University at Buffalo Law’s Veterans Legal Practicum moves online
UB NOW — Last month, COVID-19 interrupted this vital in-person work. What to do? The obvious: move online. The practicum has now begun operating its popular help desks through an online portal, using a confidential sign-up inquiry system to offer meetings via Zoom to interested veterans.
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UC BERKELEY LAW — Two Berkeley Law clinics played key roles in persuading California to stop intercepting tax refunds, garnishing wages, and levying bank accounts to pay fees owed to state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Controller Betty Yee suspended the debt collection on March 27 and the policy went into effect immediately,…
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — While we are saddened to share that UCI has announced that Commencement Ceremonies will not take place in the same way as previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic, UCI Law is looking forward to celebrating the Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 9, with a virtual commencement ceremony.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Recognizing the need for multifaceted solutions to the issue of the legitimacy and acceptance of fair election results in the United States, Richard L. Hasen, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), convened an ad hoc committee made up of a diverse group of leading…
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — An unexpected need arose in March with the COVID-19 global pandemic, when in just a matter of days University of California Irvine, School of Law (UCI Law) faculty members faced the difficult task of creating virtual classrooms and carrying out teaching, supervision, and client representation responsibilities remotely.
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UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin was elected on April 23 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among the world’s preeminent learned societies of scholars, scientists and artists.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Clare Shin, a second-year law student studying to become an intellectual property lawyer with a focus on the fashion and entertainment industries, is devoting her summer to giving back to the community. After her summer associate internship was canceled because of COVID-19, Shin volunteered to sew masks for…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Members of the Juvenile Division in the Harris County Public Defender’s Office said current detention conditions are not appropriate for the confinement of youthful offenders amid the spread of the coronavirus. Their remarks were made at the “Youth Advocacy in COVID-19” event on Tuesday presented by the University of…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake examines the personal and professional lives of nine women who were considered, and ultimately passed over, for seats on the U.S. Supreme Court in a book scheduled for release in May.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — A client represented by student attorneys and professors in the University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic was recently freed from detention after an Immigration Court overturned a previous decision.
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