news
2023
- Montana Law School Breaks Into Top 100 Nationally
- UM Student's Journey From River Guide to Environmental Lawyer
- Inspired by the Sea: UM Law Student Forms Maritime Law Society
- A Montana First: UM’s Indian Law Program to Host National Competition
- UM Student Chases American Dream Through Law School
- UM Champion Athlete Crosses Finish Line To Graduation
- UM Law Students Secure Legacy, Form Fly Fishing Society
- Gagliardi Named UM Law School Dean
- UM Law Student Helps Fellow Military Vets Navigate Campus Life
- Rancher Goes to Law School to Protect Family Land
- UM Unveils New Online Resource About Montana Constitution
- UM Law School Students Free Innocent Man
- Professor Ray Cross' Passing
- UM Law Student's Nike N7 Native Dance Celebrates Crow Traditions
- UM Law Faculty Member Wins National Award
- Law School Class Most Diverse in UM History
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- UM Student Lands White House Internship
- Helping Montanans Access Justice
- UM Student Commits to serving Country as Military Lawyer
- UM's Veterans Advocacy Clinic Wins Appeal for Army Veteran Sexually Assaulted in Service
- Professors Dr. Rinfret and Mills Leaving
- In Memory of Phil Cousineau
- In Memory of Judge Brenda Desmond
- UM Public Administration Student Connects Residents With City
- Baucus Institute Received $800K to Build Programs, Access
- Law Student Receives Bertha Morton Scholarship
- Four UM Students Named Wyss Scholars for Conservation Leadership
- UM Law School Rises 31 Spots in National Ranking
- UM Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Teams Shine at National Competition
- UM National Mock Trial Team Has Impressive Run at Regional Tournament
- UM Law Clinic Student Helps Secure Montana Supreme Court Reversal
- Q&A: UM Law Student Grows Plant Hobby from Stress Management to Book Launch
- Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Siefert
- UM Environmental Moot Court Team Performs Well at National Quarterfinals
- Hastings Law Journal Publishes New Article by Professor Jordan Gross
- Regulatory Review Features Work by Professor Michelle Bryan Regarding Allocating Surface Water Rights
- Professor Pippa Browde Publishes Article in University of New Mexico Law Review
- Bio Station Internship for Environmental Law Students: 'Where the Rubber Meets the Road in Science and Policy'
- UM Law School Project to Buoy Tribal Energy Independence
- UM Law Announces Two New Faculty Members
- UM's Tribal Outreach Specialist Important Bridge for Native Students
- UM Law Ranks No. 5 Nationally for Clerkship Placements
- UM Law Ranked No. 7 Best Value School in Nation
- Professor Cathay Smith's Co-Authored Article on Copyright and Memes Appears in Georgetown Law Journal
- Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum to Publish Article by Professor Sam Panarella
- Professor Kekek Stark Publishes Article on Anishinaabe Traditional Law
- Alumni Spotlight: Tony McCormick
- UM Law Student Wins $5,000 AccessLex Scholarship
- UM Sends Two Law Negotiation Teams to Nationals
- UM Climate Change Event Features Max Baucus and Al Gore
- Former Vice President Al Gore Joins Max Baucus for a Climate Conversation
- Professor Michelle Bryan Explains CSKT Water Compact on Voices of Montana
- University of Montana Law Students Help with Eviction Filings
- Gore to Discuss Climate Change at UM Baucus Institute Series
- Two UM Law Students Named Prestigious Wyss Scholars
- Alumni Spotlight: Audrey Cromwell
- Law Student Uses Fellowship to Advocate for Workplace Justice
- Dr. Brad Hall Joins Law School as Student Support Advocate
- UM Law Graduate Receives Posthumous Honorary PhD
- Class of 2021 Steps Up Pro Bono Service During Pandemic
- Montana Water Rights Runs Deep for UM Law Student
- Bankruptcy Judge Helps UM Law Students Gain Practical Experience
- UM Law Graduate Employment Rate Climbs to 94% Despite Pandemic
- 3L Reflection: Kimberly Wein
- Lessons from an Old Country Lawyer: Clifford Edwards' Graduation Address
- UM Law School Keeps Family Life Central
- Alumni Spotlight: Danna Jackson
- Law Students Champion Rural Justice Through Research
- MPA/Law Student Alexander Dreussi Selected for Bertha Morton Scholarship
- Professor Michelle Bryan Co-Authors Book on Montana Water Law
- Professor Jordan Gross Publishes Article for Kentucky Law Review
- New Director of Student Services Joins Law School
