Northeastern Law Professor selected for a Fulbright Specialist Award
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Northeastern Law professor Lucy Williams, a leading expert on welfare law and low-wage labor, has been selected for a Fulbright Specialist award for spring 2018. Williams will develop a Public Interest Law Clinic Program to address the existing gap between legal education and current needs in China.
Read More about Northeastern Law Professor selected for a Fulbright Specialist AwardImmigrant Justice Clinic at Northeastern Law finds harmful effects of immigration enforcement at Massachusetts courthouses
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — A new report released on March 2, 2018, by the Northeastern University School of Law Immigrant Justice Clinic documents the harmful effects of arrests of immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at courthouses in Massachusetts.
Read More about Immigrant Justice Clinic at Northeastern Law finds harmful effects of immigration enforcement at Massachusetts courthousesNew York Law School student honored by National Jurist as ‘Student of the Year’
STAMFORD ADVOCATE — New York Law 3L evening student Chris Fernandez was named “Law Student of the Year” by The National Jurist magazine. Wallace is one of 20 future lawyers recognized nationally.
Read More about New York Law School student honored by National Jurist as ‘Student of the Year’University of New Hampshire Law professor Albert Scherr contributes to victim rights constitutional amendment for state
WMUR — A proposed alternative of the proposed victims’ rights constitutional amendment in New Hampshire from retired Associate Supreme Court Justice Carol Ann Conboy and University of New Hampshire law professor Albert “Buzz” Scherr is attracting interest.
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MINNESOTA DAILY — University of Minnesota Law professor Richard Painter announced Wednesday that he is mulling a run for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Sen. Tina Smith.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law professor considering U.S. Senate run in stateMichigan Law students participate in police “ride-along” as part of elective course
THE MICHIGAN DAILY — University of Michigan law students in the elective, Policing and Public Safety, complete a ride-along with an area police department to gain exposure to the daily implementation of the law and help them understand what it is like to be a police officer.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The student group Parents Attending Law School (PALS) held its first Family Law Panel at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law to discuss relationship issues that law students may face.
Read More about University of Maryland Holds Family Law Panel on Issues Affecting Relationships in Law SchoolUniversity of Maryland Carey Law students take top spots in regional trial competition
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s Trial Team earned first and second place at the American Association of Justice (AAJ) regional trial competition.
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LIBERTY NEWS — A team of Liberty University School of Law Moot Court competitors is headed to the National Finals of the American Bar Association (ABA) National Appellate Advocacy Competition after being declared regional champions in Brooklyn, N.Y., in February.
Read More about Liberty Law students win regional moot court competitionLiberty Law to explore creation of innocence project at school
WSET — Liberty University is looking into starting an innocence project with an on-campus forensics lab. The innocence project would work with Dr. Tom McClintock’s undergraduate students, law students, and criminal justice students.
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