University of Maine Law receives grant to support rural access to justice
PRESS HERALD — A $1 million grant to the University of Maine System will help make technology improvements at health care and higher education sites to allow for improved distance learning and telehealth around the state. The grant will fund technology improvements at 42 locations.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s international moot court team was declared winner of the fifth annual AIAC Pre-Moot achieving the best overall score out of nearly 100 schools from around the world. Noozyara Eshaba was also recognized as Best Oralist after earning the most points for her performance.
Read More about University of Miami Law international law moot court team wins awards at competitionUniversity of Miami Law student Rebecca Ramirez receives Public Interest Environmental Law Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The Environmental Law Institute has selected third-year law student Rebecca Ramirez to receive a Public Interest Environmental Law Fellowship, set to begin after Ramirez graduates in May. The institute is a well-known and respected authority on environmental law located in Washington, D.C.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Bernard H. Oxman was presented virtually with the 2021 Manley O. Hudson Medal. The medal is awarded annually to “a distinguished person of American or other nationality for outstanding contributions to scholarship and achievement in international law” and is ASIL’s highest honor.
Read More about University of Miami Law professor Bernard Oxman honored by American Society of International LawMichigan State University Law professor Kathryn Fort argues case on behalf of Chickasaw Nation before Colorado Supreme Court
MSU TODAY — Colorado Department of Human Services removed two infant twin girls from the custody of their mother and the mother told the department that their father might have Chickasaw heritage. Academic specialist and Indian Law Clinic director Kathryn Fort worked extensively with the Chickasaw Nation on this complicated case.
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THE MINNESOTA DAILY — In 2017, Kristin Trapp sat in the offices of the Minnesota State Senate as a legislative assistant to Sen. Sandra Pappas, DFL-St. Paul. Pappas, the Minnesota Supreme Court’s chief justice, and the state’s U.S. senators who were elected in the following months, are all women.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law student launches organization to advocate for gender-neutral language in state constitutionMitchell Hamline Law plans in-person graduation ceremony
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean of Students Lynn LeMoine shared the good news Friday with the Mitchell Hamline community that spring commencement will be held in person at CHS Field in St. Paul on June 6. Below is Dean LeMoine’s email to faculty and staff.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law plans in-person graduation ceremonyMitchell Hamline Law hosts Women’s History Month events
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Mitchell Hamline School of Law will host several events during the week of March 22 to commemorate the work of activists in Minnesota who ensured the right to vote for women, as well as to discuss current debates and litigation over the Equal Rights Amendment and the Voting Rights Act.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law hosts Women’s History Month eventsNew York Law School student Jessica Rouf named Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — This fall, Jessica Rouf (née Cornejo Mercado) 3L will become one of 28 Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows nationwide. The prestigious two-year fellowship places recent law graduates in host organizations dedicated to supporting immigrants’ rights and representing those in need.
Read More about New York Law School student Jessica Rouf named Immigrant Justice Corps FellowNYU Law Brennan Center symposium explores workplace challenges for judicial clerks
NYU SCHOOL OF LAW — In a two-session virtual symposium on March 4 and 5 hosted by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, panelists focused on the judiciary, not as a legal institution, but as an employer called to advance issues of equity, inclusion, and accountability in the workplace.
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