University of Maine Law program honored by the International Association of Privacy Professionals

September 23, 2019

MAINE UNIVERSITY LAW — This week the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) designated the University of Maine School of Law as a Tier One law school in the area of information privacy law. This designation recognizes the breadth and depth of Maine Law’s privacy offerings.

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University of Minnesota Law Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic provides legal aid to local small businesses

September 23, 2019

STAR TRIBUNE — Small business owners, start-ups, nonprofit organizations, inventors and entrepreneurs can get their intellectual property questions answered for free from the University of Minnesota Law School’s Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Clinic.

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Women make up the majority of University of Mississippi Law’s incoming class

September 23, 2019

THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN — Nearly 165 years after the University of Mississippi School of Law first opened its doors, the school will have a female majority in the incoming class — for the first time in school history. According to the law school admissions department, women make up 53% of the incoming class, an 11%…

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A look at the UNLV Law leadership program

September 23, 2019

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL — Some of Nevada’s most prominent politicians gathered at the Nevada Senators Panel at UNLV Thomas and Mack Moot Court on Sept. 12, 2019 to share insights on the topic of leadership. The UNLV Law Law and Leadership program is designed to prepare future law students for public service.

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Grant to Northeastern Law Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project to support research and investigation efforts

September 23, 2019

NORTHEASTERN UNIV. LAW — The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $750,000 to the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ) at Northeastern University School of Law to support its pathbreaking work in investigating and archiving acts of racial terror in the South between 1930 and the 1970s. CRRJ is the nation’s pioneer program in…

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Northwestern Law joins Diversity Lab project

September 23, 2019

ABA JOURNAL — Northwestern Law announced its participation in a diversity partnership with four firms and an incubator that focuses on inclusion in the profession. The law firms—Eversheds Sutherland, Goodwin, Orrick and Stoel Rives—invested $5 million to launch Move the Needle Fund with the Diversity Lab, and Northwestern is the only law school in the…

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Pace Law Global Center for Environmental Law offers solutions to global environment challenges at conference

September 23, 2019

PACE UNIVERSITY HAUB LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University’s Global Center for Environmental Law further cements its global impact by submitting nine motions for consideration at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Conference. Haub Law is one of only two law schools in the United…

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Rutgers Law Medical-Legal Partnership addresses legal issues in patient care

September 23, 2019

RUTGERS LAW — Through the Rutgers Law School Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) with the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, patients have opportunities to improve their quality of life by resolving legal issues as well as getting the health care they need. Working alongside the Camden Coalition’s nurses, social workers, and community health staff, MLP attorney Jeremy…

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Stanford Law professor Michelle Mello provides data on out-of-network health care billing

September 23, 2019

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Surprise, out-of-network charges billed to privately insured Americans who received inpatient care at in-network hospitals more than doubled between 2010 and 2016, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. A data-drive study by Laurence Baker (Stanford Law) and Michelle Mello (Standford Law) shows the financial…

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Texas A&M law observes Constitution Day

September 23, 2019

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY LAW — Convened by law professors Lynne Rambo, Meg Penrose and Brian Holland, 26 Texas A&M University School of Law students, staff and faculty including Dean Robert B. Ahdieh read the U.S. Constitution for more than one hour on September 17. The day marked the document’s 232nd birthday. Texas A&M University and…

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