UC Hastings Law reaches settlement with City of San Francisco on homeless encampments
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER — San Francisco announced a settlement Friday of a lawsuit filed by University of California, Hastings College of the Law over Tenderloin homeless encampments that will require The City to remove 300 tents within weeks. The settlement agreement, which must still be approved by the Board of Supervisors, was jointly announced Friday by…
Read More about UC Hastings Law reaches settlement with City of San Francisco on homeless encampmentsUC Irvine Law Criminal Justice Clinic secures release for client
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF 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…
Read More about UC Irvine Law Criminal Justice Clinic secures release for clientUniversity of Colorado Law professor Aya Gruber publish article on municipal budgets and police reform
THE DENVER POST — Defund the police is a common refrain at protests in Denver — and across the country — sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Certainly the recent and forceful actions of Denver officers have come under question after they fired chemical irritants and other projectiles at peaceful…
Read More about University of Colorado Law professor Aya Gruber publish article on municipal budgets and police reformUniversity of Colorado Law professor Craig Konnoth signs amicus brief for anti-discrimination case
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — Fifty law professors gathered by University of Colorado Law School Professor and lead author Craig Konnoth signed an amicus brief that was submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in a Colorado antidiscrimination case. The professors were drawn from every state in the Tenth Circuit.
Read More about University of Colorado Law professor Craig Konnoth signs amicus brief for anti-discrimination caseFlorida A&M Law student Shanice Cameron to receive law firm scholarship and internshi
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law student Shanice Cameron has been selected to receive the Holland & Knight Scholarship and Internship. As the 2020-2021 Holland & Knight Scholar, Cameron will receive full in-state tuition for the upcoming academic year and a virtual summer associate position with the law…
Read More about Florida A&M Law student Shanice Cameron to receive law firm scholarship and internshiUniversity of Minnesota Law announces George Floyd Memorial Scholarship in Law
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — With a generous gift from Catlan M. McCurdy ’11 and Sanjiv P. Laud ’12, and an equal match from the Law School, the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship in Law was announced this week. The endowed scholarship will provide critical financial support, allowing students of color, and Black or African-American students in particular, to pursue careers…
Read More about University of Minnesota Law announces George Floyd Memorial Scholarship in LawUniversity of Minnesota Law student Rachel Wydra works on police reform efforts in Downers Grove, IL
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — ising 3L Rachel Wydra, who has been living in her hometown of Downers Grove, Illinois, since classes at the Law School went remote last March, was motivated to take action when news came of the brutal killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Working with other residents of the village, a…
Read More about University of Minnesota Law student Rachel Wydra works on police reform efforts in Downers Grove, ILPenn Law hosts Global Institute for Human Rights 2020
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — At a time of a global pandemic, international experts and thought leaders from around the world, from India, China, Zimbabwe, London, France, Brazil, Egypt and Lebanon convened on June 8-19 through the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Global Institute for Human Rights.
Read More about Penn Law hosts Global Institute for Human Rights 2020Penn expands Master in Law program
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — This past week, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s innovative Master in Law (ML) program welcomed over 90 students into its summer session, double the number that enrolled last summer, for what will be the school’s first ever completely remote term.
Read More about Penn expands Master in Law programPenn Law student Jeffrey Simon named Equal Justice Works Immigration Summer Legal Corps fellow
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — Selected from 375 applicants, Jeffrey Simon L’22 is one of 20 law students who will serve in the 2020 class of the Equal Justice Works Immigration Summer Legal Corps. Through the Immigration Summer Legal Corps, “Student Fellows” are hosted at legal services organizations, where they spend eight to ten…
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