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Lahny Silva ’07 Elected to ALI

Professor Lahny Silva

Lahny R. Silva '07, a professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law with expertise in criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence, has been elected to the American Law Institute, a prestigious organization of scholars working to improve the law. Silva joined the Robert H. McKinney School of Law faculty in 2011. She has worked actively with REACH, the Re-Entry and Community Help Legal Assistance Program, since 2015.

Vernon D. Oliver ’97 Confirmed to Federal Bench

Vernon D. Oliver

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Vernon D. Oliver ’94 (CLAS), ’97 JD to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. President Biden nominated Oliver in May 2023, and the Senate confirmed his nomination on Sept. 19, 2023. After graduating from the UConn School of Law, Oliver worked in private practice, then served as an assistant state's attorney in the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice from 1999 to 2004 and in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General from 2004 to 2009. Gov. M. Jodi Rell appointed him in 2009 to the Connecticut Superior Court bench.

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Interrogating Haaland v. Brackeen

People holding sign in front of U.S. Supreme Court: Every Child Matters

Friday, October 6, 2023
12 – 2:30 p.m. Virtual
The Connecticut Law Review presents a virtual symposium, Interrogating Haaland v. Brackeen: Family Regulation, Constitutional Power, and Tribal Resilience.

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  3. Sep 27 Rights of Nature & the Nature of Rights: Insights from Law & Anthropology 3:00pm
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Alumni News

Lahny Silva ’07 Elected to ALI

Professor Lahny Silva

Lahny R. Silva '07, a professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law with expertise in criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence, has been elected to the American Law Institute, a prestigious organization of scholars working to improve the law. Silva joined the Robert H. McKinney School of Law faculty in 2011. She has worked actively with REACH, the Re-Entry and Community Help Legal Assistance Program, since 2015.

Vernon D. Oliver ’97 Confirmed to Federal Bench

Vernon D. Oliver

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Vernon D. Oliver ’94 (CLAS), ’97 JD to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. President Biden nominated Oliver in May 2023, and the Senate confirmed his nomination on Sept. 19, 2023. After graduating from the UConn School of Law, Oliver worked in private practice, then served as an assistant state's attorney in the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice from 1999 to 2004 and in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General from 2004 to 2009. Gov. M. Jodi Rell appointed him in 2009 to the Connecticut Superior Court bench.

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