- Cliff Edwards to Speak at Combined 2020-2021 Law School Graduation Ceremony
- The Regulatory Review Shares Professor Monte Mills' Essay The Legacy of Federal Control in Indian Country
- Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Lunder
- Blewett School of Law National Moot Court Teams Adapt to Virtual Competitions
- UM Law School Ranked No. 4 Nationally for Affordability
- Tax Notes State Features Essay by Professor Pippa Browde Exploring SALT Policies in Indian Country
- Professor Sandi Zellmer Contributes to Climate, Energy, Justice Report and Video Series
- Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Promotes Collaborative Solutions for Pressing Environmental Conflicts
- Incentives and Instincts: A New Angle Podcast Interview with Professor Anthony Johnstone
- Alumni Spotlight: April Youpee-Roll
- Texas+Water Talks Indian Water Rights With Professor Monte Mills
- Law School Partners with Ries Law Group, YWCA to Help Domestic Violence Survivors
- Law Students Spread Awareness With Clothing Drive
- PreLaw Magazine Names Blewett School of Law 2020 Best Value Law School
- Students Provide Thousands of Pro Bono Hours to Underserved Communities
- School of Law and DPAP Alumni and Former Faculty Elected to State Office
- Q&A with Professor Andrew King-Ries
- Veterans Advocacy Clinic Provides New Hope for Montana Vets
- School of Law Loses Two Class of '66 Alumni
- In Memoriam: Jack Tuholske
- Law Faculty Selected as MUS Teaching Scholars
- UM Law Bar Pass Rate Soars to 94.5%
- Law School Welcomes New Director of Career Development
- Gift Lets Students Support Criminal Justice Reform in Rural Areas
- Law School Welcomes New Faculty Member
- Professor Sandi Zellmer Elected to the American College of Environmental Lawyers
- Q&A with Associate Professor Cathay Y. N. Smith
- UM Law Professor Receives Fulbright Scholar Award to Study Indigenous Justice
- Law School Announces 2020 Graduation Awards
- Law Student Awarded Bertha Morton Scholarship
- Seventh Annual Spring Break Writers' Challenge Offers Creative Connection During Social Distancing
- Dean Issues COVID-19 Update
- UM Law School Hosts Event Unveiling Historic Images
- Baucus Institute Sends UM Students to National Campaign Conference
- First Native American Women to Serve in Congress Speak on Historic Panel Moderated by Professor Monte Mills
- Veterans Advocacy Clinic Does Outreach to Rocky Boy Reservation
- Labor Day Weekend at the Poplar Indian Days Celebration
- UM Earns Montana’s First Nationally Accredited MPA Program
- Ally Seneczko '20 Selected for 2019 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship
- UM Offers Eight Indian Law Courses This Summer
- Students, Faculty Receive Recognition for 2018-2019 Academic Year
- Class of 2019 - Graduation Spotlight
- American Bar Association President to Speak at Law School Graduation
- Dan Brister '20 Selected as a Wyss Conservation Scholar
- UM Blewett School of Law Goes Carbon Neutral
- University of Montana Kicks Off Indian Law Week
- UM Launches New Department Focused on Public Administration and Policy
- UM Professors Discuss How Law and Policies Play Into Government Shutdown
- Blewett School of Law Named to National Best Value List
- Helena Native Spent Summer Interning in D.C. Through Baucus Leaders Program
- University of Montana Law School Students Kick Off New Year With a Second Amendment Bang
- UM Alum, Law School Grad, Takes the Gavel as American Bar Association President
- Washington Foundation Gift Creates Path to Public Service for UM Students
- Students, Faculty Receive Recognition for 2017-2018 Academic Year
- UM Offers Indian Law Courses This Summer
- NALSA Indian Law Week 2018 Celebrates Treaties, Sovereignty, Tribes
- Blewett School of Law Ranked a "Top School for Environmental Law"
- Blewett School of Law Welcomes New Faculty: Sandi Zellmer, Craig Cowie
- Environmental Law Moot Court Competition Awards
- Blewett School of Law: Best Value, Seventh in Nation for Clerkship Placements
- Lillian Alvernaz '18 Selected as a 2017 Ms. JD Fellow
- Negotiation Team Success at Regionals
- Charter Communications Honors Baucus Institute with Reception, Donation
- Blewett School of Law Ranked a "Best Value Law School"
- Morgan Chandler ’17 Places Third in Schwab Memorial Essay Contest
- Negotiations Team Earns Third Place in International Competition
