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Upcoming events and opportunities at Pepperdine Caruso Law.

Trial Team at Chapman Competition 2025

Pepperdine Caruso Law Trial Team Secures Third and Fourth Place at the Chapman Challenge Mock Trial Competition

The Pepperdine Caruso Law Trial Advocacy Program sent two teams to the Chapman Challenge, a mock trial competition hosted by Chapman University Fowler School of Law.

Eric Rassbach Pepperdine Caruso School of Law

Professor Eric Rassbach Argues Supreme Court Religious Liberty Case Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission

Professor Eric C. Rassbach argued the religious liberty case, Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission, at the United States Supreme Court on March 31.

Stephanie Blondell Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus Institute faculty

Professor Stephanie Blondell Presents "When Good Mediators Make Bad Decisions: Ethical Fading in Mediation" -- State Bar of Michigan

Professor Stephanie Blondell presented "When Good Mediators Make Bad Decisions: Ethical Fading in Mediation" for the State Bar of Michigan Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

Barry McDonald Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Barry McDonald, Congress’s Mistaken IP Power and Our Hybrid Constitutionalism -- Kentucky Law Journal (forthcoming)

Professor Barry P. McDonald's article, Congress’s Mistaken IP Power and Our Hybrid Constitutionalism, will be published in the Kentucky Law Journal.

Julianne Avery Pepperdine Caruso Law alumna

Julianne M. Avery (JD '15) Rejoins Miller Nash

Pepperdine Caruso Law alumna Julianne M. Avery (JD '15) has rejoined Miller Nash in the firm's Long Beach office.

Akhil Amar Law Review Symposium 2025

Pepperdine Law Review Hosts Annual Symposium on the Future of Executive Power

On Friday, March 14, 2025, the Pepperdine Law Review, in partnership with the William French Smith Lecture Series, hosted its annual symposium: The Future of Executive Power: Can Congress and the Courts Check the President?

Maureen Weston Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Maureen Weston Presents "Global Insights: Key Development in Sports Law 2025" -- Sports Lawyer Association

Professor Maureen A. Weston presented "Global Insights: Key Development in Sports Law 2025" for a Sports Lawyer Association webinar.

Moriarity competition judges 2025

Spring 2025 Moriarity First-Year Moot Court Competition

On Friday, March 28, the Pepperdine University Rick J. Caruso School of Law hosted the final round of its annual Col. John L. and Maria Moriarity First-Year Moot Court Competition.