University of Minnesota Law professor Paul Vaaler discusses migrant remittances
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — Vaaler studied this transnational phenomenon up close in South Africa, where money, ideas, and people flow freely across porous borders, and shared his observations with local academic, finance, and civil society groups.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — In Doing Justice, Preventing Crime, Professor Michael Tonry lays normative and empirical foundations for building new, more just, and more effective systems of sentencing and punishment in the 21st century. Tonry has two other books in the last year.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — Professor Francis X. Shen, who conducts empirical and interdisciplinary research at the intersection of law and the brain sciences, was part of an interdisciplinary team that just released a study concluding that current safety measures protecting soccer players from concussions are inadequate.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law professor Francis X. Shen publishes study on safety measures protecting soccer players from concussionsPodcast: North Carolina Central Law associate dean April Dawson uses technology to connect with constitutional law students
ABA JOURNAL — April Dawson, an associate dean and professor at the North Carolina Central University School of Law, misses seeing her constitutional law students in person. But the constitutional law and voting rights scholar has been finding creative ways to use technology in the classroom, even before the pandemic.
Read More about Podcast: North Carolina Central Law associate dean April Dawson uses technology to connect with constitutional law studentsNotre Dame Law’s Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus briefs in defense of religious group services
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative has filed three amicus briefs, including one at the U.S. Supreme Court, representing Muslim organizations and scholars in defense of Jewish groups that have been shut down by discriminatory COVID-19 closures in New York City.
Read More about Notre Dame Law’s Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus briefs in defense of religious group servicesPenn Law student groups partner with local legal aid advocates to provide relief to communities during the pandemic
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN — Student groups operate within the Toll Public Interest Center, Penn Law’s public service hub, and have adapted previous projects to the virtual environment in addition to creating new ones specifically for COVID-19 relief. The pro bono projects aim to alleviate some of the hardships that the pandemic has exacerbated.
Read More about Penn Law student groups partner with local legal aid advocates to provide relief to communities during the pandemicPenn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic secures benefits for clients during the pandemic
PENN STATE NEWS — The Penn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic doubled its workload, handling over 19 complex matters for veterans. Thanks to generous donations from past clients and friends, the clinic was able to obtain expert nexus opinions to establish service connection for veterans, and to hire a part-time staff attorney.
Read More about Penn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic secures benefits for clients during the pandemicPenn State Law Review announces publication of its first print issue this academic year
PENN STATE LAW — The Penn State Law Review is proud to announce the publication of its first print issue of the 2020-2021 academic year—Volume 125, Issue 1. The latest issue contains articles written by legal scholars and practitioners, as well as student pieces written by some of the Penn State Law Review’s student editors.
Read More about Penn State Law Review announces publication of its first print issue this academic yearSt. Mary’s Law receives grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to encourage pro bono legal work through remote fellowships
ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY — St. Mary’s University School of Law received a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to encourage pro bono legal work through new remote fellowships. The pandemic has revealed social, economic and cultural challenges, particularly in the legal system, where access to justice has captured the attention of everyone.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO — Students and faculty at USF’s School of Law will begin reviewing criminal cases as part of a new Innocence Commission created by the San Francisco district attorney. USF law students and a staff attorney will work with the DA’s office to review cases in which claims of wrongful conviction have been filed.
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