Indiana McKinney Law professor, alumna and student collaborate on project to create to Service Member Civil Relief Act

November 7, 2016

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Professor Carrie Hagan, Sarah Thurman, ’16, and 3L Nasha Baughman have completed a project with Army OneSource and the Servicemember Civil Relief Act Foundation to create the Indiana Judge’s Guide to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

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Duquesne Law’s Juvenile Defender Clinic helps clear juvenile records

November 7, 2016

DUQUESNE DUKE – Duquesne’s Juvenile Defender Clinic won a $100,000 grant to help current or potential public housing residents with juvenile records to attain or keep their homes.

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Marquette Law student assists veterans with legal advice through clinic

November 7, 2016

BEFORE THE BAR – By observing Darnieder and being involved in the case, Scott was given an up-close view of the process, specific legal issues and the resolution of this case.

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UVA Law students take up disability claims for disabled veterans

November 7, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – A team of University of Virginia School of Law students and local attorneys is building a record of success in advocating for veterans pursuing disability claims.

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University of Maryland Law clinic frees man wrongly convicted of murder

November 7, 2016

WBAL (NBC BALTIMORE) – University of Maryland Carey School of Law Professor Renee Hutchins, who is the co-director of the Clinical Law Program, led the clemency petition effort for Grant, along with a team of students.

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Cornell Law School unveils global center on death penalty

November 7, 2016

CORNELL CHRONICLE – More than 80 faculty members, professors and students gathered at Cornell Law School for the launch of the Cornell Center on Death Penalty Worldwide, the first center of its kind in the U.S.

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Fordham Law adds new dean of diversity initiatives

November 7, 2016

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY – Nitza Milagros Escalera has been appointed Fordham Law’s first assistant dean of diversity initiatives.

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Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute adds new practitioner-in-residence

November 7, 2016

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – The Human Rights Institute announced that Jehanne Henry will join the Institute’s Practitioner-in-Residence Program.

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Rutgers Law students offer free legal assistance to voters on Election Day

November 7, 2016

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY – If an Essex County resident goes to vote on Election Day and gets turned down at the polls, that voter can get free legal assistance from students at Rutgers Law School in Newark.

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Two Iowa Law faculty recognized at American Society for Legal History annual meeting

November 7, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW – The American Society for Legal History honored two members of the Iowa Law faculty at the Society’s annual conference.

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