ASU Law Announcements
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf receives 10th O’Connor Justice Prize
“I’m honored to have a prize in Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s name. This is one of the best awards I have received in my life,” former Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said as she accepted the award on Jan. 25 at the 10th Annual O’Connor Justice Prize signature event in Scottsdale, Arizona, organized by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
David Lopez, trailblazing civil rights leader, to rejoin ASU Law as full-time faculty member
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is proud to announce the return of David Lopez, a distinguished leader in civil rights and employment law, who will join the faculty as a full-time professor in August, ahead of the Fall 2025 semester.
ASU Law’s D.C. Leadership Academy returns for a second year to empower students in the nation’s capital
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University’s D.C. Leadership Academy is offering students the chance to gain invaluable skills and experience in the heart of U.S. law and policy.
Connecting, innovating and inspiring at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University will join the nation’s top legal minds at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Jan. 7 to 11. ASU Law faculty will contribute to a variety of panels, from groundbreaking scholarship on AI and climate change to innovative models for alternatively scheduled JD programs.
ASU Law faculty member joins effort to erase criminal records for deserving presidential pardon recipients, offering true second chances
In a significant step toward criminal justice reform, the Weldon Angelos Presidential Pardon Expungements Act (H.R. 10248) has been introduced in Congress, offering new hope to those who have received presidential pardons but still face the lasting consequences of their criminal records.
ASU Law lands No. 1 in the U.S. for legal master’s graduates
Rooted in ASU’s charter, ASU Law strives to make quality legal education accessible and equips professionals from various fields with the skills to advance because of their knowledge of laws and regulations, no matter what industry they come from. ASU Law is No. 1 in the nation for the most legal master’s graduates from 2019 to 2023, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Navigating the path to law using humor and a camera
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a lawyer or how to start the process? Even how to find the right law school, like the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University?
Africa’s first elected female head of state to receive 2025 O’Connor Justice Prize
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first democratically elected female head of state in Africa, has been named the 10th recipient of the O’Connor Justice Prize.
ASU Law’s Office of Career and Employment Services receives 2024 All In For Women Award for summer law clerk program
The 1L Diversity Summer Law Clerk Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University received the 2024 All In For Women Award presented by the Maricopa Chapter of the Arizona Women’s Lawyers Association (AWLA).