Roger Williams University Law dean Michael Yelnosky plans to step down at end of academic year
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL — Michael J. Yelnosky will step down as dean of the Roger Williams University Law School at the end of the current academic year.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES — California passed Assembly Bill 1076, the Criminal Records Automatic Relief Act, which will automatically seal records involving completed misdemeanor and felony sentences for eligible people after a waiting period. An automated system using algorithms would be responsible for sorting through millions of criminal records and flagging eligible ones.
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY — A man wrongfully convicted of a 1991 murder in Trinity County has had his conviction reversed based on newly discovered evidence, including the confession of the true killer. Twenty eight years later, the case was revisited with the help from the Santa Clara Univ. Law’s Northern California Innocence Project, the law…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Students of South Texas College of Law Houston have launched a new mentorship program to transition and support LGBT students throughout their law school experience. The student group is recruiting LBGT student mentors and mentees to join the program and offer encouragement, provide networking events, and extend an…
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE — Second-year University of Tennessee College of Law student Kelsey Morgan has been named a 2020 recipient of the Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship.
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY — Texas A&M University School of Law first-year students participated in a poverty simulation during orientation last week. Conducted by the Texas Access to Justice Commission, the simulation’s purpose, according to the Commission, was to give students a “small taste of what life is like on a limited income.” Participants faced challenges…
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY — Texas A&M University Law’s Professor Gabriel Eckstein was invited by the South Korean Ministry of Foregin Affairs to be a keynote speaker in a forum called “Smart Water Management of Smart Cities.” His presentation will focus on smart water management for urban and rural communities, using technologies and methodologies ensuring access…
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY — Texas A&M University School of Law clinic client, Carlos Gonzalez, is a Gulf War disabled veteran who, in 2017, filed for full disability benefits. The claim was filed in March 2019 and was approved in May.
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QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Quinnipiac University Law will be hosting the Connecticut Law Fair for prospective law students.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — The University of Virginia has received a letter from Thomas Jefferson announcing the hire of UVA Law’s first professor. This letter will be put on display in the Arthur J. Morris Law Library.
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