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Baylor University Law School has developed a new collaborative program, Legal Mapmaker, that addresses the access-to-justice problem for low- and middle-income Americans who have basic legal needs, but cannot afford the services of an attorney.
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Denver Law Veterans Advocacy Project wins benefits and services for veterans
DENVER STURM COLLEGE OF LAW — For 50 years after serving in Vietnam, veteran and Purple Heart recipient “Bill,” did not receive Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation benefits for the injuries he received in the country. Finally, five decades after his service, Bill gained access to his benefits through the important work of his wife and the….
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Drexel Law professor Hannah Bloch-Wehba named fellow at Center for Democracy and Technology
DREXEL UNIVERSITY ALW — Professor Hannah Bloch-Wehba recently was selected as a Fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). The CDT is a global nonprofit advocating for digital rights, such as protecting privacy, enhancing data security, limiting government surveillance, preserving an open internet, advancing free expression online and strengthening the technical integrity of core….
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Duquesne Law student Emily McKenzie part of winning team at Local Government Case Competition
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY — Emily McKenzie, 3L, was part of one of four winning teams at this year’s Local Government Case Competition. The annual event takes place over three days, with graduate students from a range of programs randomly assigned to teams to solve actual problems facing the Allegheny Department of Health and Human Services.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Stonewall at 50: A Half-Century of LGBT+ Civil Rights Advocacy - Vermont Law School - November 16, 2019
- Intellectual Property Essentials for Creatives: It’s All About Content - Georgia State University College of Law - November 16, 2019
- What Should the First Amendment Protect? - University of California, Berkeley School of Law - November 18, 2019
- What Real Estate Lawyers Need to Know About Blockchain Technology - St. John’s University School of Law - November 19, 2019
- What Real Estate Lawyers Need to Know About Blockchain Technology - St. John’s University School of Law - November 19, 2019
- Delaware Tax Institute: 2019 Tax Developments & Planning – Thinking Forward: Strategies & Opportunities - Widener University Delaware Law School - December 6, 2019
- 2nd Annual Conference on Food Law and Policy - Georgia State University College of Law - December 10, 2019
- Mizrahi Legal Studies Conference - Harvard Law School - December 10-11, 2019
- 14th Global Legal Skills Conference - Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law - December 12-14, 2019
- Picturing ‘Truth’: Visual Images and the Law - Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law - January 11, 2020