- School of Law and U.S. District Court Join Forces to Renovate Pope Room
- Blewett School of Law Ranks Fifteenth in Federal Clerkship Placement
- Negotiations Team Invited to International Competition
- Wilson ’18 Accepts Internship in The Hague
- Zellmer Joins the School of Law as a Visiting Professor
- UM Alums Find Their Spots on the Bench
- Clinic Program to Celebrate 50 Years at Evening with NALSA
- Hagel Provides Timely Insight at Jones Tamm Lecture
- NALSA and Cultural Heritage Moot Court Teams Compete in National Competitions
- Professor Gagliardi Receives Presidential Faculty Award
- Negotiations Team Finishes Second in the Nation
- Anne Sherwood ’17 Receives Ms. JD Fellowship
- Ferrari-Agudelo '18 Receives Goldmark Equal Access to Justice Internship
- Moot Court Team Wins Regionals, Advances to Nationals
- Negotiation Team Wins Regionals for Fourth Consecutive Year
- Professors Mills, Williams Speak on Place-Based Legal Education
- Blewett Scholarship Matching Challenge Raises Over $400,000 in First 15 Months
- Law School Receives $2.5 Million Bequest for Scholarships
- Arctic Grayling Benefit from Work of Land Use and Natural Resources Clinic
- Capulong Appointed Associate Dean for Clinical, Experiential Education
- Year Begins with More Students, Higher Academic Markers
- David Cutts Remembered for His Generous Socrates Scholarship
- Professor Smith Appointed to Public Art Committee
- Hon. Charles Erdmann '75 to Deliver Commencement Address
- Professor Bryan Speaks at Law, Environment Conference
- Professor Gordon Receives Recognition from UM and ELI
- Annual Law Week to Feature Access to Justice Theme
- Browning Lecture to Feature Longtime Ninth Circuit Judge
- Jessup Team Performs Well at Regional Competition
- WLC Increases Goal for 19th Annual Silent Auction
- MWBC Provides Support for Student Intern
- Panarella to Receive Ruffatto Memorial Award
- Remembering John Maynard ’78
- Grant Awarded to School of Law
- Regents Approve Baucus Institute
- Moot Court Teams Place First, Second
- Negotiations Team Places First
- School of Law to Host Regional Moot Court Competition
- Coolidge Receives Pro Bono Award
- Haines Receives Distinguished Service Award
- Professor Mills to Present at Indian Law Conference
- Law Students Visit Blackfoot Valley
- Professor Bryan to Speak at Drought Symposium
- ABA President to Visit with Students
- Paige Griffith Receives Ms. JD Fellowship
- Professor Byington Cited by Several Bankruptcy Courts
- New Full-Tuition Scholarship Honors Sen. Lee Metcalf ’36
- 2Ls Laughlin, Wall Awarded MPILC Fellowship
- $10 Million Gift Builds for the Future
- Students Participate in State Bar CLE
- Clay Miller Receives RMMLF Scholarship
- UMSL Ranks High for Graduate Placement
- AALS Annual Clinic Conference
- Students Take Trip to Kootenai Falls
- Student Spotlight: Paige Griffith '16
- Recognizing Trial Lawyer Jerry Ramsey
- UMSL Recognized for Civic Education
- Catching Up with the Trial Team
- Barristers’ Ball Celebrates 100 Years
- Energy Tour Day 5 – Controlling the Grid
- Energy Tour Day 4 – Coal Mining in Colstrip
- Supreme Court Oral Argument 2015
- Energy Tour Day 3 – Exploring the Oil Fields
- Discussing the Montana Constitution With Its Authors
- Energy Tour Day 2
- Energy Tour Day 1
- Professor Bryan to Speak in ABA Water Law Webinar
- Professor Johnstone to Speak at Equal Pay Summit
- Recognizing CSKT’s Evelyn Stevenson
- Dean Munro to Speak at 33rd Annual PIELC
- Mediation Team Finishes Third and Fourth
- Environmental Moot Court Team Advances to Final Round
- Professor Russell to Speak at Symposium
- Dan Knudsen '15 Awarded ABA Taxation Fellowship
- ABA Negotiation Team Competes at Nationals
- Professor Gagliardi Elected as Fellow to ACTC
- Madeline ‘Betty’ Blankenship Remembered
- Professor Smith Receives Casey Award
- In the News: Andrew King-Ries
- Knudsen ’08 Becomes Speaker of the House at Age 33
- Erdmann ’75 to Become Chief Judge
- Passing of Charles “Timer” Moses '49
- Former Dean Irma Russell Published in Environmental Forum
- Professor Williams to Speak at ELR Symposium
- UM Law Grads Involved with Kaarma Trial and National Debate on Self-Defense
- UMSL Graduate Named New Chief for 9th Circuit
- UM School of Law ABA Negotiation Competition Team Finishes First
- Paul Kirgis Named Dean of the UM School of Law
- Student Receives Annual Pro Bono Award
- Fernando Terrones ’14 Receives Purple Heart