Roger Williams University School of Law

🎙️ New Episode Alert for #Law401

"This Land Was Their Land" isn’t just history — it’s justice.
Taino J. Palermo L'22 of joins #Law401 to unpack
Brown University's return of 255 acres to the Pokanoket Tribe.

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#RIpodcast #IndigenousPeoples

ONE DAY to go before #RWUGivingDay2025!
Honor Professor Bruce Kogan’s legacy by empowering future #Changemakers. Gifts to the Bar Stipend Fund help RWU Law students prepare for the bar.
Give: https://bit.ly/46Xr4aw
#RWULaw #AnnualFundraiser

#CHANGEMAKERS Wanted.
The countdown is on—3 days to RWU’s #GivingDay2025!
Empower the next generation of legal changemakers and continue your legacy by supporting RWU Law students.
www.givecampus.com/schools/Roge...

#ChangemakersWanted #alumsupport #annualfundraiser

“All things lead back to Rhode Island.” ⚓
🎙️Taino J. Palermo L’22 of RWU Law challenges what we think we know about American history on next week’s Law 401: Tuesday, Oct. 14🎧 linktr.ee/rwulaw

#Law401podcast #IndigenousPeoplesDay #triballand #Pokanoket

Is it legal for Trump to send troops into US cities? - The Boston Globe RWU Law professors Jared A. Goldstein and Peter S. Margulies debate the legality of the president sending the National Guard into L.A., Chicago, and Portland, Ore.

🎙️Podcast: Can President Trump legally send troops into US cities? @rwulaw.bsky.social professors Jared A. Goldstein and Peter S. Margulies debate the legality of the president sending the National Guard into L.A., Chicago, and Portland, Oregon.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...

Is it legal for Trump to send troops into US cities? - The Boston Globe RWU Law professors Jared A. Goldstein and Peter S. Margulies debate the legality of the president sending the National Guard into L.A., Chicago, and Portland, Ore.

R.I. Report podcast: @rwulaw.bsky.social professors Jared Goldstein and Peter Margulies debate the legality of the president sending the National Guard into L.A., Chicago, and Portland, Ore.

#CHANGEMAKERS Wanted.
The countdown is on—6 days to RWU’s #GivingDay2025!
Empower the next generation of legal changemakers and continue your legacy by supporting RWU Law students.
https://www.givecampus.com/schools/RogerWilliamsUniversity/rwu-giving-day-2025

#AlumSupport #ChangemakersWanted

Curious how to give written or oral testimony on bills you care about? 🎤📜
RWU Law Professor Victoria Litman joins #Law401 explains how to speak up, educate lawmakers & shape laws that impact your life. Nothing replaces showing up and being heard.
#billstolaw #legislativeprocess #showup #speakup

New episode: Law 401 asks, “How Attractive is the Big Beautiful Bill?”
SNAP & Medicaid cuts. Civil rights at stake. What’s fair in tax policy?
Guest: @weayonnoh.bsky.social @epi-ri.bsky.social 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

#Law401 #EconomicJustice #bigbeautifulbill

ProJo screenshot of Politics News article with an image of the Supreme and Superior Courts entrance sign.

In the #ProvidenceJournal: “How can you become a judge in RI? Start with political connections.” Prof. Michael Yelnosky says the state’s judge-selection process “is much improved.” Read (subscription required): www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
#RWULaw #LegalInsight

Today at EPI’s 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference—
Tomorrow on Law 401: The “Big Beautiful Bill.” Cuts to Medicaid & SNAP, civil rights at stake. Guest: Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies @epi-ri.bsky.social @weayonnoh.bsky.social
🎧 linktr.ee/rwulaw
#Law401 #bigbeautifulbill

Fake News, Real Consequences

I was glad to join @rwulaw.bsky.social's Law 401 podcast to talk about "how misinformation, fueled by AI, amplified on social media, and often dismissed as 'fake news,' is reshaping our legal system and democracy."
open.spotify.com/episode/6Rq3...

We're pleased to welcome Professor Shannon Heery to RWU Law for 2025–26. A criminal law scholar, she recently offered legal insight on a Wyoming animal cruelty case involving alleged wolf abuse.
Read more: https://bit.ly/482XYZN

@wyomingpublicmedia.bsky.social
#RWULaw #AnimalCrueltyLaw #NewFaculty

RWU Law abroad 🌏
Last week Prof. Louise Ellen Teitz spoke at UCL’s Journal of Private Intl Law 20th anniversary conference.
Earlier this summer: taught & spoke at UTokyo (“Harvard of Japan”).

