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Just two months into her first year at Pitt Law, 1L Gracie Gundlach is already putting her legal education into action!

Gracie is volunteering with the Somaliland Independence Recognition Institute, working alongside Pitt Law students and law students in the UK under the guidance of Professor Charles T. Kotuby Jr. to research and document human rights abuses in support of Somaliland’s efforts toward international recognition.

She has also been selected as a 1L representative for the Pitt Law Women’s Association, helping support and create opportunities for women in the legal profession.

Congratulations, Gracie! We love seeing our students get involved and make a difference so early in their law school journeys! by @pittlawschool

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See where a legal education can take you. Join us on Wednesday, October 21, at 6 p.m. ET for a webinar and live Q&A to learn how Pitt Law’s Online Master of Studies in Law and graduate certificate programs can advance your career.

Register now: https://bit.ly/3VGKNta by @pittlawschool

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From law students to attorneys! ⚖️💙💛

Congratulations to a few of Pitt Law’s newest attorneys, who took the oath of admission right here at the law school! With client matters and court appearances already on their calendars, these graduates wasted no time taking this exciting next step in their legal careers.

We’re proud to celebrate this milestone and can’t wait to see all they accomplish! by @pittlawschool

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Pitt Law Dean Jerry Dickinson recently congratulated Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Christine Donohue on receiving the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County.

The Academy's highest honor recognizes exceptional contributions to the judicial system and legal profession.

Congratulations to Justice Donohue on this well-deserved recognition and her distinguished service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! by @pittlawschool

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A wonderful shoutout to Pitt Law’s Barco Law Library!

During the 17th Transnational Commercial Law Teachers Meeting, our library team created a special display featuring books authored or edited by conference participants, highlighting their scholarship and the library’s collection.

Thank you to Professor Paolo Davide Farah for recognizing Linda Tashbook and the Barco Law Library team for their dedication to supporting research, teaching, and scholarly exchange at Pitt Law! by @pittlawschool

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Join us for Election Integrity in 2026: Facts, Myths and the Fight for Trust, a conversation examining election administration and the safeguards designed to support accurate results and public trust.

The program will feature Jennifer Morrell, CEO and co-founder of The Elections Group, and Harry Black, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, with David Thornburgh, Chair of Ballot PA Action, moderating.

📅 Thursday, Oct. 22
⏰ 12:30–1:45 p.m.
📍 Pitt Law Courtroom
💻 Virtual attendance also available

One hour of substantive PA CLE credit is available. Registration is required. by @pittlawschool

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New research is taking a closer look at who has a seat at the table in nonprofit leadership.

Professor Philip Hackney is involved with the Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (WNLI), which has released its latest report, Who’s on Board? Gender and Race in Nonprofit Board Rooms. The research examines the representation of women and people of color on the boards of Greater Philadelphia’s major nonprofit institutions, including universities and health systems, and contributes to a broader conversation about nonprofit governance and leadership.

The initiative will continue that conversation on Oct. 26 with Who’s Governing Greater Philadelphia’s Anchor Institutions and Why You Should Care, bringing together experts to discuss the findings and their implications.

Learn more and read the report: whosonboard.org by @pittlawschool

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New book on the horizon from Pitt Law Dean Jerry Dickinson.

Dean and Professor of Law Jerry Dickinson signed a book contract with the University of Virginia Press to publish The Bottom-Up Constitution: States and the Evolution of American Constitutional Law, expected in the 2027-2028 academic year.

In the book, Dickinson develops the concept of “bottom-up constitutionalism,” examining how federal constitutional ideas, rights, protections, and practices often developed first in state constitutions, state courts, and state legislatures before influencing federal constitutional law.

Spanning the Founding era through some of the most consequential constitutional questions of the modern era, the book offers a new perspective on the role states have played in the continuing development of American constitutional law.

The book will appear in UVA Press’s Constitutionalism and Democracy series.
Congratulations, Dean Dickinson!

Read more: law.pitt.edu/news/ by @pittlawschool

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Sherlock Holmes, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and Some Humane Discourse About the Shoah

Join Pitt Law for a thought-provoking conversation with Richard H. Weisberg, Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law at Cardozo School of Law, exploring the intersections of law, literature, history, and the Holocaust.

Professor Weisberg will be joined in conversation by Pitt Law Professors Vivian Curran and Arthur D. Hellman, along with Hannah Johnson, Professor of English and Associate Dean at Kenyon College.

📅 Tuesday, October 20
🕧 12:30–1:30 p.m.
📍 Alcoa Room, Barco Law Building

We hope you'll join us for this engaging interdisciplinary discussion! by @pittlawschool

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Harrisburg-area Pitt Law alumni, we’re coming your way!

Join us for an evening of networking, conversation, and camaraderie with fellow members of the Pitt Law alumni community. A special thank you to McNees Wallace & Nurick for hosting us!

We hope to see you there!

Please RSVP by Oct. 13: law.pitt.edu/alumni/alumni-events by @pittlawschool

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Pitt Law was proud to host the 17th Transnational Commercial Law Teachers Meeting, held October 8–9 and organized by Vice Dean and Professor of Law John Linarelli.

This year's meeting, themed “Transnational Commercial Law in Times of Change: The Challenges of Technology and Fragmentation and Opportunities for Reform,” brought together legal scholars to explore emerging challenges and opportunities in transnational commercial law.

Thank you to all who participated and contributed to two days of engaging discussions and scholarly exchange! by @pittlawschool

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Pitt Law's Center for International Legal Education (CILE) welcomed Professor Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell, President of the European Law Institute and Professor of Commercial Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, for the McLean Lecture on World Law.

Her lecture, “Technology, Power and Law: Building a Global Digital Society in a Multipolar World,” explored the intersection of technology, law, and global governance and the legal challenges shaping our increasingly digital world.

Thank you to Professor Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell for sharing her expertise with the Pitt Law community! by @pittlawschool

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