William & Mary Law Immigration Clinic director Stacy Kern-Scheerer discusses the program’s impact
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — W&M Law School’s Immigration Clinic is committed to preparing the next generation of immigration attorneys for this challenging practice area and is one of the few nonprofit entities that provides pro bono representation on immigration matters in the Hampton Roads region.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The 2021 University of Houston Law Center Spring Workshop Series, “Racial Justice and the Law” began on Monday on Monday, with Professor Bennett Capers of Fordham Law School joining Dean Leonard M. Baynes and Law Center professors and students a virtual discussion of Capers’ work in progress.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — USC Gould School of Law Professor Jody Armour rises to role of giving context to national protests for criminal justice reform and end to racism. George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis on May 25, and the news cycle flipped and Armour’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — In “You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers” Amanda Frost draws on narratives of those who have struggled to be treated as full members of “We the People,” exposing a hidden history of discrimination and xenophobia that continues to this day.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — As the global pandemic endures so must the work of students in the American University Washington College of Law Re-Entry Clinic. The Clinic provides the opportunity for law students to help their clients gain parole and overcome barriers related to their re-integration into society.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Fernando Laguarda, faculty director of the American University Washington College of Law Program on Law and Government, is set to join the Biden-Harris Administration as the General Counsel to AmeriCorps (the Corporation for National and Community Service) on Feb. 1, 2021.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Ann Carlson has been appointed to serve as the chief counsel of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the federal agency that has joint authority with the Environmental Protection Agency over car and truck greenhouse gas standards.
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COURT NEWS OHIO — The issues that accompany human trafficking victims are complex to even the most seasoned legal professional. However, that’s not stopping some Ohio law students from trying to help. “We’re standing with people who need people to stand with them,” said Maya Simek, the program’s director.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law students discuss work to assist victims of human traffickingCase Western Reserve Law professors Katharine Van Tassel and Professor Sharona Hoffman publish New England Journal of Medicine article on COVID-19 vaccine injury compensation
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Visiting Professor Katharine Van Tassel and Professor Sharona Hoffman, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, were published on Jan. 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine with co-author Carmel Shachar, executive director of Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center.
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ABA JOURNAL — Rather than focus on the restrictions of teaching via Zoom, Peter H. Huang zeroed in on how he could use the platform in innovative ways. The University of Colorado Law School professor enjoyed the creativity involved in thinking about different ways to conduct class, and he brainstormed on efficient ways to navigate change.
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