University of San Francisco Law professor Matthew Liebman discusses animal rights and the law

December 8, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO — Law Professor Matthew Liebman imagines seminars designed to explore the relationship between animal law and social justice, and eventually wants to provide students with real-life experience in animal law practice through an in-house clinic that addresses a multitude of animal law issues.

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University of San Francisco Law’s Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic co-publishes report on ICE immigration policy

December 8, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO — A new report, a collaboration between the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) and the University of San Francisco School of Law Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic, has catalogued 100+ policies that have detrimentally affected countless immigrants.

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Seattle University Law hosts Housing Justice Clinic as part of Pro Bono Week

December 8, 2020

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, housing insecurity has emerged as an area where legal services can provide crucial support for vulnerable communities. That need inspired Seattle University School of Law students and staff to hold a Housing Justice Clinic as part of Pro Bono Week in October.

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USC Gould Law professor Ron Garet receives Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award

December 8, 2020

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Ron Garet – the Carolyn Craig Franklin Chair in Law and Religion, Emeritus, at USC Gould – received the 2020 Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award at the university’s 39th annual Academic Honors Convocation. The award is presented to a very select number of retired faculty.

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Southwestern Law student Roxana Martinez Lopez receives California ChangeLawyers Scholarship

December 8, 2020

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Congratulations to 1L Roxana Martinez Lopez on becoming a 2020 California ChangeLawyers Scholar! Roxana was selected for her dedication to creating a better legal system by serving as an advocate and ally to marginalized communities. Her scholarship is sponsored by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.

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WMU Cooley Law’s Innocence Project receives grant to assist case review and DNA testing in post-conviction cases

December 8, 2020

WILX NBC — The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office and the Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School Innocence Project announced Monday that the Department of Justice is awarding a $500,000 grant to collaborate on case review and DNA testing in post-conviction cases. The funding supports their continuing collaboration.

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Willamette Law announces direct admission agreement with University of Alaska Southeast

December 8, 2020

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Willamette Law is pleased to announce an admissions program benefiting students from the University of Alaska Southeast. The new 4+3 Direct Admission Program allows undergraduate UAS students and alumni to be admitted to Willamette Law based on certain academic credentials.

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Willamette Law professor Robin Morris Collin to speak at University of Oregon Law on environmental exploitation

December 8, 2020

AROUND THE O — A former UO law professor, Robin Morris Collin, will discuss solutions to remedy environmental injustice in this year’s Colin Ruagh O’Fallon Memorial Lecture. The talk will center on how centuries of environmental exploitation and social injustice in the U.S. be unraveled.

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Willamette Law professor Warren Binford honored at Oregon American Constitution Society awards dinner

December 8, 2020

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Warren Binford, professor of law and director of the Clinical Law Program, was honored with the Justice Hans A. Linde Award by the Oregon chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS). This year’s recipient, Warren Binford, is an internationally recognized children’s rights scholar and advocate.

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William & Mary Law professor Rebecca Green discusses election law and the 2020 election

December 8, 2020

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Professor Rebecca Green’s research explores topics such as election administration transparency, redistricting transparency and candidate privacy. Numerous news stories and programs have featured her expert commentary on the 2020 election.

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