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Jessica Lefort and Amy Sankaran with students in the Michigan Law Immigrant Justice Lab.

Immigrant Justice Lab Receives Grants to Expand Access to Immigration Resources and Study AI’s Role in Legal Education

Exterior of the Michigan Law Reading Room.

Michigan Law’s 2026 Excellence in Pro Bono Service Awards Recognize Outstanding Students

Portrait of Debora Gunawan at the UN Commission on the Status of Women mural that reads Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women.

SJD Student Debora Gunawan, LLM ’25, Attends UN Commission on the Status of Women

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Can the Genocide in Sudan Be Stopped?

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What is Trump arguing about birthright citizenship?

Síofra O’Leary and Daniel Halberstam  speaking at the Michigan Law Center for International and Comparative Law’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

Four Takeaways from the Former President of the European Court of Human Rights

Avery Coombe, 3L, Receives a Fellowship to Rejoin the Center for Reproductive Rights

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How Michigan police fight human trafficking by going after buyers of sex

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I work with human trafficking survivors. Rich men like Bill Gates can do more to make amends for their Epstein ties

Michigan Law professors Ekow Yankah, Paulina Arnold, Noah Kazis, Evan Caminker speak at the Immigrant Enforcement Panel.

Three Takeaways from Faculty Panel on Local and National Immigration Enforcement

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Archi Pyati, ’02, delivering Public Interest Week’s keynote address.

Public Interest Week Keynote Speaker Archi Pyati, ’02, Tells Students “Our Collective Future Is Going To Be Built by You”

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Ypsilanti schools warn parents to take precautions amid reported ICE detentions

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Former Ambassadors Seek Renewed Bipartisanship to Fight Human Trafficking

Michigan Law professor Steve Ratner.

5Qs: Ratner Proposes New Approach to Reparations for Colonialism

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Trump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect

New Fellowship to Fund LLM Public Service Opportunities Honors Longtime Assistant Dean for International Affairs Virginia Gordan

Her Own Experience with Infertility Motivates Alexis Cirel, ’03, to Advocate for Better Surrogacy Laws

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Epstein’s UK flights had alleged British abuse victims on board - BBC investigation

Christopher McCrudden participates in a speaker panel at the European Alumni Reunion in Berlin.

McCrudden to Receive Gold Medal from Royal Irish Academy for Contributions to the Social Sciences

Attendees of the Transnational Law Symposium ask panelists questions.

Five Takeaways on Forced Labor Issues from the Transnational Law Symposium

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Mohamed Al Fayed accuser criticises Met refusal to investigate trafficking claims

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Michigan lawmakers present anti-trafficking bills, receive some pushback on severity of punishments

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Parents convicted of human trafficking could have kids taken away under proposed Michigan law

A group of Michigan Law alumni and faculty attend the European Alumni Reunion.

Insights from Keynote Speakers at the European Alumni Reunion

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Professor Karima Bennoune speaks at the Gender Apartheid Conference hosted at Michigan Law.

Michigan Law Conference Explores International Law Strategies to Fight Gender Apartheid

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Michigan Law to Host Conference on Using International Law to Fight Gender Apartheid

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The Michigan Law School campus on State Street.

Michigan Law Announces Inaugural Recipients of the Virginia Gordan LLM Public Service Fellowship

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Trade Enforcement Experts Sound Alarm on Supply Chain as Global Forced Labor Persists Despite Record Penalties

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Michigan’s children deserve more than an investigation

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Stateside: Aug. 7, 2025

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Fresno’s agriculture industry can lead the fight against forced labor

Aisha Elmquist, ’07: Everyone Has the Right to a Seat at the Table

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Ratner Selected to Deliver a Course at The Hague Academy of International Law, a Rare Honor for US Academics

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Birthright Citizenship

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Litman says Supreme Court’s nationwide injunction ruling masks a false equivalency

Don Herzog

5Qs: Herzog on LGBTQ+ Opt-Outs in Mahmoud v. Taylor Supreme Court Decision

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Supreme Court drops major ruling on Trump’s birthright citizenship order

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SCOTUS: Lower Courts Overstepped in Nationwide Injunction on Birthright Order

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Trump used birthright citizenship as an excuse for another presidential power grab

The Lawyers Club exterior at the University of Michigan Law School campus.

The 2025 Michigan Law Award Winners for Excellence in Pro Bono Service

A group of Michigan Law Alumni lead a discussion panel during Public Interest Week.

Four Takeaways from Michigan Law Public Interest Week

Emily Rutkowski, ’16: Transforming a Legal Career into a Mission of Global Support

Michigan Law’s 1L Advocacy Clinic Provides Early Exposure to Real-world Lawyering

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At least 30 dead, many missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan

Flawed Facial Recognition Technology Leads to Wrongful Arrest and Historic Settlement

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US Citizens Are Being Told To Carry Birth Certificates Amid ICE Raids

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The Uncomfortable Truth: Our Role in Trafficking

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Sexual assault, trafficking lawsuit against WWE and Vince McMahon set to proceed

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Haiti’s Many Problems and Very Few Solutions, Explained

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What Is—and Isn’t—Sex Trafficking? Insights From The Combs And Jeffries Allegations

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Assessing the Origins, Dynamics, and Future of Conflict in Sudan

A portrait of Karima Bennoune.

