🎙️ We’ve kicked off Season 2!
From Rhode Island style civics to what the sale of Greeland could mean locally.
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🌍 Drops Tuesday! “Is Greenland for Sale?” The Answers Rhode Island Needs”
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Greenland might feel far away. But decisions there can affect Rhode Island, including offshore wind and local policy.
#RhodeIsland #NationalSecurity #Greenland #Law401
Roger Williams University School of Law is ranked #11 Top Law Schools for Social Justice by The National Jurist.
Dean Greg W. Bowman:
“This recognition reflects our community’s commitment to living our values.”
https://nationaljurist.com/top-law-schools-for-social-justice/
#RWULaw #SocialJustice
RI passed the Civic Literacy Act — now what?
How are schools shaping the kind of democracy we’ll have tomorrow?
RWU Prof & Rep. June Speakman joins us to launch Season 2!
🎙️ The Civics We Teach, the Democracy We Get
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#CivicEducation #RhodeIsland #Law401 #Podcast
Congrats to Zachary Mandell L’11 on his appointment as Chair of the RI Judicial Nominating Commission by @govdanmckee.bsky.social
Proud #RWULawAlum leadership.
🔗 https://governor.ri.gov/press-releases/governor-mckee-appoints-zachary-mandell-lead-judicial-nominating-commission
#Changemaker
#Season2 of #Law401 drops Tuesday!
Are RI schools teaching the #civics that create the democracy we want? Rep & RWU Prof June Speakman joins the conversation.
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Tuesday, Feb 24, featuring an episode on civic education!
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⏰ Last chance to register.
Feb 24 CLE
• Fully online
• Open to all attorneys
• 1 RI MCLE credit
Limited space.
https://law.rwu.edu/events/cle-program-putting-people-center-representation
#RWULaw #MCLE #RhodeIsland #LegalEducation
#Changemaker story alert
From one class to a career shaping Rhode Island’s coastal policy.
Kevin Sloan L’21 now serves at the RI Coastal Resources Management Council.
Read his story:
https://law.rwu.edu/student-life/stories/protecting-coasts-shaping-policy
#RWULawalum #Changemaker
Carrie Goldberg joins Prof. Emily J. Sack for the Women & the Law Leadership Lecture.
Free event. RBG Contest winners announced.
Register:
https://law.rwu.edu/events/seventh-annual-women-law-leadership-lecture
#RWULaw #WomeninLaw #VictimsRights #RhodeIsland #freelawevent #RBGcontestwinners
Prof. Jared Goldstein, director of RWU Law’s Prisoners’ Rights Clinic, is featured in new coverage on litigation challenging limits on Native American religious practices in RI prisons.
Read via The Providence Journal: shorturl.at/I4Imy
#RWULaw #LawClinic #PrisonersRights
Save the Date: Champions for Justice.
Each year, Rhode Island’s legal community gathers at RWU Law to celebrate leaders advancing justice. Honorees revealed soon.
Register or explore sponsorships:
https://law.rwu.edu/champions-for-justice
#RWULaw #ChampionsforJustice #CFJ2026 #legalcommunity
It’s official via @providencejournal.bsky.social
RWU Law congratulates two alumni confirmed to the @rijudiciary.bsky.social
• Shannon G. Signore, L’00, Superior Court
• Alberto Aponte Cardona Sr., L’04, Family Court
Proud to see them continue to serve Rhode Island
#legalchangemakers #RWULawalum
RWU Law faculty member Prof. Michael Yelnosky provides legal analysis in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the reckoning facing diversity hiring.
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#RWULawfaculty #legalcomment #highereddiversity
As RI lawmakers & advocates push to update APRA, it’s a timely moment for this #Law401 episode.
RI Public Defender & RWU Law Adj Prof Collin Geiselman joins us to break down the reality of police body cams & how long it can take to get footage.
