A group of non-profit organizations are suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and several other federal agencies to get detailed information about law enforcement computer hacking techniques that they claim invade the privacy of law-abiding citizens. The complaint was initially ...

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The University at Buffalo School of Law took first place at the Queens District Attorney’s Annual Mock Trial Competition. The fifth annual competition held on Oct. 27 and 28 included 16 teams from across the country. UB Law’s winning team ...

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St. John Fisher College and the University at Buffalo School of Law have announced a new 3+3 program that allows undergraduate students at Fisher to earn both their undergraduate and law degrees in six years, and hold down the cost of their ...

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Jack M. Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School, will be the featured speaker at a forum on technology and free speech at the University at Buffalo School of Law. The event, The ...

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An Erie County man and the Vietnam Veterans of America are suing the Department of Defense and a group of federal government officials over a website that the plaintiffs claim is making military veterans vulnerable to internet scammers. The suit ...

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Aviva Abramovsky, associate dean for international initiatives and Kaufman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Syracuse University College of Law, has been named dean of the University at Buffalo School of Law. The appointment, effective in July, was announced Monday. ...

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Volunteer attorneys are needed to help with a new program to provide legal advice to pro se litigants in U.S. District Court in Rochester. The program is expected to start in mid-February, with a CLE session to prepare volunteers tentatively ...

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The University at Buffalo School of Law is now accepting applications for a program for minority undergraduates considering a legal career. The Discover Law program, in its fifth year, brings 20 students to campus each summer for an intensive four-week ...

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University at Buffalo School of Law and Medaille College now offer a program that will allow Medaille students to be able to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a law degrees in six years. Under the 3+3 Program, students will ...

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