Bennoune Testifies before House Committee on Human Rights Violations in Ukraine

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BBC’s Mohamed Al-Fayed documentary fails to call human trafficking what it is

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o the World, He Is an Anti-Trafficking Hero. Women Tell a Different Story.

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Michigan Law Announces Academic Events for Fall 2024

A "Welcome to Michigan" banner is hung outside the Lawyers Club, welcoming all who pass by.

New Faculty Members Join Michigan Law’s 2024-2025 Academic Year

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Why Is the UAW’s Federal Monitor Involving Himself in the Union’s Stance on Gaza?

Catharine MacKinnon, the Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law

MacKinnon Receives British Academy International Fellowship

Faizah Malik, ’11: Fight for Housing Justice

Human Trafficking Clinic Finds Multidisciplinary Solutions

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Three Michigan Law Students Receive Peggy Browning Labor Law Fellowship

Light filled scene of University of Michigan Law School Law Quad Social

Excellence in Pro Bono Service Awards: 2024 Michigan Law Honorees

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Sudan Battles the RSF

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The Taliban’s oppression of women is apartheid. Let’s call it that.

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UN Experts Push to Criminalize Gender Apartheid

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Hathaway Elected as Fellow of Royal Society of Canada

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British Parliamentarians Examine Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan And Iran

At the Cutting Edge of International Law: Four Michigan Law Faculty Discuss Their Latest Work

Five people stand in solidarity, holding signs that demand recognition of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity.

Bennoune Discusses Gender Apartheid with Malala Yousafzai at Nelson Mandela Foundation Event

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Catharine MacKinnon : “Consent is the main pretext, legal and social, for doing nothing against sexual assault”

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5Qs: Ratner Discusses Work for UN on War, Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia

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Bennoune Addresses UN Security Council on Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

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Legitimizing Gender Apartheid is One of the Costs of Recognizing the Taliban

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UN experts warn nearly a year after ceasefire, atrocities, including war crimes and crimes against humanity continue in Ethiopia

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The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be recognized as gender apartheid

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Rogers, ’23, and Williams, ’23, Are Newest Michigan Law Equal Justice Works Fellows

Slavery’s Legacy in Architecture and Law

Kate Powers, ’20: Holding War Criminals to Account

Sudan flag

5Qs: Page on Listening to the People and Other Lessons from Sudan

Azadeh Shahshahani: Protecting Immigrant Rights Across the U.S. South

Bennoune Argues in New Paper That Afghanistan Situation Amounts to ‘Gender Apartheid’ and Demands Action

Scholars and Judges Convene to Develop Refugee Law Guidelines

2L Collin Christner is working with the International Commission of Jurists during his Geneva Externship

2L Christner Speaks to UNHRC

Silverthorn, ’08, Speaks on Women’s Issues at W20

Human Trafficking Clinic Wins $500,000 Grant from DOJ

Conference Explores How Transportation Technology

Conference Explores How Transportation Technology Can Combat Forced Labor

International Dignitaries and Michigan Law Students Develop Guidelines on Refugee Protections

George Barchini, ’15: Striking a Balance with Big Law and Public Interest

Anti-Apartheid Leader, Former Constitutional Court Justice Delivers Bishop Lecture

Adina Nadler(left) and Justine Glubis(right)

Dow Sustainability Fellows to Explore Seasonal Farming in Ghana, Climate Resilience Funding

Rep. John E. Porter, ’61

On the Front Lines of Europe’s Human Rights Concerns

Human Trafficking Clinic Helping to Create New Clinic in Brazil

Immigration Law and the Nation’s Physician Shortage

Immigration Law: Protecting Process and Changing Lives

Craig Kramer, ’87: Mental Health Ambassador

Catharine MacKinnon, the Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law

MacKinnon Named 26th Winner of Phillips Prize in Jurisprudence

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Michigan Law Hires New Faculty Members

Professor Karima Bennoune standing in a Michigan Law classroom.

Karima Bennoune, a Leading International Law and Human Rights Specialist, Returns to Michigan Law

Professor Chris Knight standing on a treelined street

Christopher Knight Brings Big Law and Pro Bono Litigation Experience to Michigan Law’s Legal Practice Program

Professor Chavi Nana standing in front a glass wall with city buildings behind her.

International Criminal Investigations Powerhouse Chavi Keeney Nana Moves From Private Practice to Michigan Law Faculty

Portrait of Camelia Metwally

Camelia Metwally, ’22, Named Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow

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Ratner Appointed to Human Rights Commission on Ethiopia

Luis C.deBaca Speaking at the Michigan Journal of International Law

Luis C.deBaca, ’93, Former Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Joins Michigan Law Faculty

Steve Ratner teaching in class

Professor Steven Ratner Named Director of the Donia Human Rights Center

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Michigan Law Human Trafficking Clinic Awarded $500,000 Grant from Justice Department to Train Prosecutors