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Syracuse University College of Law is the law school of Syracuse University, located in Syracuse, New York. Founded in 1895, it is accredited by the American Bar Association since 1923 and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The college offers a rigorous legal education emphasizing practical skills, innovative programs, and interdisciplinary studies, housed in the modern Dineen Hall, a 200,000-square-foot facility dedicated in 2010. It provides a range of programs including the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree—first awarded in 1968—and innovative offerings such as the nation's first real-time, ABA-approved online J.D. program launched in 2018 (JDinteractive). The college features an expansive externship program, a highly ranked Advocacy Program, three interdisciplinary institutes, and 11 joint degree options. With a history influenced by the 1927 Pound Report, it attracts students from diverse backgrounds and maintains a chapter of the Order of the Coif honor society. The college leads in fields like national security law through the Institute for Security Policy and Law and the New York State Science & Technology Law Center, emphasizing scholarship, practical training through moot courts and clinics, and contributions to legal education reform over its 125+ year history. It is known for producing political figures.