Mohamed Sidibay discusses path from child soldier in Sierra Leone to Fordham Law graduate
REUTERS — Sometimes Mohamed Sidibay wonders if the last 15 years have been a dream, if he might wake up on someone’s porch in the slums of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, where as a homeless former child soldier he would surreptitiously sleep at night.
Read More about Mohamed Sidibay discusses path from child soldier in Sierra Leone to Fordham Law graduateFordham Law OUTLaw student leaders Maria Chrysanthem and Brandon Small discuss supporting LGBTQ+ students during the pandemic
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As Fordham Law School celebrates Pride Month, we spoke with OUTLaws‘ chairs Maria Chrysanthem ’22 and Brandon Small ’23 about the organization’s objectives, the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in law school and the legal profession, and what’s in store for Pride Month and beyond.
Read More about Fordham Law OUTLaw student leaders Maria Chrysanthem and Brandon Small discuss supporting LGBTQ+ students during the pandemicFordham Law to return to in-person classes this fall
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — For the Law School, these policies mean that we are moving ahead with our plan to hold almost all courses and programming in person. A few courses will be offered online, and some programming will be held virtually, especially on Fridays, but this coming semester will otherwise be back to normal.
Read More about Fordham Law to return to in-person classes this fallFordham Law Center on Race, Law, & Justice hosts a virtual discussion on the legacy of Juneteenth
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On June 16, F. Sunnie Frazier of Lamar University joined Fordham Law School virtually from her family’s farm for a discussion entitled “Juneteenth & Dies Community, Texas: A Freedmen Community’s 150-Year Evolution and the Law.” The event was co-sponsored by the Center on Race, Law & Justice.
Read More about Fordham Law Center on Race, Law, & Justice hosts a virtual discussion on the legacy of JuneteenthGonzaga Law student Emily H. Geddes receives Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Congratulations to Emily H. Geddes, recipient of the 2021 Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence! This award recognizes Geddes’s academic achievement of earning the highest cumulative grade point average in the Class of 2021.
Read More about Gonzaga Law student Emily H. Geddes receives Dean’s Medal for Academic ExcellenceA look at the Gonzaga Law LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Over the past year, more than 20 second and third-year law students have served as clinical interns with the Gonzaga University School of Law Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic, providing crucial legal assistance to underserved clients.
Read More about A look at the Gonzaga Law LGBTQ+ Rights ClinicGonzaga Law student Noelle Green receives Dean’s Pro Bono Award of Distinction
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Gonzaga Law is pleased to honor the student in each graduating class who has performed the greatest number of hours of Pro Bono work with the Dean’s Pro Bono Award of Distinction. Congratulations to the 2021 recipient, Noelle Green!
Read More about Gonzaga Law student Noelle Green receives Dean’s Pro Bono Award of DistinctionHarvard Law Animal Law & Policy Clinic calls on USDA to promote better standards of care for primates in research facilities
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Brett Richey ’21 was deep into a case for the Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy Clinic when she ran across a string of emails that made her stop cold. Richey, along with Kate Barnekow were working under Katherine Meyer when they uncovered the documents.
Read More about Harvard Law Animal Law & Policy Clinic calls on USDA to promote better standards of care for primates in research facilitiesHarvard Law Impact Defense Initiative students work to overturn federal gun policy that perpetuates mass incarceration in Washington, DC
HARVARD LAW TODAY — It is not uncommon for a defense attorney to fight for justice for a client facing incarceration. What is rarer, though, is the opportunity to simultaneously fight for justice for hundreds of people in a similar situation all at the same time.
Read More about Harvard Law Impact Defense Initiative students work to overturn federal gun policy that perpetuates mass incarceration in Washington, DCHarvard Law project provides legal support to people with disabilities during the pandemic
HARVARD LAW TODAY — For people with disabilities the COVID-19 pandemic has had particularly pernicious repercussions, from increased exposure to the virus to overtly discriminatory governmental policies, such as Alabama’s rescinded policy to deny people with intellectual disabilities access to ventilators in the event of a shortage.
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