Several colleges join business groups in challenging new H-1B visa eligibility restrictions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges joined with major business and industry groups in filing a lawsuit challenging new administration rules that would narrow the eligibility requirements for H-1B skilled worker visas and increase the wages employers would have to pay visa holders.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Officials announced that they had arrested 15 international students who claimed to be employed by companies that don’t exist. The arrests resulted from an ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation, termed Operation OPTical Illusion, targeting fraudulent use of the optional practical training program.
Read More about US government launches investigation into international student work programUCLA Law Criminal Justice Program publishes report on alternatives to money-bail in the justice system
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — In a new report, UCLA’s Criminal Justice Program argues that proposed alternatives to the money bail system are too often constrained by the notion that risk assessment tools are the only or the most effective alternative.
Read More about UCLA Law Criminal Justice Program publishes report on alternatives to money-bail in the justice systemAmerican University Law Review hosts panel discussion on patent law for Federal Circuit Symposium Series
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University Law Review (AULR) hosted a patent law panel discussion as part of the publication’s 35th annual Federal Circuit Symposium Series. The five-week series runs throughout the month of October, with virtual webinars each Friday.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — The American University International Law Review (AUILR) hosted a two-day symposium, “The Age of Anthropocene,” welcoming guest speakers from the U.S. and abroad to share their expertise and insights on environmental justice, human rights, and climate change on a global scale.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Oct. 13-15, American University Washington College of Law presented the 22nd Annual Hispanic Law Conference, welcoming Latinx advocates, scholars, and leaders to a three-day virtual discussion on inclusion, voting, migrant rights, COVID-19, and more.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — The student attorneys in the Community and Economic Development Law Clinic and the new Entrepreneurship Law Clinic assist small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia in the areas of corporate, commercial, and general transactional law.
Read More about A look at American University Washington College of Law’s Community and Economic Development Law Clinic and Entrepreneurship Law ClinicInterview with election law expert and Arizona State University Law adjunct Larry Garber
ASU NOW — As the 2020 general election approaches, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University recently caught up with Professor Larry Garber, an election law expert and adjunct professor who created and is teaching a U.S. and International Election Law class in Washington, D.C.
Read More about Interview with election law expert and Arizona State University Law adjunct Larry GarberCase Western Reserve Law awards Centennial Medal to Susie Powell
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Susie Ruth Powell (’73) is the recipient of 2020 Centennial Medal Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a CWRU Law graduate. Powell will discuss her life and career at the upcoming lecture, “The Legal and Writing Adventures of Susie Ruth Powell.”
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — The Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law at UCLA Law was excited to host distinguished alumnus Andrei Iancu ’96, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, on October 15, as part of its signature IN-DC series.
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