Florida A&M Law professor to present at University of New Mexico Law on medical ethics and gender issues

March 16, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Deleso Alford, Associate Professor of Law, Florida A&M University College of Law, will give an intimate roundtable presentation beginning at 4:15pm on March 22, 2018, at the UNM School of Law. Alford’s work discusses infamous instances of people marginalized by the American healthcare, research, and legal systems.

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Duke Law student groups organize “broken tail light” clinic in Durham, N.C.

March 16, 2018

THE TRIANGLE TRIBUNE — Chris DiNardo, a 2L law student at Duke Law School, cited the Walter Scott incident when explaining the idea behind an upcoming clinic offering free tail light repairs.

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Two Columbia Law students selected for public service fellowships

March 16, 2018

DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Two Columbia Law School students focusing on distinct areas of public service will soon embark on legal careers serving their local and international communities.

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Chicago-Kent College of Law professor gives keynote at ABA technology conference

March 16, 2018

ABA JOURNAL — Dan Katz, associate professor and director of the Law Lab at Chicago-Kent College of Law, urged the audience at ABA Techshow to embrace technology and process improvement to #MakeLawBetter during his Friday keynote address.

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Department of Education allows student loan discharge for some students of closed Charlotte School of Law

March 16, 2018

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Education last week announced it was extending the window for students who withdrew from a failed for-profit law school before its closure to request discharge of their federal student loan debt.

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UCLA Law professor’s study finds market-based environmental conservation efforts are growing and successful

March 16, 2018

UCLA NEWSROOM — Programs in which people pay landholders to support natural systems that provide benefits like flood protection, biodiversity and carbon storage, are expanding around the world, according to a new UCLA-led study.

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UCLA hosts Hollywood creators for legal summit

March 16, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law is bringing together leading figures from Hollywood with powerhouse lawyers and human rights activists at the Hammer Museum on March 16 for a groundbreaking summit on the ways film can advance social justice.

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UCLA mock trial teams take top spots in regional competition

March 16, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW — Two teams of UCLA School of Law students dominated a regional mock trial competition this month, and one team is going on to represent the Southwestern United States in the American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Program finals in April.

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UC Irvine law hosts political strategist James Carville for election-focused cybersecurity conference

March 16, 2018

LOS ANGELES TIMES — James Carville, a Democratic political strategist who was Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign manager in 1992, gave a wide-ranging keynote address Tuesday at UC Irvine on topics including suspected Russian government meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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