🎙️ Stream “The Reality of Body Cams”
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RWU Law faculty featured in @bloomberglaw.com
Michael J. Yelnosky, professor of law at Roger Williams University School of Law, provides legal commentary on the DOJ’s Minnesota lawsuit and affirmative action limits.
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#RWULaw #LegalComment
@bostonglobe.bsky.social reports @govdanmckee.bsky.social nominated two RWU Law alums for judgeships:
Shannon G. Signore, L’00 – Superior Ct.
Alberto Aponte Cardona Sr., L’04 – Family Ct.
Proud to see RWU Law serving Rhode Island.
#legalchangemakers #RIJudiciary #courtnominations #RWULawalum
Rhode Island’s new AI Task Force report is out.
Similar topics are unpacked in #Law401 “Keeping Up with AI” with law professor Linn Foster Freedman. Listen for a timely breakdown of FERPA, COPPA, and what RI can learn from states already setting AI rules.
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RWU Law hosts a live, online CLE on people-centered representation and holistic lawyering.
Feb 24 | Open to all
Register: https://law.rwu.edu/events/cle-program-putting-people-center-representation
#CLE #LegalEducation #RWULaw #HolisticLaw
🚨 One police stop can change everything.
Immigration attorney Zachary Lyons breaks down your rights, risks & how reasonable suspicion can affect immigration status.
Stream #law401 "Immigration Close Encounters"
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#ImmigrationLaw #ImmigrantRights #LegalEducation
What topics should our hosts tackle in Season 2 of #Law401?
🎬 Real Housewives of RI (legal drama?)
🏚️ Rent control (tenant & landlord rights)
🚨 Public safety & gun laws (regulations)
💡 What do you want to hear next? Reply with your ideas!
#LegalPodcast #RhodeIslandLaw #PublicPolicy
Big news for Law 401 podcast!
Coming soon to WPRI12+, alongside Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and YouTube.
Always free. Excited to welcome WPRI viewers! 🎧📺
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#law401podcast #podcaststreaming #wpri12+app
Teachers: Encourage K–12 students to enter RWU Law’s RBG Essay & Art Contest. Submit essays or art showing how Justice Ginsburg inspires them. Winners get cash, books, and recognition.
Deadline Jan 30, 2026
Submit: https://bit.ly/4jze4hp
#RBGEssay #RBGArt #K12Contest
At the AALS reception co-hosted by RWU Law & Penn State Dickinson Law, with the Antiracist Development Institute, RWU Law hosted an art table inspired by Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.—creating space for self-expression, shared values, and community. #AALS2026
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Your 2025 #Law401 Podcast Wrapped is here!
Season 2 is coming. Subscribe now: linktr.ee/rwulaw
Top 3 Most Streamed
#1 Much Ado About the Bridge
#2 The Era of the Taylor Swift Tax
#3 Do We Have a Housing Problem?
#Law401 #PodcastWrapped
Join RWU Law for the 21st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Celebration featuring Professor Noliwe Rooks.
Free and open to the community. Register here:
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#MLKlecture #opentothepublic
In 2025, #Law401Podcast brought together policymakers, journalists, attorneys & more to provide expert insights on housing, healthcare, and other critical legal issues affecting Rhode Island.
Watch Season Recap + Look Ahead www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4O4...
🎙️ We’re looking ahead to more sharp takes, real-world accountability, and moments that make #RhodeIsland law easier (and more fun) to understand.
If you missed it, catch our Season 1 #Law401 recap and favorite highlights as we set the stage for what’s next.
🎧 “Fa La La La Law”
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One of our favorite Season 1 #Law401 takeaways:
Law + humor + real-world accountability = learning that actually sticks (and makes you laugh).
Breaking silos = better civic understanding.
🎧 Stream "Fa La La La Law"
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#BestOfTheYear #Law401 #CivicLearning
#Law401 tackles a timely holiday question:
If elves work the holidays in Rhode Island, what labor laws protect them? 👀🎅
Guest attorney James Bagley, L'12, joins the conversation.
Plus season recap & look ahead!
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#HolidayEpisode #SeasonFinale
