EAGAN, Minn. May 1, 2017 – Thomson Reuters and China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) Press, a leading legal publisher in China, have published Constitutional Law: Lectures, Cases, and Resources by Chang Wang, chief researcher at Thomson Reuters. The two-volume, 1,200-page book is the first English-to-Chinese textbook of U.S. Constitutional Law. Wang has lectured …
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Thomson Reuters Hosted Magna Carta: History, Law, and Legacy, a Continuing Legal Education Program
On Sept. 18, Thomson Reuters hosted Magna Carta: History, Law, and Legacy, a Continuing Legal Education program at its Eagan, Minn., campus. The program featured a presentation by Dr. Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of Minnesota Law School. As a leading expert on legal history, Roman and canon …
Minnesota leaders and Library of Congress’s David Mao celebrate U.S. Constitution and its roots in the Magna Carta
Earlier this month, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea and Deputy Librarian of Congress David Mao led a celebration at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minn., to honor the U.S. Constitution and the Magna Carta. More than 100 guests gathered as Chief Justice Gildea discussed the influence of …
Magna Carta 800th anniversary commemorated with art exhibit at MSP airport
Thomson Reuters and the Airport Foundation MSP celebrate this week’s Magna Carta anniversary by creating Magna Carta to Minnesota: the Rule of Law, a unique art exhibit in Concourse C at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Minnesota’s deep roots in the law – and support for the rule of law – are celebrated in the …
Magna Carta Anniversary Commemorated with Magna Carta to Minnesota: the Rule of Law
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. –Thomson Reuters and the Airport Foundation MSP celebrate last week’s Magna Carta anniversary by creating Magna Carta to Minnesota: the Rule of Law, a unique art exhibit in Concourse C at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Freedom from unlawful searches and seizures. Protection from loss of life, liberty or property, without due process. The …
Volume of ‘Right to a Fair Trial’ cases show Magna Carta still relevant in Europe today
The “right to a fair trial” is still being regularly litigated over in the UK and across Europe 800 years after it was enshrined in Magna Carta. Research from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters shows that in the last decade, the European Court of Human Rights has made 19 rulings against the UK and …
Thomson Reuters employees support free legal advice and celebrate Magna Carta
Employees from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters recently joined forces with more than 8,000 lawyers, including more than 100 judges and magistrates, to support the London Legal Walk, a 10km walk to raise money for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST), an independent charity that raises funds for free legal services in London and the …
200 years of innovation
This post was written by Robert Mccorquodale, marketing executive in the Legal UKI business of Thomson Reuters Thomson Reuters is the strategic partner to the Global Law Summit, held this week in London to mark 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta. The event celebrates the history of this important document and its impact …
Magna Carta 800th anniversary events kick off in DC
This post was written by Tom Leighton, vice president of Legal Editorial Operations at Thomson Reuters Washington DC was in the spotlight this past week as political, legal and academic leaders came together to kick off a year of Magna Carta celebrations. I was in the city with my colleagues John Shaughnessy and Gretchen DeSutter …
Podcast: Justice Randy Holland on the significance of Magna Carta
In the podcast linked below, Justice Randy Holland of the Delaware Supreme Court, and editor of Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor, discusses the significance of Magna Carta as it marks its 800th anniversary, and the new Muse and Mentor book available in print and in e-book form, from Thomson Reuters.