Florida International University Law to accept GRE for admission

April 1, 2019

FIU LAW — FIU Law announced today that it will begin accepting the GRE for J.D. program applicants, starting with its Fall 2019 entering class.

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George Washington Law hosts online music copyright database

April 1, 2019

GW HATCHET — The law school now houses an online database stocked with information on music copyright infringement cases. The Music Copyright Infringement Resource, which features information like judicial opinions from music copyright infringement cases, relocated from the University of Southern California

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University of Houston Law Center creates Center for Carbon Management in Energy

April 1, 2019

UH LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Lecturer Tracy Hester was recently announced as the co-director of the Center for Carbon Management in Energy, an initiative of UH Energy.

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University of Maine Law symposium addresses rural lawyer shortage in state

April 1, 2019

MAINEBIZ — The shortage of lawyers in rural Maine will be tackled next month at a symposium hosted by the University of Maine Law School, part of the school’s ongoing effort to address the issue.

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University Maryland Carey Law partners with NAACP for climate initiative

April 1, 2019

UMD BALTIMORE NEWS — Maryland Carey Law’s two clinics are working with the NAACP ECJP to develop a climate adaptation finance toolkit for communities that will provide an array of public and private funding resources.

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University of Massachusetts Law partners with Assumption College for accelerated Bachelor’s/JD ‘3+3’ program

April 1, 2019

UMASS DARTMOUTH NEWS — Assumption and the University of Massachusetts School of Law at UMass Dartmouth have partnered to enable Assumption students to earn a law degree in only six years, rather than the traditional seven years.

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University of Miami Law’s Children & Youth Clinic reaches settlement for children in foster care

April 1, 2019

MIAMI LAW — Miami Law’s Children & Youth Law Clinic, along with other attorneys for children in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties and officials with the Florida Department of Children and Families, recently agreed to a settlement plan that will vastly improve the lives of children in foster care.

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Penn State Dickinson Law hosts mock trial competition for first-year students

April 1, 2019

PENN STATE DICKINSON — First-year law students Mari Boyle and Rachel Tunney earned the win at Dickinson Law’s 1L mock trial competition on March 22, 2019 .

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Rutgers Law students assist residents seeking criminal record expungements

April 1, 2019

RUTGERS CAMDEN NEWS NOW — Through the Expungement Law Project at Rutgers University–Camden, some Camden-area residents with low income are receiving help to navigate New Jersey’s cumbersome expungement process and clear their records.

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University of St. Thomas Law partners with ABA to improve lawyer and law student well-being

April 1, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS NEWS — The University of St. Thomas School of Law has partnered with the American Bar Association (ABA) and pledged to improve lawyer and law student well-being. St. Thomas Law is one of the first schools in the country to make the pledge.

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