Regent Law News

Regent University School of Law is one of 165 outstanding law schools profiled in The Princeton Review's  Best Law Schools 2019 list.  The Princeton Review's survey asked students about their school's academics, student body, and campus life as well as about themselves and their career plans. The student surveys that were used for this edition were collected during the 2017-18, 2016-17, and 2015-16 academic years. Regent Law ranked as follows: #6 Most Chosen By Older Students  Based on the average age of entry of law school students and student reports of how many years they spent out of college before enrolling in law school. #3 Most Conservative Students Based on student answers to a survey question concerning the political bent of the student body at large. The survey question was "If there is a prevailing political bent among students at your school, how would you characterize it?" Answer choices were: "Very Liberal, Liberal, Middle of the Road, So...

On Friday, November 2, 2018, Regent University Law Review held its 31st Annual Symposium, which addressed mental health within the law. Three panels discussed Mental Health Within the Legal Profession , Mental Health Within the Court System , and Mental Health Within Juvenile/Family Law . PANEL 1: John Berry, Esq., Florida Bar’s Legal Division Director Leonard Heath, Esq., President of the Virginia State Bar James Leffler, MS LPC, Clinical Director of Lawyers Helping Lawyers Mark C. Palmer, Esq., Professionalism Counsel for the Illinois Supreme Court PANEL 2: The Hon. John R. Doyle III, Presiding Judge Norfolk Circuit Court Emily Hedrick, Esq., Ethics Counsel for the Virginia State Bar Dr. Kristen Hudacek, Psy. D., Director of Psychology and Pretrial Forensic Services at Eastern State Hospital The Hon. Joseph A. Migliozzi Jr., Presiding Judge Norfolk Circuit Court The Hon. Jacqueline F. Ward Talevi, Chief Judge Roanoke City General District Court PANEL 3: The Ho...

My name is Jordan Ordway and I am a 3L at Regent Law. This semester I have had the privilege to work with the Center for Global Justice student staff, working on a research project for ADF International Asia. My research includes studying the abortion polices of Asian nations. While there are many approaches to regulating abortion and family planning around the world, China in particular has a policy unlike any other. In the Bible, when the Israelites asked for a King, God issued a warning through the prophet Samuel. Samuel warned that earthly rulers tend to claim rights over citizens: over citizens’ crops, supplies, and—worst of all—over citizens’ own children . This warning is embodied today within China’s population planning policies. Under the guise of preserving economic and natural resources, the Chinese government launched an approach to curbing population growth in the 1970’s. The “Late, Long, and Few” program was meant to be temporary, giving incentives and rewa...

On Monday, October 29, 2018, The Regent Student chapter of the Federalist Society hosted a question and answer forum with Nadine Strossen, Professor at NYU, Former Youngest and First Woman President of the ACLU. Federalist Society President Brandan Goodwin (’18) introduced Ms. Strossen, who then answered questions presented by Regent Law Professor Brad Jacob, and then took questions from the audience.    Following the forum, Ms. Strossen graciously signed copies of her new book, Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship, in which she explores how speech is protected under the constitution and how free speech can be used to counter hate speech.