University of Michigan Law School

09/04/2026

We have so many student orgs that this video is over 10 minutes long! We’re pretty sure that means this won’t go viral. But if it was too hot for you in the Law Quad on Wednesday, watch this to hear about *almost* all of the student orgs at the law school.

And apologies to those we didn’t get to! Our phone shutdown to extreme heat and we couldn’t make it to every table!

Video description: mini mic interviews with sweaty law students in the Law Quad during the peak of the midday sunshine and heat.

09/03/2026

Michigan’s International Law Workshop engages with cutting-edge scholarship in the field, focusing on current challenges to the international legal order.

The workshop is open to the academic community, and no RSVP is required.

The workshop meets on Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30 PM in Jeffries Hall 1020. DM for more information.

The semester’s lineup: 

Sept. 1: Larry Helfer
Sept. 8: Sannoy Das
Sept. 15: Kristen Eichensehr
Sept. 22: Kathleen Claussen
Sept. 29: Mark Wu
Oct. 6: MJ Durkee
Oct. 13: Justina Uriburu
Nov. 10: Surabhi Ranganathan
Nov. 17: Tatjana Papic
Nov. 24: Lucas Lixinski
Dec. 1: Benedict Kingsbury

Video description: Professors Daugirdas and Arato are standing in the faculty lounge, speaking into mini mics.

09/01/2026

The Law and Philosophy Workshop is jointly presented by the University of Michigan Philosophy Department and the School of Law and the class is composed of a mix of philosophy graduate students and law students.

This year’s speakers include: 

Sept. 2: Kim Scheppele
Sept. 16: Ketan Ramakrishnan
Oct. 14: Gideon Yaffe
Oct. 28: Gideon Rosen
Nov. 11: Miranda Fricker 

Video description: Professor Hershovitz is standing in his office, speaking to the camera.

08/31/2026

It was great to see such a large gathering at the Public Interest Kickoff last week! Students, faculty, staff, and local public interest lawyers convened in Professor Mike Steinberg’s backyard to come together as a community and welcome incoming students. The party is always a highlight of the beginning of the fall semester.

Image descriptions:

1. A sea of people hanging out and chatting in Professor Steinberg’s backyard.

2. Professor Barb McQuade chats with a small group of students in the driveway.

3. Public Interest Director Emily Bretz, Dean Neel Sukhatme, and Professor Mike Steinberg pose for a photo.

4. Emily Bretz speaks to the crowd of people in the backyard.

5. Dean Sukhatme speaks to the crowd of people.

6. Professor Steinberg speaks to the crowd of people.

08/31/2026

Professor Nicholson Price shares , ahem, in the science fiction/fantasty genre. 

His recs are: 

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Rose/House by Arkady Martine

Video description: Professor Price is standing in his colorful office, showing off physical copies of each of the books he’s recommending.

08/30/2026

Spend a moment in the Arboretum listening to the sounds of the Huron River. 😌

Video description: three 10-second clips of the Huron River flowing through the Arboretum.

08/28/2026

One more orientation photo dump.

📸: Leisa Thompson & Dustin Johnston

Image descriptions:

1. A group of 1Ls huddles over Leisa’s camera for a fun photo during the BBQ. 

2. A candid angle of the Class of 2029 photo taken before the Orientation BBQ. 

3. Another candid angle of students smiling for the class photo. 

4. A group of eight students smiling, with their arms in the air, standing in front of the Law Library. 

5. Students hang out on blankets in front of the Lawyers Club cafeteria and a gorgeous summer day.

6. A photo of one of the circles of students sitting on a blanket and chatting during the BBQ. 

7. Several students stand and chat near some tall maize and blue flags. 

8. Another group of students sitting and smiling in the Law Quad. 

9. Blurred-out leaves frame another group of students hanging out in the Law Quad. 

10. Ten students are jumping for joy in front of the Lawyers Club cafeteria. 

11. Professors Leah Litman and Chris Walker debate presidential power during a Dialog Across Difference session during orientation. 

12. Professor Patrick Barry talks about AI use in Law School in Hutchins Hall 100. 

13. A group of students turns and smiles at the camera while packing up lunches during a Service Day activity for Food Gatherers. 

14. A group of students sitting around a table, decorating lunch bags, turns to the camera and smiles for a photo. 

15. Another group of students smiles for a photo op while packing lunches for Food Gatherers.

16. Inside Hutchins Hall, another group of students is packing even more lunches on Service Day. 

17. Public Interest Director Emily Bretz smiles as she is carrying a box packed full of lunches.

18. Three students in the FYI (For Your Information) program talk to the 1Ls about life at Michigan Law. 

19. Another group of 3 FYI leaders chats with 1Ls in Jeffries Hall. 

20. Three FYI leaders stand in front of 1Ls in a Hutchins Hall classroom.

08/26/2026

Why is it important for lawyers to brush up on their Shakespeare?

According to Professor Len Niehoff, Shakespeare and lawyers both think about everything.

He was recently on the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast to talk about his new book, Meeting Shakespeare at the Bar.

Listen:

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

08/25/2026

The “clap-out” is a tradition at Michigan Law, usually reserved for faculty who are teaching their last class. Despite Dean Z not being a professor, we still felt a clap-out was the only fitting way to end to her 7-year-long video series, A2Z. 👏😭💙💛

Video description: one clip from early in the episode shows Dean Z and Dustin sitting in a Jeffries Hall classroom. The video then fast forwards to the end of the episode. While Dean Z is talking, faculty, staff, and students quietly begin walking in behind her, to surprise her with a clap-out.