The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process moves to University of Arizona Law
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW – After 20 years at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law, The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process is moving to the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, which already publishes the Arizona Law Review,…
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW – Four members of an immigrant family who fled persecution in Mexico were recently granted legal asylum in the United States, thanks to the dedicated work of students and faculty at UCLA School of Law’s Immigrant Family Legal Clinic.
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UC IRVINE LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Innocence Rights of Orange County Pro Bono project has successfully aided in overturning 11 consecutive life sentences for two wrongfully convicted individuals — Juan Rayford and Dupree Glass. Annee Della Donna, a trial litigator and founder of the Law Offices of Annee Della…
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UC IRVINE LAW — The Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) has secured the compassionate release of one of its clients, Richard Lynn. This week, a federal district court of the Southern District of Alabama granted Lynn’s release on June 29, 2020. Lynn was serving seven concurrent life sentences…
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UC IRVINE — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) has announced the creation of its first scholarship endowment targeted at “first-generation” students. The endowment is being generously funded by Carol and Eugene Choi and will be named the Choi Family Endowed Law School Scholarship Fund.
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UC IRVINE LAW – Michele Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is launching a new podcast with Ms. Magazine titled, “On the Issues with Michele Goodwin.” The first episode, which focuses on policing in America, airs on Tuesday, June 30 and features UCI Law Dean L.…
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UCI DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION & COMPUTER SCIENCES – According to a recent Bloomberg Law article, “the wet signature requirement, that a document be signed in-person and with ink, could see its demise as social distancing practices take hold across the globe in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.” The article notes how…
Read More about UC Irvine Law professor Sung Eun Kim helps develop system for secured electronic signing of legal contractsCase Western Reserve Law co-dean Michael Scharf hosts Q&A with International Criminal Court competition participants
CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOL OF LAW – As Chairman of the Board of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition, Dean Michael Scharf annually drafts the problem and bench memo for the competition, which this year included participants from 75 schools from over 50 countries.
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY – Columbia Law School professor and Data Science Institute (DSI) member Eric Talley used machine learning for the first time to study constitutional discourse. He found that rather than transcending political divides, constitutional arguments in the U.S. Congress tend to magnify the divides between Republicans and Democrats.
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS – Immigration has been a part of Daniela Donoso’s life since she and her family left Quito, Ecuador, for Miami when she was six months old. Now, just months after graduating with her law degree from Florida State University’s College of Law, she’s going to put that passion and education to work with the backing of a two-year, $100,000 fellowship from the Equal Justice Works Foundation…
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