Passed federal spending bill contains funding for public service loan forgiveness fix
POLITICO — Student loan borrowers working in public service jobs who may lose out on federal loan forgiveness because they selected the wrong repayment plan will get a second chance to get their debt canceled under the omnibus government spending bill.
Read More about Passed federal spending bill contains funding for public service loan forgiveness fixLaw school in Liverpool, England set to close
LEGAL CHEEK — BPP Law School’s Liverpool centre will be closing this summer, Legal Cheek can reveal. Students will be compensated for the inconvenience of all this by way of reduced course fees.
Read More about Law school in Liverpool, England set to closeUniversity of Calgary law course looks at working with the media during a crisis
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY — University of Calgary Law launched a new course, Crisis Communications for Lawyers. Taught by Warren Kinsella, LLB’87, who specializes in developing effective communication strategies as the president of the Daisy Group, the course teaches students “to speak effectively to the media in order to serve your client’s best interest.
Read More about University of Calgary law course looks at working with the media during a crisisYale Law Rule of Law Clinic files suit over Census process
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The NAACP together with Prince George’s County, MD’s NAACP Branch, and two county residents, sued the federal government on March 28, 2018, to combat the imminent threat that the 2020 Census will substantially undercount African Americans and other people of color in communities throughout the United States.
Read More about Yale Law Rule of Law Clinic files suit over Census processWidener Commonwealth Law hosts debate for Lt. Governor in Pennsylvania
PENN LIVE — Five of the six announced candidates for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor will square off in a debate this Monday (March 26) on the campus of Widener University Law School in Susquehanna Township.
Read More about Widener Commonwealth Law hosts debate for Lt. Governor in PennsylvaniaUniversity of Washington School of Law names UC Irvine Law professor Mario L. Barnes as new dean
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON — Mario L. Barnes has been named the next Toni Rembe Dean of the University of Washington School of Law, President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Jerry Baldasty announced today. His appointment, set to begin July 5, 2018, is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
Read More about University of Washington School of Law names UC Irvine Law professor Mario L. Barnes as new deanUniversity of Virginia Law students aid father facing deportation
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Two University of Virginia School of Law students recently convinced a judge to release on bond a client facing deportation. 3L students Jonathan Babcock and Keyawna Griffith, working through UVA Law’s Immigration Law Clinic, represented an undocumented immigrant at Arlington Immigration Court on March 13.
Read More about University of Virginia Law students aid father facing deportationUniversity of Virginia Law students help secure victory for student arrested after Charlottesville counter protest
UVA TODAY — A team trained at the University of Virginia School of Law, comprised of an alumna and four current students, helped demonstrate DeAndre Harris’ innocence after the Charlottesville counter protest on August 12, 2017.
Read More about University of Virginia Law students help secure victory for student arrested after Charlottesville counter protestTexas A&M and University of Texas law clinics file abuse complaint on behalf of detained refugee
MPR NEWS — A group of immigration attorneys are asking federal authorities to launch an investigation into the treatment of 80 African detainees, many of them Somalis from Minnesota, after dozens of them reported verbal and physical abuse in a Texas detention facility.
Read More about Texas A&M and University of Texas law clinics file abuse complaint on behalf of detained refugeeUniversity of Tennessee Law announces flexible schedule options for JD program
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW — Beginning in the Fall 2018 semester, students can attend the University of Tennessee College of Law without having to commit to full-time study.
Read More about University of Tennessee Law announces flexible schedule options for JD program