University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps protect detainees from COVID-19
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of the class action lawsuit the University of Miami School of Law filed with partners against U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, students help to save lives as they learn the intricacies of immigration law. The lawsuit accused the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement of ignoring COVID-19 guidelines.
Read More about University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps protect detainees from COVID-19University of Minnesota Law professor Mitch Zamoff’s article on body camera evidence recognized by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — Associate Clinical Professor of Law Mitch Zamoff’s 2020 Georgia Law Review article, “Assessing the Impact of Police Body Camera Evidence on the Litigation of Excessive Force Cases,” was recently named a “must read” article by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law professor Mitch Zamoff’s article on body camera evidence recognized by the National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersUniversity of Minnesota Law Dean Gary W. Jenkins joins Equal Justice Works board
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — Garry W. Jenkins, dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law, has been named to the board of directors of Equal Justice Works, the nation’s largest nonprofit that supports law students and lawyers in launching public interest legal careers. Equal Justice Works is a nonprofit organization.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law Dean Gary W. Jenkins joins Equal Justice Works boardMitchell Hamline Law faculty passes anti-racism resolution
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAE — Mitchell Hamline School of Law is pledging to work toward becoming an antiracist law school, with the passage of a resolution approved last week. The resolution commits the school to several actions to “identify and eliminate racism that exists at our school, in the legal profession, and in the judicial system.”
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law faculty passes anti-racism resolutionUniversity of New Mexico Law students form ‘Moms of Law’ support organization
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO NEWSROOM — “We recognized there was a need to have a support group on campus because the challenges we were experiencing were very different from those of some of our peers,” Kateri West, Moms of Law treasurer, said. “It evolved from learning how to survive to ‘How do we thrive?”
Read More about University of New Mexico Law students form ‘Moms of Law’ support organizationNew York AG Letitia James to deliver New York Law School commencement address
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — New York Attorney General Letitia James will give the keynote address for the New York Law School 2021 virtual commencement ceremony. She will also receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from NYLS in recognition of her extraordinary commitment to justice, equity, and public service on behalf of New Yorkers.
Read More about New York AG Letitia James to deliver New York Law School commencement addressNotre Dame Law hosts Financial Wellness Week for students
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School hosted Financial Wellness Week in coordination with AccessLex on important financial education topics most relevant to law students. The programming included presentations and provided opportunities for one-on-one financial coaching with an accredited financial counselor.
Read More about Notre Dame Law hosts Financial Wellness Week for studentsPenn Law Black Law Students Association assists prospective law students through community outreach program
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Since 2007, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has reached hundreds of undergraduate students in the greater Philadelphia area through the Outreach Program, Applying to and Succeeding in Law School.
Read More about Penn Law Black Law Students Association assists prospective law students through community outreach programPenn Law professor Jennifer Leonard details Future of the Profession Initiative’s regulatory reform efforts
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Jennifer Leonard L’04, Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director the Future of the Profession Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, calls FPI the Law School’s “recognition that the legal profession is undergoing a period of enormous change.”
Read More about Penn Law professor Jennifer Leonard details Future of the Profession Initiative’s regulatory reform effortsPenn Law hosts election rights advocates Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous for a discussion on voting access and gerrymandering
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — During “A Conversation with Stacey Abrams,” the Georgia politician sat down with Ben Jealous, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former NAACP leader, to discuss topics from gerrymandering to romance novels virtually.
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