Author: Hayden

Ted Kennedy Jr. ’97 Named BADC Lawyer of the Year

Ted Kennedy Jr. ’97 was named 2026 Lawyer of the Year by the Bar Association of D.C., the organization’s highest honor. Kennedy has dedicated his life and career to advancing disability rights, promoting independent living, and ensuring equal access and opportunity for people with disabilities. This award recognizes an individual whose professional achievements and civic contributions have made a significant impact on the legal profession and the public. Read the full press release online.

Jon Bauer and Maegan Faitsch Asylum Law Program

On October 26, 2026, Jon Bauer and Maegan Faitsch led a program on the basics of asylum law at an all-day training for pro bono attorneys sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Foundation, “Asylum 101.” The program aimed to help equip  and prepare pro bono volunteers to provide free legal services to asylum-seekers in immigration court proceedings.

Julia Simon-Kerr’s New Book

Professor Julia Simon-Kerr released a new book titled Critical Evidence. The book taps into a growing body of scholarship that demonstrates evidence law is fundamentally about power, setting the boundaries of whose voices will be heard and what types of knowledge will be cognizable in courts of law in the United States. Professor Simon-Kerr says, “Through a close reading of rules and doctrine, Critical Evidence shows that evidence law must and should change in order to serve as a system that promotes truth, justice and fairness for all in the American legal system.”

Richard Pomp Quoted in Law360

Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in a Law360 article discussing Mastercard’s tax liability in South Carolina, where an appellate panel ruled that the company had engaged in income-producing activity in the state. Pomp said that Mastercard’s position that it owed nothing was a “hard sell for a state court,” noting that it was “a perfect situation for some type of apportionment rather than Mastercard trying to pay nothing.”

Leslie Levin Quoted in National Review

Professor Leslie Levin was quoted in a National Review article discussing the ethics rules involved in New York Attorney General Letitia James’s comments about the Cornell sexual assault case. Addressing comments the NY AG had made, Levin said that, “[I]t’s not necessarily a conflict of interest as we understand them under the rules of professional conduct”