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- Associate Professor Craig Konnoth, as counsel of record, led an effort by the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Section of the American Association of Law Schools to file an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- The University of Colorado Law School welcomed its newest class of 179 JD, 17 Master of Studies in Law (MSL), and 12 LLM students this August. The Class of 2022 is the most diverse in Colorado Law’s history, with 33 percent of incoming JD students identifying as people of color.
- The University of Colorado Law School is pleased to welcome three new faculty members this fall, with expertise in commercial law, employment law, and the law of financial institutions.
- Several Colorado Law faculty members hosted workshops and conferences on campus this summer, convening top scholars to share innovative research on legal issues against the scenic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains.
- From June 24 to 28, 2019, 20 high school juniors from across Colorado experienced life as a law student during a residential program at Colorado Law.
- Amie Stepanovich, a nationally recognized expert in domestic surveillance, cybersecurity, and privacy law, has been named executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Law School.
- Since the May 31 release of Ava DuVernay’s Netflix docuseries When They See Us, based on the wrongful convictions of five teenagers who became known as the "Central Park Five," the Korey Wise Innocence Project at Colorado Law has seen a dramatic uptick in international attention.
- Legal Entrepreneurs for Justice, a small business incubator supported by the University of Colorado Law School that serves talented and entrepreneurial lawyers wanting to provide affordable legal solutions to low- and middle-income Coloradans, launched its first cohort this month in Denver.
- In its latest ranking of the best LLM programs, the International Jurist commended the University of Colorado Law School for its LLM student experience, value, career assistance, and academics. Colorado Law was the only school in the nation to be recognized in all four categories.
- On Friday, May 10, 2019, the University of Colorado Law School celebrated the commencement of the Class of 2019. The ceremony recognized 157 JD graduates, nine LLM graduates, and 10 Master of Studies in Law (MSL) graduates.