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Madeline Masaryk '26 and Abigail Harper '26

DWT International Writing Award winners announced

This year’s winning papers investigated how developing countries face inequities in expropriation for public purpose, and challenges to establishing standing in international environmental rights cases.

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Regulating the Rise of Data Centers in Oregon

Green Energy Institute staff and students are advancing solutions under Oregon’s POWER Act to address the environmental and economic impacts of data center expansion. The Oregon Public Utility Commission’s recent ruling, citing GEI throughout, ordered some of the most innovative and protective outcomes from a public utility commission in the nation.

Brian Blum, Bill Chin, Lydia Loren

A Celebration of Three Remarkable Careers: Brian Blum, Bill Chin, Lydia Loren

Professors Brian Blum, Bill Chin, and Lydia Loren are retiring at the end of the semester after long and impactful careers that have shaped generations of Lewis & Clark Law students.

Pictured left to right: Megan Senatori, Hira Jaleel (Lewis & Clark Law School Visiting Assistant Professor), Samuel Senatori (Megan

CALS Executive Director Megan Senatori Receives ABA Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award

Megan Senatori, Executive Director of the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, was honored by the American Bar Association with the 2026 Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award for her leadership and contributions to the field of animal law.

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Immigration Law Class Assists with Release of Woodburn Mom

Law students learn how to file Habeas Corpus petitions in a law school practicum course, resulting in the release of one woman after being illegally detained after eight months in custody. 

L to R: McKinzie Millard '28, Cameron Tow '28, Brooke Wolanin '28, Katie Jahangiri '26 and Mikki Ness '26.

Mock Trial for First Years - Offered by Third-Year Law Students

Two enterprising law students, soon to be graduates, created a Mock Trial Club for first year students, giving them a courtroom trial experience at the beginning of their legal education.

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