Fordham Law Advocates for the Incarcerated panel highlights conditions at Rikers Island prison
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On September 30, Fordham Law students attended a virtual panel event about the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island. The event was organized by Advocates for the Incarcerated (AFTI), a Fordham Law student advocacy group run out of the school’s Public Interest Resource Center. Deteriorating conditions at the correctional facility have garnered headlines in…
Read More about Fordham Law Advocates for the Incarcerated panel highlights conditions at Rikers Island prisonFordham Law hosts Family Day
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On September 19, Fordham Law students along with their parents, spouses, grandparents and other family members, attended a virtual Family Day. The annual event is an opportunity for “first-year students to share their law school experiences with friends and family,” says Susan Kalicharan-Garcia, associate director of Student Affairs. “Through various presentations given by…
Read More about Fordham Law hosts Family DayFordham Law student Cristel Taveras named to Ruth Bader Ginsburg-inspired scholarship project
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Cristel Taveras FCLC ’14, LAW ’25 has been named a member of the inaugural class of scholars in the When There Are Nine Scholarship Project. The project was named in memory of the response that the late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave in 2015 when people asked her when…
Read More about Fordham Law student Cristel Taveras named to Ruth Bader Ginsburg-inspired scholarship projectUniversity of Iowa Law hosts annual Supreme Court Day
IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — After going virtual in 2020, the University of Iowa College of Law’s long-standing tradition of Supreme Court Day was back in person today. Ever since the inaugural Supreme Court Day was held in 1928, talented Iowa Law students have argued in front of Iowa Supreme Court Justices during Supreme Court Day. The event, originally…
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THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Kansas School of Law graduates who took the Kansas and Missouri bar exams for the first time in July 2021 passed at rates well above the state averages. In Missouri, 100% of KU Law graduates who took the Missouri bar exam for the first time in July…
Read More about University of Kansas Law celebrates graduates’ success on the bar examLewis & Clark Law professor Tom Buchele works to protect natural resources in Oregon
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — After a 30 minute in-person oral argument on September 29, Professor Tom Bucheleand co-counsel Earthrise alum Jesse Buss ’12 obtained a preliminary injunction against the commercial logging of hundreds of large and old-growth trees in the Ochoco National Forest’s Walton Lake Recreation Area. Buchele is a Clinical Professor of Law…
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HOUMA TODAY — A patchwork of grassroots and government efforts are working to help members of one local Native American tribe recover after Hurricane Ida. Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar says the homes of almost all of the Grand Caillou-Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw’s members sustained damage from the Category 4 storm. She has set up shop with other tribal members…
Read More about Loyola Law New Orleans students help area residents process FEMA applications following Hurricane IdaTwo University of Miami Law students awarded Cuban American Bar Association Foundation scholarships
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — To the late and much celebrated Cuban poet José Martí, “el talento es un don que trae consigo la obligación de servir a las demás personas, y no a nosotros mismos—talent is a gift that brings with it the obligation to serve other people, and not ourselves.” While Martí may no…
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW — The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association recognized 2021 University of Mississippi School of Law graduate Julio Cazares with the Student Leadership Award. The award is the organization’s highest honor for law students, and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated leadership at their institutions and in their communities, specifically for LGBTQ+ equality.“As…
Read More about University of Mississippi Law graduate Julio Cazares recognized by National LGBTQ Bar AssociationUniversity of Mississippi Law hosts prospective students on HBCU Preview Day
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI NEWS — Students from four of the state’s historically black colleges and universities recently visited the University of Mississippi School of Law to see what the school offers and introduce them to the many resources, including faculty and staff, available to assist in the law school application process. The preview day is part of…
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