Duke Law professor Brandon Garrett advocates for criminal justice reform through research
DUKE LAW — Even before arriving at Duke Law School last July, L. Neil Williams, Jr. Professor Brandon Garrett reached out to a diverse range of stakeholders in North Carolina’s criminal justice system.
Read More about Duke Law professor Brandon Garrett advocates for criminal justice reform through researchDuke Law professor Carolyn McAllaster receives grant for her work advocating for people with HIV/AIDS
THE NEWS & OBSERVER — She began using her law degree to help people living with HIV/AIDS in Durham, writing wills and powers of attorney. Later as a law professor at Duke University, she began creating volunteer opportunities for her students.
Read More about Duke Law professor Carolyn McAllaster receives grant for her work advocating for people with HIV/AIDSDuke Law’s Tech Lab pre-accelerator program helps legal tech startups navigate the industry
LAW.COM — The third-year pre-accelerator program not only helps budding companies through general startup challenges, but also through roadblocks specific to a legal industry sometimes resistant to change.
Read More about Duke Law’s Tech Lab pre-accelerator program helps legal tech startups navigate the industryDuke Law Innocence Project secures release of client
CBS 17 — Sunday marks one month since 81-year-old Charles Ray Finch was released from a state prison, after spending 43 years behind bars — wrongly convicted of a 1976 Wilson County murder. A group of law students with the Duke Law Innocence Project helped Finch win his freedom.
Read More about Duke Law Innocence Project secures release of clientDrexel Law professor Rob Field presents at international conference on bioethics
DREXEL LAW — Professor Robert Field will chair a panel discussion at the Alumni Meeting of the Brocher Foundation in Hermance, Switzerland June 25 to 27.
Read More about Drexel Law professor Rob Field presents at international conference on bioethicsDrexel Law hosts annual mock trial competition
DREXEL LAW — Sixteen undergraduate students from around the U.S. squared off at the second annual Trial by Combat mock trial competition at the Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy June 22-23.
Read More about Drexel Law hosts annual mock trial competitionRecent Denver Law graduates named Colorado Civil Justice Corps Fellows
DENVER LAW — Earlier this year, the Office for Victims Program (OVP), a unit of the Division of Criminal Justice within the Colorado Department of Public Safety, announced a $2 million grant to create the Colorado Civil Justice Corps (CCJC) Fellowship.
Read More about Recent Denver Law graduates named Colorado Civil Justice Corps FellowsDenver Law American Constitution Society student chapter receives national recognition
DENVER LAW — The University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s American Constitution Society (ACS) Student Chapter was recently recognized by the national ACS organization for its up and coming work and compelling programs.
Read More about Denver Law American Constitution Society student chapter receives national recognitionDenver Law Civil Rights Clinic wins case on behalf of incarcerated clients
DENVER LAW — When Tiffany McCoy approached the University of Denver Sturm College of Law Civil Rights Clinic (CRC) she had one simple, but incredibly meaningful, request: to receive original greeting cards while incarcerated.
Read More about Denver Law Civil Rights Clinic wins case on behalf of incarcerated clientsCornell Law professor Sheri Lynn Johnson wins Supreme Court death penalty appeal
CORNELL NEWS — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 2010 murder conviction of Mississippi death row inmate Curtis Flowers, who was represented by Sheri Lynn Johnson, the James and Mark Flanagan Professor of Law.
Read More about Cornell Law professor Sheri Lynn Johnson wins Supreme Court death penalty appeal