University of Kansas Law student Elliott Brewer selected for Peggy Browning Fellowship
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS — University of Kansas law student Elliott Brewer will spend the summer in Washington, D.C., advocating for workers’ rights as the recipient of a prestigious Peggy Browning Fellowship.
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THE CHICAGO MAROON — The federal government and the U.S. Steel Corporation have proposed a nearly $900,000 settlement following a chemical spill at U.S. Steel’s Portage, Indiana facility in April 2017. But Univesrity of Chicago law students—representing the Surfrider Foundation—are not satisfied.
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DAILY BRUIN — UCLA law students are starting a new journal that showcases scholarship on disability law. The Disability Law Journal at UCLA will be the only disability law journal in the country after it publishes its first issue in spring 2019.
Read More about UCLA Law students to publish new disability law journalUC Irvine professor Michelle Deutchman named executive director of the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
UCI NEWS — Michelle Deutchman, a civil rights advocate and scholar with more than a decade of experience advancing free speech as an attorney and instructor, has been named the first executive director of the University of California’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.
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ABA JOURNAL — The ABA Center for Innovation, in partnership with the Legal Services Corp., wants to connect legal aid providers with free legal technology.
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ABA JOURNAL — Eighty-one percent of lawyers surveyed said they provided pro bono services at some point in their careers, while just over half said they provided such services in 2016, according to a survey by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service.
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ABA JOURNAL — Federal funding for the Legal Services Corp. has shrunk since fiscal year 2010 despite a study finding a justice gap experienced by low-income Americans, ABA President Hilarie Bass said Friday in testimony submitted to a House subcommittee.
Read More about ABA President calls for increase in funding for Legal Services CorporationLegal experts debate what counts as “artificial intelligence”
ABA JOURNAL — Jason Tashea reflects on his experiences as a participant at two forums on artificial intelligence and public policy. While there are numerous common interests and priorities across industries and policy areas, one takeaway from these events was a lack of uniformity about what speakers meant by “AI.”
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — This monthly feature focuses on the importance of location when it comes to choosing a law school. A connection to the area can signal to a future employer that you’re there to stay.
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DAILY POST — University of California, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Stanford Law professor Mark Lemley were invited to participate in a debate over the question of whether voters should recall Judge Aaron Persky on April 24. The public event was organized by Stanford’s chapter of the American Constitution Society.
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