Roger Williams Law Prisoners’ Rights Clinic and ACLU seek emergency relief for Muslim prisoners denied religious freedom
ACLU — A lawsuit filed today by attorneys for the RWU Prisoners’ Rights Clinic and the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island challenges the R.I. Department of Corrections’ (RIDOC) restrictive policies governing the religious freedom of Muslims incarcerated at the ACI, including significant constraints on their ability to observe Ramadan, which is approaching in two weeks.
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THE DAILY TARGUM — Reid Weisbord, a distinguished professor at Rutgers Law School, was recently announced as chair-elect of the Trust & Estates Section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
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ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY — Two members of the St. Mary’s University School of Law National Dispute Resolution Team were named national champions at the American Bar Association National Negotiation Competition Finals on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Chicago.
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SAMFORD UNIVERSITY CUMBERLAND SCHOOL OF LAW — On Jan. 31, Samford University Cumberland School of Law hosted the inaugural Cumberland Law Land Use and Natural Resources Law Center Symposium, in partnership with Cumberland’s Continuing Legal Education department.
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USD NEWS CENTER — On Sunday, February 2, friends, family, and colleagues gathered at the University of San Diego (USD) campus to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Centers for Public Interest Law (CPIL) and the retirement of its founder and executive director Robert C. Fellmeth, Price Professor of Public Interest Law.
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USD NEWS CENTER — The USD College of Arts and Sciences (the college) hired 14 new faculty members in three distinctive themes – Borders and Social Justice, Technology and the Human Experience and Climate Change and Environmental Justice – this past fall.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — I am a nontraditional student. I work full time, and I needed a program that would allow me to meet my financial obligations while attending evening classes. South Texas Law offered that flexibility.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Gould School of Law is expanding its pipeline initiatives for future law students with the launch of the ASCEND Pre-Law Summer Institute, a premier program designed to inspire and equip the next generation of legal professionals.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Gould School of Law has announced the establishment of the Marshall B. Grossman Mentorship Program, a new initiative that advances the career development and professional opportunities of Gould law students by leveraging the expansive Trojan alumni network.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Dan Simon of USC Gould School of Law approaches the complex realm of criminal justice with a unique perspective, blending insights from law and psychology. With a joint appointment between the law school and USC’s psychology department, Simon teaches courses on criminal law, law and psychology, and mass incarceration as…
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