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Laramie, WY 82071

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Prosecution Assistance Students Appear Before Wyoming Supreme Court

September 26, 2022

The Wyoming Supreme Court recently issued favorable opinions on two cases argued by students from the College of Law Prosecution Assistance Program.

Program Highlight

New Practicum Gives Students Experience in Local Government

Students explored issues related to the scope of local authority, regulation of conduct, provision of services and generation of revenue.

Faculty Highlight

Robison’s Book Promotes Dialogue About Colorado River System

On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Colorado River Compact, “Cornerstone at the Confluence: Navigating the Colorado River Compact’s Next Century,”...

Program Highlight

Speed Networking Helps Students Jump Start Careers

Opportunities to meet with employers help College of Law...

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New Program Accelerates Law Education

The Quickstart 3+3 program allows UW students to earn a bachelor’s degree and law degree in six years instead of seven.

College of Law Breaks Ground on Renovation and Expansion

The Alan K. Simpson Center for Clinical and Experiential...

Faculty Highlight

Righetti Named UW’s Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies

Tara Righetti is the inaugural Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies, an endowed chair jointly administered by the University of Wyoming’s...

Student Highlight

UW Education-Abroad Course Reunites Arapaho Student With Tribal Headdress

The journey began when Alyson White Eagle-SoundingSides applied to take Darrell Jackson and Nicole Crawford’s summer course to Europe.

Faculty Highlight

Bernhardt Joins College of Law Faculty

This fall, the College of Law welcomes Autumn Bernhardt as our...

Student Highlight

Meet the 2022-2023 Brimmer Scholars

The College of Law proudly recognizes second-year law students Jessie Salas and Cristina Salazar as this year's Brimmer Scholars.

Student Highlight

Meet the 2022-2023 Salt Creek Scholar

The University of Wyoming College of Law is pleased to recognize this year’s Salt Creek Scholar, Jenna VonHofe.

More Than a Label: What Does it Mean to Be a Best Value Law School?

PreLaw magazine characterizes Best Value law schools as ones that emphasize a quality education without hammering students financially.

Student Highlight

Meet the 2021-2022 Brimmer Scholars

The UW College of Law is pleased to recognize this year’s Brimmer Scholars, Jacob Vogt of Libertyville, Ill, and Celyn Whitt of Broomfield, Colo.

Student Highlight

Meet the 2021-2022 Salt Creek Scholar

The University of Wyoming College of Law is pleased to recognize this year’s Salt Creek Scholar, Briana Long of Gillette

Student Highlight

Meet the 2020-2021 Salt Creek Energy Excellence Recipients

This year, the College of Law and Salt Creek Energy Excellence...

Student Highlight

Meet the 2020-2021 Brimmer Scholars

The University of Wyoming College of Law is pleased to...

Clinic Highlight

College of Law Defender Aid Clinic Launches New Podcast, “Justice Talks in Wyoming”

Students in the Defender Aid Clinic at the UW College of Law...

University of Wyoming College of Law Rakes in Accolades for High Employment, Best Value and Top Law School for Family Law

The College of Law was recently recognized for excellence in...

Student Highlight

College of Law Celebrates Ten Years of Summer Trial and the Terry W. Mackey Scholarship

The College of Law recently completed its annual Summer Trial...

Alumni Highlight

Local Law Firm Pence and MacMillan LLC Celebrates 75th Anniversary and College of Law Alumni

While the College of Law marked its 100-year anniversary, a local law firm that shares many close ties to the law school is also celebrating it 75th...

Center Highlight

Uganda Constitutional Court Issues Landmark Decision on Women’s Rights

On August 19, 2020, the Constitutional Court of Uganda...

Faculty Highlight

Professor George Mocsary Releases Updated Online Chapters of “Firearms Law and the Second Amendment: Regulation, Rights, and Policy”

Professor Mocsary recently offered an updated version of the...

Faculty Highlight

Professor Tara Righetti Publishes in Yale Law Journal and Other High Ranking Law Review Journals

Professor Tara Righetti of the College of Law recently...

UW College of Law Postpones Visit by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch

As the public health situation continues to be of concern...

Student Highlight

Criminal Law Clinics Close out Academic Year in Front of the Wyoming Supreme Court

Students in the Prosecution Assistance Program and the...

Wyoming Ranked 30th in the Nation for Federal Judicial Clerkships

The University of Wyoming College of Law is ranked 30th in the...

Student Highlight

Two University of Wyoming College of Law Students Selected to the Editorial Board of the Harvard Journal of Law and Policy’s Symposium Issue

Two University of Wyoming College of Law Students were...

Faculty Highlight

Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis, Professor Michael C. Duff is a Voice of Expertise

Quoted by The Guardian, Reuters, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg...

Student Publishes Article in Institute for Energy Law, Energy Law Advisor

During her final year of law school, recent graduate Amy Pettit teamed up with researchers at the School of Energy Resources to co-author an article...

College of Law Graduation 2020

The College of Law will celebrate the Class of 2020 with a...

Clinic Highlight

International Human Rights Clinic Makes Major Headway on Ugandan Women’s Health Rights Case

As a follow-up to a hearing before the Ugandan Constitutional...

Faculty Highlight

Professor Kenneth D. Chestek Publishes Article in the Mississippi Law Journal

Professor Kenneth D. Chestek recently published an article in...

Clinic Highlight

Operating in a Pandemic: Clinical Programs Continue to Serve the State

The experiential learning programs at the College of Law have...

College of Law Ranked Best School for Practical Training and Best Value Law School