Brooklyn Law Criminal Defense and Advocacy Clinic secures early release for client after judicial review

September 2, 2020

NEWSDAY — A son serving 20 years in prison for killing his physician father in Westbury after enduring years of sadistic abuse at his hands was granted freedom Wednesday after a defense team that included law students successfully lobbied for a lesser punishment under new legislation.

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Brooklyn Law Corporate and Real Estate Clinic helps families save building from foreclosure

September 2, 2020

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — After six years of dedicated representation by Brooklyn Law School’s Corporate and Real Estate Clinic and its director, Professor Debra Bechtel, along with an extensive pro bono effort from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel’s bankruptcy department, 16 long-time residents of 2178 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn have emerged from a foreclosure and…

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Podcast features UC Irvine Law dean L. Song Richardson

September 2, 2020

THE CRITICAL TAKE PODCAST — This week Critical Take sits down with L. Song Richardson who is the Dean at the University of California-Irvine School of Law. Dean Richardson tell us about her classical musical upbringing and the racial undertones she experienced as a result of being both Black and Korean.

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UCLA Law welcomes class of 2023

September 2, 2020

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law started its 2020-21 year on Aug. 24 with a new class of students that is among the most accomplished and diverse in the school’s history.

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Case Western Reserve Law student Clare Keonha Shin awarded Ms. JD Fellowship

September 2, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — While earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Clare Keonha Shin had her sights set on a career in law. But it was her work as a fashion model that pointed her in the direction of intellectual property law.

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University of Chicago Abram Environmental Law Clinic helps community push for affordable energy

September 2, 2020

UCHICAGO NEWS — When the coronavirus pandemic began this past spring, University of Chicago Law School scholars and students had already spent months battling Detroit’s electricity provider over a proposed rate increase.

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University of Cincinnati Law renames courtroom after judge

September 2, 2020

CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER — The University of Cincinnati’s College of Law is renaming its courtroom, the primary mock trial courtroom for the school, after a trailblazing judge and alumna.

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A look at University of Colorado Law’s class of 2023

September 2, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — The University of Colorado Law School welcomed its newest class of 185 JD, 10 Master of Laws (LLM), and 11 new Master of Studies in Law (MSL) students as classes began both in-person and virtually on Aug. 24.

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University of Colorado Law professor Deborah Cantrell honored by Boulder County Healthy Community Award

September 2, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — University of Colorado Law School Professor and Director of Clinical Programs Deborah Cantrell is a recipient of Boulder County Public Health’s 2020 Healthy Community Award.

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A look at the UConn Law Asylum and Human Rights Clinic

September 2, 2020

UCONN TODAY — She traces it back to her second year when she participated in the school’s Asylum and Human Rights Clinic. She and another student got the chance to represent a woman who had fled from her home in Honduras.

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