UC Irvine Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic requests release of records in police shooting case
UCI LAW — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) students in the Civil Rights Litigation Clinic (CRLC) have made a request to the South Pasadena City Council and Police Department for public records to be released in regards to an officer-involved shooting of city resident and former actress Vanessa Marquez. The Civil Rights Litigation…
Read More about UC Irvine Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic requests release of records in police shooting caseUCLA Law enhances loan repayment assistance program for law graduates with public interest careers
UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law graduates who go into public interest law will receive greater financial assistance as the school enhances its Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), starting in January. Through LRAP, UCLA Law has in the past decade covered roughly $4.5 million in student loan payments for J.D. graduates who work in public…
Read More about UCLA Law enhances loan repayment assistance program for law graduates with public interest careersUCLA Law launches Master of Legal Studies degree
UCLA NEWSROOM — UCLA School of Law today launched a Master of Legal Studies program, opening doors for professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of the legal issues that affect their industries but do not plan to practice law. UCLA Law is offering the new program as more workers engage with the legal and regulatory aspects…
Read More about UCLA Law launches Master of Legal Studies degreeColumbia Law professor Anu Bradford co-leads study on global competition laws and enforcement practices
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law School Professor Anu Bradford and University of Chicago Law School Professor Adam Chilton have released the world’s most comprehensive collection of competition laws and enforcement practices to date, providing researchers, lawyers, journalists, and policymakers with new tools to assess the economic impact of these laws across borders.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — One way is by increasing the potential for market manipulation, according to participants at a Technology Conference held on October 4 and sponsored by the Program in the Law and Economics of Capital Markets, where Mitts is a program fellow. The conference, co-sponsored by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), was…
Read More about Columbia Law hosts conference on technology innovation and regulationColumbia Law professor Vincent Blasi organizes symposium on landmark free speech case Abrams v. United States
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Professor Vincent Blasi gathered leading First Amendment scholars at Columbia Law School for an illuminating symposium on Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s famous dissent on free speech.
Read More about Columbia Law professor Vincent Blasi organizes symposium on landmark free speech case Abrams v. United StatesA look the clinical legal education opportunities at Cornell Law
THE CORNELL DAILY SUN — To supplement what they learn in the law school classroom with real-life experience, Cornell law students participate in courses, dubbed “clinics,” where students assist real clients with real legal problems. Many people are unaware of their legal protections or have trouble accessing government agencies that do assist workers with certain types of…
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake University Law School will advance to the 70th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York City this February after an outstanding performance in the regional competition. The National Moot Court Competition is an annual inter-law school event designed to promote the art of appellate advocacy. It is sponsored by the New York City…
Read More about Drake Law moot court team wins regional event to advance to national competitionDrexel Law sponsors podcast series on the limits of First Amendment rights in Unprecedented
DREXEL UNIVERSITY LAW — WAMU 88.5, Washington’s NPR news station launched Unprecedented, an eight-episode podcast series that tells the raw and emotional stories of ordinary people who defined the limits of our First Amendment rights. Hosted by award-winning radio producers Michael Vuolo and Matthew Schwartz with special appearances by NPR’s Nina Totenberg, Unprecedented introduces listeners to the…
Read More about Drexel Law sponsors podcast series on the limits of First Amendment rights in UnprecedentedDuke Law announces fifth class of judges for Judicial Studies LLM program
BOLCH JUDICIAL INSTITUTE DUKE LAW — The Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law has announced its fifth class of judges accepted to the Master of Judicial Studies LLM program. The class entering in summer 2020 will include 10 federal judges, two state supreme court justices, eight state court judges, and two international judges. They will spend two…
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