A look at Penn Law’s Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic

August 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — For University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Practice Professor of Law Cynthia Dahl, intellectual property law is an instrument of equality.

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Law student volunteers assist small businesses in Pennsylvania with access to pandemic relief programs

August 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Small businesses have been hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a group of University of Pennsylvania Carey Law students and recent graduates continue to be “indispensable” to the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund, an innovative program that provides financial assistance to small businesses during these unprecedented times,…

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A look at Penn Law’s Civil Practice Clinic

August 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Students who participate in the Civil Practice Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School quickly discover that attorneys have the power to change their clients’ lives for the better in immediate, tangible ways.

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Pitt Law professor Greer Donley honored by Pace Law

August 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Greer Donley of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law has been selected as the winner of 2019-2020 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law for her paper Contraceptive Equity: Curing the Sex Discrimination in the ACA’s Mandate, 71 Ala. L. Rev. 499 (2019).

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Syracuse Law professor Stephen Kuusisto shares essays on the legal and cultural impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act

August 4, 2020

SURACUSE UNNIVERSITY BURTON BLATT INSTITUTE — As we near the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Stephen Kuusisto, Director of the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach located in the Burton Blatt Institute, is posting thirty short essays about the law, the anniversary, and the cultural impact of #ADA@30. According to Stephen, “I’m…

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University of Toledo Law professor Nicole Buonocore Porter cited in US Court of Appeals decision on sex and age discrimination

August 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Nicole Buonocore Porter was recently quoted in a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. In the opinion, the Court held that sex-plus-age claims are cognizable under Title VII prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

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Texas A&M Law professor Peter Yu elected to American Law Institute

August 4, 2020

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Peter Yu is Texas A&M University School of Law’s newest member of the American Law Institute (ALI).

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Supreme Court of Virginia Justice Cleo Powell to speak at University of Virginia Law commencement in 2021

August 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Supreme Court of Virginia Justice Cleo Powell, a 1982 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, will serve as the school’s commencement speaker for the Class of 2021 in May.

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Black lawyers push law firms to improve recruitment and outreach

July 29, 2020

LAW360 — Diversifying law schools and disregarding the “myth” that there aren’t enough minority attorneys available to hire and promote to top legal positions could help make lasting change for Black attorneys, a panel of lawyers said Tuesday.

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Louisiana ACLU challenges unequal policing practices

July 29, 2020

KATC 3 ABC — The ACLU of Louisiana is looking for people who have been victimized by racist policing. The organization wants to find people willing to be plaintiffs to challenge unconstitutional practices.

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