Case Western Reserve Law Appellate Litigation Clinic files briefs in two cases
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in Case Western Reserve’s Appellate Litigation Clinic capped off their semester with two major filings: a 60-page brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a habeas case and a petition asking the Supreme Court of Ohio to hear a case involving…
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — After navigating their final year of law school amid a pandemic and a social justice movement, 200 graduates from Colorado Law celebrated their landmark accomplishments in a virtual ceremony on May 8.
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CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW — On Friday May 14, The City University of New York School of Law will see Juris Doctorates conferred to 189 students in a virtual ceremony. Prepared by the Law School’s top-ranking clinical program and racial justice imperatives, the new graduates will continue to serve and advocate on behalf of their communities, from pandemic…
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has named University of Colorado Law School Professor Sarah Krakoff deputy solicitor for parks and wildlife, a key role on the U.S. Department of the Interior leadership team.
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Two exceptional Jewish law students will receive $1,500 scholarships from the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan (JBAM) at a free Zoom event on May 25. Jessica Davidova of Wayne State University Law School and Chase O. Yarber of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law will each receive JBAM’s Charles J.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This spring, Fordham Law School welcomes six new first-year students to the Stein Scholars Program in Public Interest Law and Ethics. The program is aimed at fostering the next generation of public interest lawyers through academic and specialized discussion series, mentorships, and volunteer work with public interest organizations.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — In April, Fordham Law’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics filed an amicus brief in support of the cert petition in a death penalty case, Williams v. Texas. In its brief, the Stein Center argues that the defendant was denied his due process right to a disinterested prosecutor because a prosecutor working on the case…
Read More about Fordham Law Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics files amicus brief on death penalty caseFordham Law Public Interest Resource Center honors students for pro bono, clinical, and community service work
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On April 8, Fordham Law School’s Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC) recognized hundreds of students at its 30th Annual Public Interest Students Award Ceremony, held virtually this year. The Class of 2021 contributed over 135,000 hours of pro bono clinical and community service work during their time at Fordham Law. Speeches made during this…
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FORDHAM LAW NEW — On April 29, Fordham Law School launched the inaugural Reidenberg Lecture, a new annual series of talks memorializing the life and legacy of the late Professor Joel Reidenberg, Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair in Law and founder of the Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP). Judge Denny Chin ’78 of the U.S.…
Read More about Federal judge Denny Chin discusses law and emerging technology at Fordham LawGeorge Washington Law professor Robert Orttung heads project to improve access to affordable energy for low-income communities
THE GW HATCHET — Robert Orttung, the director of research for Sustainable GW, is working on a pilot project with members of four schools at GW to develop microgrids – smaller self-functioning versions of a typical electrical system – that can provide electricity to households even when the main electrical grid goes down during a storm.
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