South Texas College of Law Houston program helps graduates dress for success

May 28, 2019

STCL HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston’s (STCL Houston) “Law Suits” program provides students with two critical necessities for landing their first legal job: a professional suit and the confidence a well-tailored appearance can bring.

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Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara Law wins conviction reversal

May 28, 2019

SANTA CLARA LAW — A man wrongfully convicted in a 2002 shooting has had his conviction reversed based on newly discovered evidence, uncovered by the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, about a crucial eyewitness identification.

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Santa Clara Law students testify before local human rights commission about sanctuary jurisdiction policies

May 28, 2019

SANTA CLARA LAW — Two members of Santa Clara Law’s Immigration Law Society, Osvaldo Hidalgo Otamendi and David Doyle, testified in a packed public hearing before the Santa Clara County Human Rights Commission to oppose proposed changes to the county’s Sanctuary Jurisdiction policy.

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Santa Clara Law hosts environmental justice conference

May 28, 2019

SANTA CLARA LAW — On Thursday and Friday, May 2-3, over 250 students, faculty, staff, visiting academics and representatives of community-based organizations participated in the “Environmental Justice & the Common Good Conference”

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Notre Dame Law student Lenora Popken awarded public service scholarship

May 28, 2019

NOTRE DAME LAW — Lenora Popken, a rising 3L, has been selected to receive the Peter A.R. Lardy Scholarship Award for the 2019-20 academic year at Notre Dame Law School.

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University of New Hampshire Law renamed UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

May 28, 2019

CONCORD MONITOR — The University of New Hampshire Law School’s new name will be familiar to Concord residents. The school will be known as the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, according to a Tuesday press release. The change is effective immediately.

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University of Mississippi Law student Briaunna Buckner awarded Bradley Diversity Scholarship

May 28, 2019

BRADLEY — Bradley is pleased to announce that it has awarded 2019 diversity scholarships to first-year law students Briaunna Buckner from the University of Mississippi School of Law and Adora Olisaemeka Onyiuke from Vanderbilt University Law School.

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University of Mississippi Law student Gerald Kucia awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship

May 28, 2019

OLE MISS LAW — Second-year University of Mississippi School of Law student Gerald Kucia will spend his summer advancing the cause of workers’ rights in Jackson through the Peggy Browning Fellowship Program.

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University of Mississippi Law Professor Ron Rychlak honored with research award from university

May 28, 2019

OLE MISS NEWS — When Ron Rychlak joined the faculty of the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1987, law giants roamed the halls of Lamar Hall, the school’s home.

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University of Mississippi Law celebrates commencement

May 28, 2019

OLE MISS LAW — In January 1970, Constance Slaughter-Harvey became the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She was so busy helping others with her new degree, she forgot to come back to the commencement ceremony that May.

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