Category: News & Media

By Rachel Baum (2L) On October 17, The Jewish Student Union (JSU) joined forces with the Entertainment Law Society (ELS), the Business Law Society (BLS), the Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA), the Jefferson Law Republicans (JLR), and Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) to bring their members a unique networking opportunity: a night of “Bowling with […]

By Cristina Kinsella (3L) On Sunday, October 20, 2013, several members of TJSL’s Law Student’s for Reproductive Justice chapter gathered at Balboa Park in the early hours of the morning. Though the fog was just lifting, thousands of people dressed in pink were milling around the park for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. […]

Each year, San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association awards thousands of dollars to promising law students by bringing together members of the Latino legal community for the annual “SDLRLA Scholarship Dinner & Gala.” This year’s gala was held on Friday, October 18 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown San Diego. Of the seven awardees, […]

By Milena Celentano 3L The TJSL Mock Trial Team recently competed locally in the San Diego Defense Lawyers Competition. The team finished fifth overall, barely missing the semi-finals round. “It was wonderful to hear the competition judges, all San Diego practicing attorneys, complement our students on their preparation and execution. Our competitors worked very hard […]

“I’m scared” were the words spoken by Ashley Salas (2L) even before her first move against Dr. Dennis Saccuzzo was made. When asked the same question 29 minutes into play, her answer was “I’m still scared. This is even more stressful than final exams.” But ironically, Salas was one of the last three players left […]

Associate Dean William Byrnes recently returned from a week in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia (Russia) where he presented a week-long course at the Siberian Federal University Law Institute on international tax and investments, and led a two-hour faculty workshop on distance education.  Dean Byrnes heads the Graduate and Distance Education Programs at Thomas Jefferson School of Law […]

On October 21, 2013, San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel M. Pressman denied class certification in the Alaburda v. Thomas Jefferson School of Law litigation. We are extremely pleased with the Court’s ruling on the class certification issue. The ruling supports our unwavering position that there never was any basis for a class action lawsuit […]

TJSL Distinguished Professor of International Law Richard Scott has announced that his new co-authored publication, the second edition of The Law of the European Union, has just been published by the Carolina Academic Press. His co-authors are Alain Levasseur and Christine Corcos of Louisiana State Law Center, and Arnaud Raynouard and Joel Moneger of the […]

The attorney representing singer Robin Thicke in a preemptory lawsuit related to Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” hit song joined three other prominent patent and copyright law attorneys to focus on the new phenomena known as “patent trolls” at a forum at Thomas Jefferson School of Law on Friday, October 18. “From Patents to Porn: The #Blurred […]

Professor Julie Greenberg has been awarded the 2013 Bullough Book Award by the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality for her book, Intersexuality and the Law: Why Sex Matters (NYU Press). The Foundation is presenting Professor Greenberg with the Bullough Book Award, given for the most distinguished book written for the professional sexological community published […]

“Don’t ever speak to Indians about the law – talk justice with them.  Laws have taken their land and children.” Those were the frank words of the Honorable Anthony J. Brandenburg, a 1979 graduate of the law school, the Chief Judge of the Intertribal Court of Southern California and a recognized leader in tribal communities.  […]

The 18th Annual Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament held at Sycuan Golf Resort on Friday, October 11 raised scholarship money for TJSL students who provide pro bono legal services for San Diego veterans through the VLAC, in collaboration with Veterans Village of San Diego. “The proceeds from the Golf Tournament […]