Harvard NALSA Indian Law Symposium III
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Harvard NALSA Indian Law Symposium II
Harvard NALSA Opening Remarks + Keynote Speaker Judge Sunshine Sykes
Yale Law Journal Article Submissions Portal Opens Feb. 1
The Yale Law Journal plans to reopen its submissions portal for Articles & Essays on Saturday, February 1.
Submissions guidelines and portal can be found here. Any questions you might receive about the submission process can be referred to our Managing Editors, Ako Ndefo-Haven (ako.ndefo-haven@yale.edu) and Matt Beattie-Callahan (matt.beattie-callahan@yale.edu).
Updated Harvard NALSA Symposium Info. Feb 28, 2025
The Harvard Law School (HLS) Native Law Students Association (NALSA) is excited to present the 2025 HLS Indian Law Symposium, titled”De-Othering Indian Law: Indigenous Topics as Canon Legal Doctrine.”
The symposium will be a day-long event on Friday, February 28, 2025,from 9am – 5pm.
The symposium is open to the public and free to attend forregistered attendees. You can register using the form link located on the symposium website.
We have an amazing line-up of speakers coming, including:
U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine S. Sykes, ASU Law School Dean Stacy Leeds, Navajo Nation Chief Justice JoAnn Jayne, White House Senior Policy Advisor on Native Affairs and Stanford Professor Elizabeth Reese, UNSW & HLS Professor Megan Davis, MSU Professor Wenona T. Singel, and University of Michigan Professor Matthew Fletcher.
For those interested in a virtual link to the symposium, please fill out the registration form and indicate interest in a virtual live stream option.
For any questions, please contact nalsa@mail.law.harvard.edu.
Stanford NALSA Admissions Panel — Jan. 26
Register here:
Join the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) to learn more about the law school application process. Current NALSA members will provide tips, best practices, and answer general questions about SLS and admissions. This event is open to the public.
Harvard NALSA Indian Law Symposium Feb. 28, 2025
More details here (updated Jan. 20, 2025):
The Harvard Law School (HLS) Native Law Students Association (NALSA) is excited to present the 2025 HLS Indian Law Symposium, titled”De-Othering Indian Law: Indigenous Topics as Canon Legal Doctrine.”
The symposium will be a day-long event on Friday, February 28, 2025,from 9am – 5pm.
The symposium is open to the public and free to attend forregistered attendees. You can register using the form link located on the symposium website.
We have an amazing line-up of speakers coming, including:
U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine S. Sykes, ASU Law School Dean Stacy Leeds, Navajo Nation Chief Justice JoAnn Jayne, White House Senior Policy Advisor on Native Affairs and Stanford Professor Elizabeth Reese, UNSW & HLS Professor Megan Davis, MSU Professor Wenona T. Singel, and University of Michigan Professor Matthew Fletcher.
For those interested in a virtual link to the symposium, please fill out the registration form and indicate interest in a virtual live stream option.
For any questions, please contact nalsa@mail.law.harvard.edu.
National NALSA Writing Competition Deadline Feb. 22, 2025
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The National NALSA Writing Competition is sponsored by the National Native American Law Students Association (“National NALSA”). This 2024-25 academic year, Seattle University School of Law is hosting the Competition in collaboration with the Center for Indian Law and Policy, American Indian Law Journal (“AILJ”), and Seattle University’s Native American Law Students Association (“NALSA”) chapter. The goal of the Competition is to encourage law students to become involved with National NALSA and increase awareness and education regarding legal issues that impact Native Nations, Inter-tribal organizations, and Indigenous communities.
Submission deadline is February 22, 2025. Please review the competition brochure, website, and rules linked below.
Call for Papers: Texas Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Indigenous Rights Symposium
The Texas Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is seeking articles from legal scholars, practitioners, or individuals with unique expertise on legal issues pertaining to Indigenous Rights for our spring special issue. If you have any articles on Indigenous issues, please submit them to us via scholastica or to this email (tjclcrsubmissions@gmail.com). Feel free to forward this to any colleagues that may also be interested! Article length can vary (typically from 30-60 pages) and so can topics. Any questions or concerns can also be sent to the TJCLCR submissions editor at this email: tjclcrsubmissions@gmail.com.
2024-25 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition
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Announcing the 2024-2025 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition
This year’s American Indian Law Review national writing competition is now welcoming papers from students at accredited law schools in the United States and Canada. Papers will be accepted on any legal issue specifically concerning American Indians or other indigenous peoples. Three cash prizes will be awarded: $1,500 for first place, $750 for second place, and $400 for third place. Each of the three winning authors will also be awarded an eBook copy of Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law, provided by LexisNexis.
The deadline for entries is Friday, February 28, 2025, at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Sponsored by the University of Oklahoma College of Law, the American Indian Law Review has proudly served Native and legal communities since 1973. Each year at this time we encourage law students nationwide to participate in this, the longest-running competition of its kind. Papers will be judged by a panel of Indian law scholars and by the editors of the Review.
For further information on eligibility, entry requirements, and judging criteria, see the attached PDF rules sheet or the AILR writing competition website at https://law.ou.edu/ailr/wc.
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