Gift to Stanford Law IP and innovation clinic helps support legal needs of software developers
ZD NET — GitHub is partnering with Stanford University on a new initiative designed to protect the legal rights of open source developers. Through its $1 million Developer Defense Fund, GitHub is creating the GitHub Developer Rights Fellowship at the Stanford Law School Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for excellence. Among the accolades, the Richmond, Virginia-based Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of an Appellate Litigation Clinicclient on June 21.
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — This program admits WOU undergraduate students and alumni who meet certain academic credentials to Willamette Law and gives each student a $10,000 scholarship, renewable each year the student is enrolled at Willamette Law and remains in good standing.
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MPR NEWS — “Every criminal case has room for error,” Ellison said. “Because the justice system is run by human beings and human beings make mistakes, do the wrong thing, and don’t always get it right. It’s important to understand when we do not hit the mark of justice and to correct those occasions when that…
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USA Today — Uncertainty around colleges reopening this fall led many students to delay their housing decisions. Now, they are struggling to find a place to live weeks before classes start, according to a survey from Realtor.com, a digital real estate site.
Read More about Students struggle to find affordable housing amid rising rentsWhite House extends federal student loan payment freeze until January 2022
CNBC — The Biden administration announced Friday it will extend the payment pause for federal student loan borrowers through January 2022.
Read More about White House extends federal student loan payment freeze until January 2022Students face anxiety and mental health challenges preparing for college this fall
THE HILL — College students have had a hard time during the pandemic with their campuses closed and having to switch to full-time remote learning. This has taken a toll on many people’s mental health and well-being. Campuses around the country are preparing to welcome back students and with a better sense for students’ needs in…
Read More about Students face anxiety and mental health challenges preparing for college this fallSurvey: More than 60 percent of college students plan to wear masks on campus this fall
PATCH — College students are not as divided as the nation has been this past year and a half. Students in COVID-19 hotspots that are typically more anti-vaccine and mask reported that there were nearly as likely to take precautions on campus this fall as those in more vaccinated areas.
Read More about Survey: More than 60 percent of college students plan to wear masks on campus this fallBipartisan bill proposed to allow for the discharge of federal student loans in bankruptcy after a wait
ABA Journal — A bipartisan bill unveiled Tuesday would make it easier to discharge federal student loans in bankruptcy after a 10-year waiting period. The bill is called the Fresh Start Through Bankruptcy Act of 2021
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ABA JOURNAL — The American Bar Association is hosting its first-ever hybrid annual meeting, which will bring together members for both virtual and in-person events in Chicago this week. ABA President Patricia Lee Refo said in a welcome message that the meeting, which runs from Aug. 4 through Aug. 10, has been “our association’s hallmark event since…
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