MSU College of Law

09/04/2026

Thank you to Cecillia Wang, National Legal Director of the ACLU, for kicking off our Leaders in Law series with such a powerful conversation. Her insights on arguing the recent birthright citizenship case, and what it means for how we understand the Constitution today, gave our students and community a lot to think about. Thank you as well to everyone who joined us and helped give Cecillia a warm welcome to campus. We’re looking forward to the next conversation in the series this fall with NYU’s Richard Pildes!

09/04/2026

MSU College of Law welcomes Josh Chafetz, this year's Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor and Georgetown Law's Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law and Politics, for a lecture on Thursday, September 17: "What is the 'Politics' in the Law/Politics Divide?" Chafetz will draw on his expertise in constitutional law and separation of powers to examine what's at stake when courts, scholars, and citizens draw the line between law and politics.

Register here: https://bit.ly/what-is-the-politics-in-the-lawpolitics-divide-tickets

09/02/2026

MSU College of Law has been inducted into the Order of the Coif, one of American legal academia's highest honors, and selected to host the 2026 Coif Distinguished Visitor. Professor David Blankfein-Tabachnick led the College's membership application and championed its selection to host this year's Distinguished Visitor, Georgetown Law's Professor Josh Chafetz. In this Faculty Voice piece, DBT reflects on what these honors mean for MSU Law's community.

Read the full piece here: https://law.msu.edu/news-and-events/news/2026/faculty-voice---what-recognition-by-the-order-of-the-coif-means-for-msu-law

09/01/2026

MSU Law alumnus Ryan J. Clarkson ('05) and Shireen M. Clarkson of Clarkson Law Firm, P.C. have given $200,000 to launch the College of Law's new Leaders in Law series, kicking off today with Cecillia Wang. The series will bring four prominent legal thinkers to campus this academic year to explore constitutional democracy, civil rights, election law, and the rule of law.

"I hope a student walks into one of these events thinking about law school primarily as a path to a job," Clarkson said, "and walks out thinking about the kind of lawyer and leader they want to become."

Join us tonight at 5:30 for Cecillia Wang's talk, live streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Xbszn1LTop4?si=xcYQVFapC_QSb0a3�

Read about Ryan's donation story: https://law.msu.edu/news-and-events/news/2026/clarkson-leaders-in-law-gift

08/31/2026

Happy first day of fall semester! We're thrilled to welcome the Class of 2029 to the future Spartan lawyer family. Take a look back at how they kicked things off during Foundations Week:

What does the first week of law school really feel like?Foundatio...

08/28/2026

Today’s Access to Justice Day was all about getting out into the community and learning from those doing important work. 💚⚖️

08/26/2026

Michigan State Law Review continues its multi-year rise in the national rankings, moving from 56th to 53rd among 200+ flagship law journals nationwide, with its Impact Score climbing to 31st and Currency Factor to 27th.

Behind every issue: 65 student editors verifying citations line by line and pushing the journal's reputation higher with each round of edits.

Read more: https://bit.ly/michigan-state-law-review

08/25/2026

Day 2 of Foundations Week + a visit from Sparty = the perfect combo 💚🤍

08/24/2026

What a great start to Foundations Week 2026! We’re excited to welcome the Class of 2029 to MSU Law as they begin their journey into the study of law. Here’s to an exciting year ahead! Go Green! 💚 🤍

08/21/2026

To every 1L walking through the doors next week — this one's for you. 💚 Diana Ramos has one piece of advice: trust that you are in the right place. Explore everything. Don't count yourself out. The whole MSU Law community is already in your corner. Welcome, Spartans.