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Columbia Law School Clip Report, August 16–31, 2019

The Winston & Strawn litigator, antitrust specialist, and athlete advocate has represented clients in high-profile cases ranging from “Deflategate” to the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s lawsuit for pay equity.

Orientation activities for the J.D. Class of 2022 and the LL.M. Class of 2020 included faculty panels and opportunities to explore Columbia’s sprawling campus.

Cleary is one of two Columbia Law alumni who have secured clerkships for the Supreme Court October term 2019.

The co-founder of the online platform Policygenius has made it easy and enjoyable to shop for auto, home, and life insurance.

Citing written and oral arguments made by five students, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that a Connecticut prisoner’s permanent solitary confinement violates the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment.

In her Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, Pantin teaches students transactional lawyering skills that they draw on to promote social justice, provide pro bono legal services to small businesses, and prepare for corporate careers.

The law and economics scholar says that asking the right questions produces the most illuminating answers.

As the anchor of cable’s leading half-hour, hard-news sports program, Smith draws on his legal background to report on issues and controversies in the sports world.