective in beautiful Boulder. The next day, Orientation 2022 began in earnest.

This summer, Silicon Flatirons brought together students from across the nation to participate in the 11th iteration of Startup Summer.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law's Sustainable Community Development Clinic (SCDC) has formed a new non-profit to support residents of a Ft. Collins mobile home park in preserving the affordability of their homes.

Jonathan Skinner-Thompson , who joined the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law clinical faculty in 2020, has transitioned from his role as associate clinical professor and director of the Getches-Green Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Clinic to associate professor of law on the research faculty. He will continue to teach natural resources courses...

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law alumna Christina Stanton ’15 joins the faculty as an associate clinical professor and director of the American Indian Law Clinic. Stanton previously served as an adjunct professor at the law school, interim director of the American Indian Law Clinic, and director of operations at First Peoples Worldwide, an organization housed in the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ.