William & Mary Law student splits time as captain of basketball team

February 11, 2019

NCAA — There are nearly 5,000 men’s Division I basketball players in this country. Only one is in law school. And here he is now, for his Monday morning class. Paul Rowley’s week will start at 8:30 a.m., in room 127 with trusts and estates. He’s at the law school building a bit early

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University of Virginia Law students travel to state capital to study constitutional history

February 11, 2019

UVA LAW — Students in the January Term seminar Virginia and the Constitution visited the state Capitol in Richmond and soaked up 400 years of governance in commonwealth.

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University of Virginia Law students travel to Israel to study entrepreneurship

February 11, 2019

UVA LAW — A group of 16 University of Virginia School of Law students recently traveled to Israel to learn more about how the nation’s laws shape its entrepreneurial culture.

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University of Virginia Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic earned five acquittals and six dismissals

February 11, 2019

UVA LAW — leven students who took the Criminal Defense Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law in the fall ultimately earned five acquittals and six case dismissals on behalf of their clients who faced misdemeanor charges.

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Texas A&M Law Criminal Defense Clinic works with advocates to gain clemency for clients

February 11, 2019

FORT WORTH WEEKLY — He’s working with a law professor and two students at New York University on formatting his information and also working with a law professor at Texas A&M in Fort Worth on preparing actual clemency petitions for people.

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University of Texas Law students receive loan forgiveness counseling at career fair

February 11, 2019

THE DAILY TEXAN — Over 100 students received student loan forgiveness counseling Friday at an event sponsored by the Office of Financial Aid and the School of Law as part of a Public Service Career Fair held every year.

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Stanford Law names Professor Jenny S. Martinez as next dean

February 11, 2019

STANFORD NEWS — Professor Jenny S. Martinez, a scholar of international law and constitutional law who has been a member of the Stanford faculty for more than 15 years, has been named dean of Stanford Law School, Provost Persis Drell announced.

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South Texas College of Law Houston students teach constitutional literacy to high school students

February 11, 2019

STCL HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) recently hosted the state’s fourth-annual Marshall-Brennan Moot Court Competition, in which high school students from YES Prep West Campus argued a fictional case involving the First and Fourth Amendments in courtrooms throughout the law school. This is the only competition of its kind in Texas.

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South Texas College of Law Houston hosts seminar on law and the media

February 11, 2019

STCL HOUSTON — On Saturday, Jan. 26, more than 100 people gathered in the Emilie Slohm Conference Room at South Texas College of Law Houston for the 33rd “Law & the Media” seminar, hosted by the Houston Bar Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Houston Press Club.

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Rutgers Law participates in program to provide legal representation to low income immigrants facing deportation

February 11, 2019

NEWARK PATCH — Rutgers Law School is participating in a state pilot program that will provide legal representation to low-income immigrants who are in detention or facing possible deportation.

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