📸 Photos from London & Todai

#RWULaw #lawfaculty #privateinternationallaw #legalscholar

“Fake News, Real Consequences” — did you miss it?
@globeri.bsky.social reporter @fitzprov.bsky.social talks how AI + misinformation skew justice in Rhode Island.
🎧 Catch up: https://linktr.ee/rwulaw
#Law401podcast #mediamisinformation
Join https://rhodemapliveseptember30.splashthat.com/

🎧 Law 401 “Fake News, Real Consequences” is LIVE!
AI deepfakes & half-truths threaten press freedom, trials & democracy. @globeri.bsky.social @fitzprov.bsky.social
Listen: linktr.ee/rwulaw
More: rhodemapliveseptember30.splashthat.com
@globeri.bsky.social @fitzprov.bsky.social
#Law401 #RhodeIsland

We were delighted to join the recent Latino Policy Institute 20th Anniversary Celebration, where two of our own — Deborah Gonzalez and Eliza Vorenberg — received the Community Impact Award for their tireless advocacy for immigrant communities. 🌟 #RWULaw #communityimpact
#LatinoPolicyInstitute

Missed our #Law401 episode on housing? You’re missing the big picture. RI Speaker Joe Shekarchi explains how law and policy shape our housing shortage—and what’s being done. 🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/rwulaw @joeshekarchi.bsky.social

RWU Law is proud to present Rhode Map Live: Rhode Island’s Media Future. Open to the public.

As the state’s only law school, we believe democracy depends on journalism, transparency, and equity.

rhodemapliveseptember30.splashthat.com

#RhodeIsland #MediaFuture #GlobeEvents @globeri.bsky.social

Thank you!

🎧 RI Housing Shortage — Who’s Fighting for You?

Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social joins hosts M. Donnelly-Boylen & N. Dyszlewski on RI housing: new laws, reusing public buildings, ADUs + Hasbro move. 🎙️

Watch: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#Law401 #AffordableHousing #RWULaw

Patrick T. Conley donates law book collection to RWU School of Law - EastBayRI.com Attorney Patrick T. Conley has donated his 1,500-volume private collection on American legal and constitutional history to the Roger Williams University’s School of Law. This collection, …

We appreciate the generous law book collection from Attorney Patrick Conley. www.eastbayri.com/stories/patr...

#lawbooks #bookdonation #RWULaw #lawschoolresource

RI Speaker Joe Shekarchi joins Law 401 to unpack RI’s housing shortage—from zoning reform to Accessory Dwelling Units—and adds comment on why some big employers stay or leave. Don't miss it.
🎙️ Ep. 8 | Sept. 16
🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

#Law401 #legalissues #housingcrisis

🎧 Law 401 Ep. 7 is LIVE 09/09
“Tariffs: Why Should You Care?”

Hosts Nicole Dyszlewski & Michael Donnelly-Boylen talk w/ RWU Law Dean Gregory Bowman (former trade attorney) on how tariffs shake the economy, politics & your wallet.
Listen up, #RhodeIsland

linktr.ee/rwulaw

#Law401 #podcast #tariffs

Cover of Race and the Foundations of American Law coursebook

Left to right are professors Diana Hassel, Monica Teixeira de Sousa, and Nicole Dyszlewski

RWU Law faculty explore how race shapes U.S. law in Race and the Foundations of American Law by Dyszlewski, Hassel & Teixeira de Sousa—blending doctrine with stories & art.
Story here: law.rwu.edu/news/news-ar...

#Lawfaculty #raceandamericanlaw #lawclassroom

Thank you!

⚖️ Don’t miss Law 401: “The Shame Game in North Kingstown.”
We unpack a local scandal—power, trust, journalism, and silence—with guest @timwhiteri.bsky.social

🎧 Listen before Ep. 7 Tuesday: linktr.ee/rwulaw

@wpri12.bsky.social
#NorthKingstownHighSchool #Basketballcoachcase #law401podcast

🎙️ Law 401 Podcast: The Shame Game in North Kingstown
Hosts Nicole Dyszlewski & Michael Donnelly-Boylen with @timwhiteri.bsky.social on:

-System failures
-Delayed accountability
-Misconduct in schools

🎧 Clip + full episode: linktr.ee/rwulaw
#Law401Podcast #RhodeIsland #NorthKingstownHighSchoolcase

⚖️ Ep. 5 of Law 401 tackled book bans: parental rights, school boards & access to ideas.

Guests: Dan Novack (Penguin Random House) & Cheryl Space (Providence Libraries) on how advocacy shapes the fight.

🎧 Catch up before Ep. 6: linktr.ee/rwulaw

#law401 #newpodcast #bookbans #FreedomtoRead #rwulaw

Did George Mason’s President Break the Law? Gregory Washington and his university sit at the center of a national debate on diversity and hiring.

Professor Michael J. Yelnosky of RWU Law provides expert context in @chronicle: “If promoting diversity requires race-conscious decisions, then the statute may not safeguard you.” Read: Did Gregory Washington Break the Law?
www.chronicle.com/article/did-...
#rwulawfaculty #legalopinion