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Congrats Class of 2024!

Congratulations to the Online LL.M. Class of 2024!

We are thrilled to celebrate the graduation of our Online LL.M. Program class of 2024! For those who were able to join us in person for the commencement ceremony, it was a truly special occasion. We enjoyed having the chance to meet each one of you as well as your family members!

📢 Program Updates

Jessup Moot Court

Our Online LL.M. program was proud to be on-site at the Jessup Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C.! Our Assistant Dean, Margaret Ioannides, had the opportunity to connect with key figures in legal education, including Michael Peil, Executive Director of the International Law Students Association. 

We enjoyed meeting prospective students and alumni at our UDSL table, and we even connected with students from our partner school — the University of Bucharest. It was a busy but rewarding day for the Online LL.M. program!

PILT Fellows

J.D., LL.M., and M.S.L. students passionate about Law & Tech or IP Law can now be selected to join the prestigous Program in Law & Technology’s (PILT) Fellows Program. 

This Program provides an excellent opportunity for students and recent graduates to accelerate their careers, network with pros, mentor with alumni, present research, and gain a deeper understanding of this dynamic field.

Congrats to our Online LL.M. students chosen to participate in 2024:

Cynthia Azor

Jorge Silva De Melo

Pegah Pornouri 

Hui Quan

Immigration Course

Our new U.S. Immigration course filled up fast and began on May 13th with a completely full roster!

This comprehensive course—now approved by the Florida Bar for 15 CLE Credits (including Immigration & Nationality Law)—is a valuable resource for legal professionals.

Stay tuned for the next offering!

Faculty Focus

Brian Owsley (seen here recording for the Online LL.M.’s Constitutional Law course) has a diverse legal background. He earned his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, his master’s degree in International Affairs from the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, clerked for federal courts, practiced law with organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center and the U.S. Department of Justice, and served as a United States Magistrate Judge. 

Check out a list of Professor Owsley's publications over the past two years to get a deeper insight into his academic contributions:

• Searching A Person’s Thoughts: Keyword Search Warrants and Fourth Amendment Concerns, 28 Stan. Tech. L. Rev. _ (pending). 

• Protesting While Black, 15 Ala. Civ. Rts. & Civ. Lib. L. Rev. __ (pending).  

• What to do about a Problem Like Clarence?, 45 Mitchell Hamline L. J. Pub. Pol’y The Quadriga (Nov. 13, 2023). Read here.

• Re-envisioning Criminal Prosecutions for Child Labor Violations Pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, ACCESSIBLE LAW, Summer 2023, at 1. 

• The Best Offense is a Good Defense: The Fourth Amendment Implications of Geofence Warrants, 50 Hofstra L. Rev. 829 (2022).  

• Supply and Demand In the Illegal Employment of Undocumented Aliens, 71 Cath. U. L. Rev. 227 (2022). 

• George Floyd, General Warrants, and Cell Site Simulators, 59 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 149 (2022).