Georgia State University Law hosts law review symposium on human trafficking prevention
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Georgia State College of Law hosted its 25th annual Law Review Symposium “Prioritizing Prevention in Human Trafficking: Research, Innovation and Advocacy.” The virtual symposium brought together many of the nation’s leading authorities on human trafficking.
Read More about Georgia State University Law hosts law review symposium on human trafficking preventionGeorgia State University Law’s Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth receives grant to research highway land acquisitions
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — The College of Law Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth received a grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation to research legal issues related to right-of-way land acquisition for highway projects crossing navigable waterways.
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THE HOYA — Georgetown University Law Center launched celebrations for its 150th anniversary this month, kicking off a year of celebration of the Law Center’s growth from a small program for a handful of students to a world-renowned school with a stated commitment to justice. The Law Center held its first class Oct. 5, 1870.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Several students engaged in direct client service, addressing the many challenges facing refugees, asylum seekers and marginalized populations in countries around the world. Others focused on legal research and writing, exploring issues that broadened their exposure to international, comparative and foreign law.
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UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — The Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute have selected UIC Law Professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb as the winner of the 2021 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — Alexander Platt, associate professor of law at KU, is the author of “Is Administrative Summary Judgment Unlawful?,” which is forthcoming in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy and is available on SSRN. The paper examines in detail the use of administrative summary judgments by the SEC.
Read More about University of Kansas Law professor Alexander Platt explores Securities and Exchange Commission hearings process in Harvard Journal Law and Public PolicyLewis & Clark Law receives gift to support Lezak Legacy Endowment Fund for public interest law students
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Sammons Family Charitable Foundation has generously donated $5,000 to the Lezak Legacy Endowment Fund at Lewis & Clark Law School. The Sammons Foundation gift means students will continue to be able to work with organizations that might not otherwise be able to afford legal assistance.
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark’s environmental law program honored several alumni on October 13, 2020, in a virtual event. Three alums were honored as Distinguished Environmental Law Graduates in recognition of their significant contributions to the environmental or natural resources law fields.
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WBRZ 2 ABC — LSU Law, in partnership with the Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO), has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to review select cases of incarcerated people who have claims of innocence. The two-year grant establishes the Wrongful Conviction Clinic at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Whether working in a hospital or a court room, students at the University of Miami School of Law and Miller School of Medicine are confronted with systematic policies and practices within institutions that disadvantage certain racial or ethnic groups.
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