Law Newsroom Stories

The analysis of how courts are addressing industrial animal agriculture in four countries is the first of its kind from the Farmed Animal Protection Project of the Center of Animal Law Studies (CALS).

As the calendar year draws to a close, we’ve compiled a sampling of top stories from the undergraduate college, the graduate school, and the law school.

The law school’s Global Law Alliance is helping to advance environmental and wildlife protections across the globe while giving students hands-on experience in international law.

Three 1ls were named as Multnomah Bar Association Fellows: Finn Johnson, Hooman Dadkho, and Christina Smith

The 2025 Business Law Forum at Lewis & Clark Law School convened scholars, industry leaders, and policy experts to examine how corporate law, regulation, disclosure, and litigation are rapidly evolving in response to the global challenges of climate change.

Lewis & Clark Law graduates Robin Pope and Lane Shetterly helped lead a three-year collaborative effort resulting in Oregon’s Senate Bill 163, a landmark law modernizing the state’s parentage framework to better reflect diverse families and evolving reproductive technologies.

Lewis & Clark Law School has introduced live captioning in every classroom—enhancing accessibility and inclusion for all students. What began as a project to support hearing-impaired learners is now transforming how the entire community engages and connects.

Meet three outstanding JD scholarship students committed to pursuing careers challenging industrial animal agriculture: Josephine Blatny, Camille Bond, and Nicole Wood.

Professor David Schraub’s forthcoming book, Deliberation, Dismissal, and Democracy, invites readers to confront society’s tendency to dismiss challenging ideas.

As the law school prepares for another rise in applications, new Assistant Dean of Admissions, Bryan Hinkle, is excited to add to the collaborative spirit that defines the Lewis & Clark community.

In recognition of outstanding leadership in growing the Center for Animal Law Studies, Pamela Byce has been appointed Associate Dean of the Animal Law Program and Megan Senatori is named Center for Animal Law Studies Executive Director.

The river otter, beloved for its scrappiness, teamwork, and Pacific Northwest roots, is officially Lewis & Clark’s new mascot. The adorable, semiaquatic mammal emerged as the top choice among students, alumni, and employees.

Erin J. Severe, an accomplished appellate lawyer and attorney at the Federal Public Defender, joins Lewis & Clark as a Visiting Professor in Lawyering.

Lewis & Clark Law proudly welcomes a large and diverse incoming class —176 students from 28 states and 13 countries—whose impressive backgrounds, academic strengths, and wide-ranging experiences reflect the school’s ongoing commitment to excellence, inclusion, and innovation in legal education.

Angela Aneiros joins Lewis & Clark Law School as a business law professor, bringing over fifteen years of combined experience as a trial attorney, clinical supervisor, and business law scholar.