CUNY Law to remove criminal history question from law school application
QUEEN’S DAILY EAGLE — The path is about to get clearer for formerly incarcerated and justice-involved students looking for J.D. from Queens’ public law school. CUNY School of Law announced this week that they would remove an application question asking about law school hopefuls’ criminal histories — making them only the second school in the state to…
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COLORADO LAW — University of Colorado law school professor Violeta Chapin, standing next to a projector, showed her students several images of different groups of immigrants at the US southern border, plus refugees fleeing Ukraine.
Read More about University of Colorado Law Immigration Defense Clinic offers free services to communityColumbia Law announces establishment of International Claims and Reparations Project
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — On May 18, Columbia Law School announced the establishment of the International Claims and Reparations Project (ICRP), which will examine and propose legal frameworks for the management of international claims and reparations.
Read More about Columbia Law announces establishment of International Claims and Reparations ProjectUConn Law celebrates graduates at 2022 commencement
UCONN TODAY — The UConn School of Law conferred 156 JD degrees and 51 LLM, or Master of Laws, degrees.
Read More about UConn Law celebrates graduates at 2022 commencementA profile on recent UConn Law graduate Patti Garwood
UCONN TODAY — Patti Garwood’s path into and through law school required a lot of adaptation, and made her a powerful advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — Rising 3L Tonya Harris is the winner of the 2021-2022 American Kennel Club (AKC) Companion Animal Law Writing Contest, a legal writing competition that invites submissions from law students around the United States. Harris receives a $2,500 cash prize for her winning entry.
Read More about UDC Law student Tonya Harris wins animal law writing contestA profile on recent Denver Law graduate Nigel Daniels
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER — It wasn’t just a burgeoning career in politics or a passion for public policy that pushed Nigel Daniels into law school.
Read More about A profile on recent Denver Law graduate Nigel DanielsGift to Duke Law to endow program in constitutional and public law
GIVING TO DUKE NEWS — Duke University has received a $5.46 million gift from Rick Horvitz ‘78 and his wife Erica Hartman-Horvitz to permanently endow a Duke Law School program devoted to constitutional and public law.
Read More about Gift to Duke Law to endow program in constitutional and public lawFlorida State University Law student Andrew Van Ness wins essay writing scholarship
DIGITAL JOURNAL — Andrew Van Ness’ essay on his legal hero, Professor Samuel Stafford, earned him the Law School Scholarship from The Law Place. Van Ness receives $2,500 toward the pursuit of his law degree at Florida State University.
Read More about Florida State University Law student Andrew Van Ness wins essay writing scholarshipFordham Law community commemorates AAPI heritage month
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Though the 2021-2022 academic year officially comes to a close in less than two weeks, Fordham Law’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) ensured that its members, as well as the broader Fordham community, marked one last celebration in May—Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. We spoke with…
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