Harvard Law acknowledges slaves who contributed to founding with new plaque

September 11, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – On September 5, Harvard Law School unveiled a memorial to the enslaved people whose labor helped make possible the founding of the school.

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Baylor Law students step up to help Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey

September 11, 2017

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY – Baylor Law students, working alongside Lone Star Legal Aid, have organized a fundraiser and donation drive to help their families, friends and neighbors on the Gulf Coast.

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University of Texas Law’s Expunction Project helps clean up criminal records for eligible individuals

September 11, 2017

MY STATESMAN – Such is the impact of the Expunction Project, a student-run and attorney-supervised clinic at UT that every year helps 100 people like Johnson restore their reputations.

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Yale Law students assist in win against initial Trump Administration travel ban

September 11, 2017

HARTFORD COURANT – The first iteration of President Trump’s travel ban died a quiet death Thursday in a settlement brokered in part by Yale law students that will allow some banned travelers to reapply for visas.

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UNLV Law’s immigration clinic to assist DACA participants with renewals

September 11, 2017

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL – The UNLV Immigration Clinic, with the help of law students and Boyd School of Law faculty, began assisting DACA participants whose status expires before March 5, 2018.

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Brooklyn Law’s Safe Harbor Clinic wins asylum for West African client

September 11, 2017

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL – A client of Brooklyn Law School’s Safe Harbor Clinic has been granted asylum after almost two years of advocacy on his behalf.

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Wisconsin Law to host Supreme Court Justice Kagan for talk on career

September 11, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL – Associate Justice Elena Kagan of the U.S. Supreme Court will appear to share insights on her life in the law.

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President Trump taps Columbia Law professor Robert Jackson for open Democratic seat at SEC

September 11, 2017

BLOOMBERG POLITICS – Law professor Robert Jackson is the Trump administration’s pick to fill the open Democratic seat at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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John Marshall Law professor helps open first law school in Bhutan

September 11, 2017

JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL – Professor Mark Wojcik has been working as a Fulbright Specialist at the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law in Thimphu, Bhutan since July.

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Akron Law finishes major renovation of law school

September 11, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON – The School of Law is starting the new fall semester in a completely renovated C. Blake McDowell Law Center.

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