D'lorah Hughes presents at conference

Associate (Clinical) Professor D'lorah Hughes, director of clinical education, presented at the Externships 8 Conference in Cleveland. She spoke on two panels: "To Site Visit or Not to Site Visit, That is the Question" and "Seminar Design Panel for Externship 8's New Clinicians Series."

Ashley Lowe presents at conference

Ashley Lowe, associate director of clinical education, presented at the Externships 8 Conference in Cleveland. She was part of the panel discussion "To Site Visit or Not to Site Visit, That is the Question."

Noah Hall appointed special assistant attorney general investigating Flint water crisis

Associate Professor Noah Hall, founder of the Law School's Transnational Environmental Law Clinic and founder of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, has been appointed a special assistant attorney general for Michigan for the Flint water crisis investigation. He will be part of the team investigating whether any Michigan laws were violated in the process that created the public health crisis.

Carl Levin honored with social justice award

Former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, chair of the Levin Center at Wayne Law and the Law School's distinguished legislator in residence, received the 2016 Wade H. McCree Jr. Award for the Advancement of Social Justice from the Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Michigan Chapter. Levin received the award at a luncheon where he also was keynote speaker.

Nick Schroeck appointed special assistant prosecutor investigating Flint water crisis

Assistant (Clinical) Professor Nick Schroeck, director of the Law School's Transnational Environmental Law Clinic, has been retained by the Genesee County Prosecutor's Office to assist with its investigation into the Flint water crisis. Schroeck was appointed a special assistant prosecutor related to this work. Four second-year Wayne Law students also are working on this investigation. Schroeck also is executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center.

Associate Dean Lance Gable co-edited a special issue of the journal Global Health Governance on the Framework Convention on Global Health.

Peter Henning interviewed by Bloomberg BNA, CNN, The Wall Street Journal about Flint

Professor Peter Henning was quoted in a Bloomberg BNA report, Lawyers: Flint Criminal Probe Likely Excludes Water Charges. In addition, he was quoted by CNN for Flint water crisis lawsuits: 5 things to know. Henning also was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Faces Challenge Over Use of State Funds for Legal Defense in Flint Crisis.