Rutgers Law professor Laura Cohen helps draft juvenile justice reform legislation in New Jersey
RUTGERS SCHOOL OF LAW — Rutgers Law School Professor Laura Cohen and the Criminal & Youth Justice Clinic she directs were instrumental in drafting this legislation that reforms key juvenile justice policies, including reducing unjustified incarceration, modernizing and improving the parole process, and eliminating fines that can compromise a young person’s future.
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ST.MARY’S UNIVERSITY — The St. Mary’s University Alumni Association will recognize five faculty members during its annual Faculty Appreciation Dinner on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade. The Distinguished Faculty Award was established in 1984 to recognize outstanding faculty in each school.
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Jean Love received the SALT Great Teacher Award from the Society of American Law Teachers, a national organization of progressive law professors. The award is given to one law professor annually, for being a “Teacher, Mentor, Scholar, Activist.” Prior winners of the award include Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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IPWATCHDOG — October 30, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property heard from five witnesses on ways to improve patent quality at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Subcommittee subsequently posed questions to the witnesses, including professors Colleen Chien, R. Polk Wagner, and Melissa Wasserman, to supplement their testimony. Those witnesses have…
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Lynette Parker and Ruth Silver Taube have been selected as the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Award recipients for 2020. The Wellstone Award is a Freedom Network USA Award that recognizes individuals and agencies that have made a unique or outstanding contribution to combating human trafficking in the United States.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Students in South Texas College of Law Houston’s (STCL Houston) Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) applied their classroom learning last weekend, easing financial burdens for dozens of Houston taxpayers — while simultaneously easing the caseload of the U.S. Tax Court. Through “Settlement Saturday” — the first event of its kind in…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston’s new president and dean Michael F. Barry recently addressed nearly 60 new students in the law school’s spring 1L class at orientation, providing them with both encouragement and honest feedback on the rigors of law school. To help the new students succeed, Barry presented…
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TULANE HULLABALOO — Judy Perry Martinez, American Bar Association president and Tulane University Law School graduate, spoke to a “Lawyers as Leaders” class at her alma mater Friday about what it means to be a leader in the legal profession.
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VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Today Vermont Law School (VLS) and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) announced the launch of the Vermont Legal Food Hub. Located at VLS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) in South Royalton, the program will match income-eligible farmers and business owners with skilled attorneys willing to provide free legal services. The Vermont hub has already recruited…
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VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW — Todd Aagaard, Professor of Law, has been named a visiting fellow for the 2019-20 academic year at Resources for the Future (RFF), a nonpartisan environmental economics think tank based in Washington, DC. RFF’s mission is to improve environmental, energy and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and…
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