Gonzaga Law hosts unique information sessions for prospective law students

February 4, 2019

GONZAGA BULLETIN — This event was put on by Gonzaga Law School students and led by third year law student Briana Ortega who is apart of the Minority Justice Commission at GU Law School. Also, from the Minority Justice Commission was second year law student Francis De LaCruz.

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A look at Charleston Law’s challenges in transition to become non-profit

February 4, 2019

THE POST AND COURIER — The ripple effect of an ill-fated business deal still haunts the Charleston School of Law, but leaders say they are taking steps to improve the school’s services and bolster its reputation.

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UC Irvine scholar named to University of California’s free speech and civic engagement board

February 4, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — Leading University of California scholars in a variety of fields – ranging from religious studies and law to medicine and philosophy – have been named to the inaugural academic advisory board of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.

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UC Irvine Law hosts teach-in and training for legal community on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

February 4, 2019

UCI LAW — Established in 2017, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Teach-in & Training at UCI Law provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, students, alumni, and local attorneys to come together to discuss opportunities to advocate for justice in a variety of legal practices.

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UC Irvine Law Professor Michele Goodwin named Hastings Fellow

February 4, 2019

UCI LAW — The Hastings Center named UCI Law Chancellor’s Professor of Law Michele Bratcher Goodwin a Hastings Center Fellow. Hastings Center Fellows are a group of individuals of outstanding accomplishment whose work has informed scholarship or public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, life sciences research, and the environment.

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UCLA Law honors Ninth Circuit Judge

February 4, 2019

UCLA LAW — The career and jurisprudence of Judge A. Wallace Tashima of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was the subject of a day-long symposium on Jan. 25, featuring present and former clerks and colleagues who celebrated the trailblazing jurist’s half century of public service and leadership.

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Law and policy series at Brooklyn Law explores bail reform

February 4, 2019

BROOKLYN LAW — With more than 460,000 people across the United States confined in pre-trial detention on any given day, and Democratic control of the New York State Senate making criminal justice system reform more likely at the state level, Professor Jocelyn Simonson, co-director of the Center for Criminal Justice, addressed the question “What Comes After Money Bail?”

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BYU Law invites law students to participate in storytelling initiative

February 4, 2019

LAW.COM — Brigham Young University’s law school hopes that a new national storytelling competition for law students will spur more interest in storytelling as a key skill for lawyers, and a way to connect more personally with the law.

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Albany Law partners with area sheriff’s office to reduce recidivism

February 4, 2019

WAMC — The Albany County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Albany Law School on a new strategy to prevent people from returning to jail. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple says the county jail has between four hundred and five hundred inmates right now – less than half of its max capacity.

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A look at Albany Law and Dean Alicia Ouellete

February 4, 2019

TIMES UNION — Three years ago, when law schools were struggling to rebound from the recession era, Alicia Ouellette was unquestionably optimistic. “This is a really good time to apply to law school,” the Albany Law School president and dean told the Times Union.

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