D.C. Bar highlights public service work of American University Washington College of Law student Ana Saragoza

August 5, 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — AUWCL rising 2L student Ana Saragoza was featured on the cover of the July/August issue of Washington Lawyer, which highlighted membership and leadership within the D.C. Bar. In the cover story, Saragoza discusses her dedication to public interest legal work.

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UC Irvine Law professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin named adviser to the American Law Institute on torts restatement of the law

August 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Irvine Law Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin has been named a new Adviser to the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law Third Torts: Remedies.  It will include issues related to identifying the types of recoverable damages, such as past and future lost wages.

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UC Irvine Law professor Mehrsa Baradaran testifies before Senate housing committee on blockchain and digital currencies

August 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Irvine Law Professor  Mehrsa Baradaran testified before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain” on Tuesday, July 30. She discussed issues of equity and accessibility in banking, and the regulation of digital currencies and blockchain technology.

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UCLA Law shares the stories of four UC Presidential Fellows

August 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW — The UC President’s Public Service Fellowship program has provided vital support to graduates from the University of California’s four law schools since 2016. Here are first-hand accounts of the program and the opportunities it created from some of UCLA Law’s UC President’s Public Service Fellows.

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UCLA Law awards post-graduate fellowships in public service to 14 graduates

August 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law has awarded 14 postgraduate fellowships, including seven University of California President’s Public Service Law Fellowships, to 2019 graduates committed to practicing public interest law. The fellowships enable graduates to work on behalf of underserved individuals, communities and causes.

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University of Colorado Law to launch eighth season of “Mini Law School” for the public

August 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — The University of Colorado Law School’s popular Mini Law School will launch its eighth season this fall with a brand-new curriculum that addresses the ways in which the law impacts people’s daily lives in a variety of contexts.

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Columbia Law website highlights scholarship and leadership on criminal justice reform

August 5, 2019

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — The passage in late 2018 of the First Step Act marked significant progress. But meaningful and lasting change cannot be left to legislators and policymakers alone. Columbia Law faculty, students, and alumni are exploring and promoting strategies that will reduce mass incarceration, create safer communities, respect individual rights, and affirm human dignity.

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Columbia Law Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic files Supreme Court brief calling for end of workplace discrimination based on stereotypes

August 5, 2019

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic today filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to recognize that existing federal sex-discrimination law prohibits employers from relying on sex stereotypes to limit workplace opportunities for employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Columbia Law celebrates faculty authors

August 5, 2019

COLUMBIA LAW SSCHOOL — In chapters, journal articles, and books, Columbia Law faculty have put forth their research on myriad legal topics, including corporate and tax law, environmental law, human rights issues, and beyond.

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Drexel Law hosts boot camp for prospective law students

August 5, 2019

DREXEL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For three weeks, nine undergraduates experienced a rigorous introduction to law school through the Drexel Law’s inaugural DiveIN Immersion in Legal Education program, which is aimed at encouraging under-represented students to apply to law school.

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