Penn Law professor Anita Allen to give lecture on the intersection of racial justice and privacy law
PENN LAW — The Penn Program on Regulation’s Race and Regulation Lecture Series will resume its spring schedule on Wednesday, February 9 with Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Anita Allen’s lecture, “Race and Privacy Regulation,” during which she will present new, pathbreaking scholarship exploring why privacy law must take race explicitly…
Read More about Penn Law professor Anita Allen to give lecture on the intersection of racial justice and privacy lawPenn Law to hold 2022 Global Institute for Human Rights for students interested in advocacy
PENN LAW — The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s 2022 Global Institute for Human Rights (GIHR) is an interactive, immersive course of study aimed at undergraduates, graduate students, and junior professionals alike who are passionate about a career in human rights advocacy or who would like to enhance their awareness on such topics as women’s…
Read More about Penn Law to hold 2022 Global Institute for Human Rights for students interested in advocacyQuinnipiac Law professor Marilyn Ford discusses her focus on equal justice
QUNNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — To Marilyn Ford, practicing law is about one thing: helping people who are not dealt with fairly in the judicial system. Entering the second semester of her 44th year of teaching law, Ford was deeply impacted by the civil rights movement of the 1960s and has since dedicated her life to obtaining justice…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law professor Marilyn Ford discusses her focus on equal justiceRoger Williams Law recognized by White House for response to the eviction crisis
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL — The White House and the Department of Justice on Friday honored Roger Williams University School of Law as one of 99 law schools nationwide that have offered help to those in need of rental assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government put out a call in late August asking lawyers and law students to …
Read More about Roger Williams Law recognized by White House for response to the eviction crisisRutgers Law team files brief to overturn laws that block felons from voting
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY — A Rutgers Law School team today filed a milestone brief to overturn laws in 48 states that prevent citizens with felony convictions from voting, arguing that such restrictions violate international human rights law. The brief was filed in Washington, D.C. before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which monitors the U.S. and other nations’…
Read More about Rutgers Law team files brief to overturn laws that block felons from votingSt. Mary’s University Law recognized by White House for response to eviction crisis
ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY — The St. Mary’s University School of Law was one of 99law schools that responded to the U.S. Attorney General’s Call to Action to the Legal Profession to address the housing and eviction crisis. With the assistance of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), the San Antonio Legal Assistance Association (SALSA) and the…
Read More about St. Mary’s University Law recognized by White House for response to eviction crisisGift to Seattle University Law to support family law program
THE NEWSROOM — A $5 million gift to the School of Law’s Family Law program will serve more students training as family law lawyers and expand legal aid efforts to help domestic violence survivors. Survivors of domestic violence and residents of underserved communities will have greater access to family law services and legal aid thanks to…
Read More about Gift to Seattle University Law to support family law programUniversity of South Carolina Law recognized by White House for response to the eviction crisis
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of South Carolina School of Law was one of 99 law schools that answered Attorney General Merrick Garland’s call to action to address the housing and eviction crisis last fall. On January 28, the attorney general gave thanks and recognition to those schools in a…
Read More about University of South Carolina Law recognized by White House for response to the eviction crisisUniversity of South Carolina student Glynnis Hagins receives Skadden fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA — When Glynnis Hagins made the switch from high school teacher in her hometown of Hamlet, North Carolina, to law school student at the University of South Carolina, the transition was part of her career plan since childhood – sort of. “I come from a family of educators, so becoming a teacher was…
Read More about University of South Carolina student Glynnis Hagins receives Skadden fellowshipUniversity of South Carolina Law professor Aparna Polavarpu recognized for social justice efforts
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA — Two faculty members and a student have been recognized for their social justice efforts on campus and in the larger community as 2022 Social Justice Award winners. The University of South Carolina created the Social Justice Awards to recognize individuals who have exemplified the philosophies of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.…
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