New Georgia State University Law course explores the legal lessons from Steve Harvey’s career
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — An exciting new course at Georgia State University College of Law will give students an opportunity to learn the legal ins and outs surrounding the career of global businessman, philanthropist, entertainer, actor and author Steve Harvey. Steve Harvey is the subject of the third installment of the “Legal Life of…” course taught…
Read More about New Georgia State University Law course explores the legal lessons from Steve Harvey’s careerHarvard Law student Stephen Neilson awarded civil rights scholarship
DIGITAL JOURNAL — “We need more lawyers of color,” writes Stephen Neilson in the essay that won him the $2,500 Ben Crump Law School Scholarship. Neilson’s essay paid homage to the many people in his life who have propped him up and propelled him to greatness: his family members who moved to America from Jamaica, former…
Read More about Harvard Law student Stephen Neilson awarded civil rights scholarshipHarvard Law immigration clinic sues for records on ICE detention
7NEWS BOSTON — A Harvard Law School clinic has sued federal immigration officials for failing to release records about the use of solitary confinement in immigration detention facilities. The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program said in a lawsuit filed in Boston federal court that it submitted records requests to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration…
Read More about Harvard Law immigration clinic sues for records on ICE detentionUniversity of Hawai’i Law student Madonna Castro Perez discusses interest in venture capital
HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE — On a humid afternoon in Mānoa, Madonna Castro Perez, a third-year law student, was rushing to get to Fukuya, a traditional Japanese deli. She had insisted on bringing me lunch for our interview because, after all, sharing food is a big part of her life. In February 2021, Castro Perez became vice chair…
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law student Madonna Castro Perez discusses interest in venture capitalUniversity of Iowa Law celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — Iowa Law is proud to welcome an incredible line-up of speakers in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month.
Read More about University of Iowa Law celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacyLewis & Clark Law hosts national writing program
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School, in partnership with the Lewis & Clark Law Review and the Indian Law Program, and with financial support from the Indian Law Section of the Oregon State Bar, is hosting the national writing competition, “The 21st Annual National Native American Law Student Association Writing Competition”. Rohan…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law hosts national writing programNortheastern Law’s NuLawLab launches virtual reality courthouse tour
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Northeastern Law’s NuLawLab has launched the Colorado Virtual Courthouse Tour, the first digital legal empowerment tool of its kind that will assist people navigating civil cases without the help of a lawyer. The interactive, web-based simulation shows visitors how to navigate and interact within a courthouse, courtroom and with court personnel. The…
Read More about Northeastern Law’s NuLawLab launches virtual reality courthouse tourNortheastern Law professor Martha Davis to brief US Commission on Civil Rights on water affordability
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Martha Davis, faculty director for Northeastern Law’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, will brief the US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) today at noon about the serious crisis of water affordability in Massachusetts. A member of the Commission’s Massachusetts State Advisory Committee (Mass. SAC), Davis will…
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Martha Davis to brief US Commission on Civil Rights on water affordabilityNortheastern Law professor Stephanie Hartung and recent graduate Erin Stewart author report on Massachusetts’ “cradle-to-prison” pipeline
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Stephanie Roberts Hartung and Erin Stewart ’21, a Skadden Fellow at Citizens for Juvenile Justice, are co-authors of “Criminalizing a “Rough Life”: A Study of Systems Involvement Among Incarcerated People in Massachusetts”— a report illuminating the results of Phase 1 of Northeastern’s Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline (C2P) jail and prison survey.…
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Stephanie Hartung and recent graduate Erin Stewart author report on Massachusetts’ “cradle-to-prison” pipelineUniversity of North Carolina Law Center for Civil Rights director Theodore M. Shaw speaks at NAACP MLK Day celebration
THE DAILY TARHEEL — The Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a virtual event on Monday morning, which premiered on its YouTube channel. The virtual celebration featured prerecorded videos of the UNC Gospel Choir, an interview with School of Law professor and Center for Civil Rights Director Theodore M. Shaw, a poem by…
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