Cornell Law to offer program in information and technology law in New York City

April 3, 2017

NEW YORK TIMES – Cornell Law School plans to offer a new juris doctorate program at the soon-to-be opened Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.

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University of Arkansas Law launches monthly podcast to explore scholarship

April 3, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS – The University of Arkansas School of Law presents a podcast designed to explore the scholarship and background of some of the nation’s leading legal scholars.

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Notre Dame Law team wins national First Amendment moot court competition

April 3, 2017

NEWSEUM INSTITUTE – Third-year law students Hope Tone, Shannon Lewry and Kayla Clark won the 2017 Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition.

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Pepperdine Law establishes immigration clinic to assist university community affected by changes to immigration policy

April 3, 2017

PEPPERDINE GRAPHIC – Pepperdine School of Law established the Pepperdine Law Immigration Clinic to provide pro bono legal counsel to students, faculty and staff affected by recent immigration policy and DACA changes.

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Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic receives grant to support work

April 3, 2017

PORTLAND PRESS-HERALD – A Maine legal aid clinic for refugees and immigrants has received a $500,000 grant to continue its work over the next four years.

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UVA Law students form new student group to address partisan divide

April 3, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – About 60 ideologically diverse Law School students participating in a new organization, called Common Law Grounds.

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Charlotte School of Law’s interim dean shares hopes for law school

April 3, 2017

WSOC (CHARLOTTE) – The interim dean of the Charlotte School of Law told Channel 9 he hopes to turn the school into a nonprofit to keep it open.

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Florida Law trial team wins national criminal justice advocacy competition

April 3, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW – UF Law 3L students Neal Cordero, Danielle Kaboudi, Tristan Montaque and Will Sepulveda competed against 20 law schools to take home top spot.

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North Carolina adopts first-ever ethics rule requiring lawyers to reveal evidence of innocence after conviction

April 3, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – North Carolina has adopted an ethics rule that requires lawyers in private practice, as well as prosecutors, to reveal evidence of innocence that they discover after a conviction.

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