University of Florida Law professor, alumni named to state Steering Committee on Families and Children in Court

August 15, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW – Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga has appointed a UF Levin College of Law professor and six other law alumni to the Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court.

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Louisville Brandeis Law awards Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan with highest honor

August 15, 2016

WDRB (LOUISVILLE) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is set to receive a big honor from the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law.

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Northwestern Pritzker Law’s Restorative Justice Practicum allows students to problem-solve in community organizations

August 15, 2016

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW – The practicum—where students work twelve hours per week at organizations in the community and meet weekly as a group for a corresponding seminar—is an expansion of the Center on Negotiation and Mediation’s offerings related to restorative justice.

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Akron Law hopes to bridge gap between law students and the practicing community

August 15, 2016

AKRON LEGAL NEWS – Educators at The University of Akron School of Law want to provide students with mentors and other relevant information to help them secure legal positions.

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University of St. Thomas Law helps six inmates gain clemency

August 15, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS – Through their work as clinical student attorneys in the Federal Commutations Clinic at St. Thomas Law, alumni Marc Spooner ’12, Ashley Bennett ‘13, Derek Hansen ‘13, Eric Hylok ’15 and Jamie Waldon ‘15 directly impacted the lives of three men whose sentences were commuted.

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Stetson Law’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy wins distinguished achievement award from ABA

August 15, 2016

STETSON UNIVERSITY – Stetson University’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy has received the American Bar Association’s 2016 Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy Award.

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Harvard Law School project to provide open access to entire collection of U.S. case law

August 15, 2016

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – Harvard Law School has announced it is digitizing its entire collection of U.S. case law and that it will make the collection available online, for free, to anyone with an Internet connection.

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Northwestern Pritzker Law scholar launches website on Illinois state judges for the public

August 15, 2016

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – A new website by a Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law scholar offers a comprehensive look at the Illinois judicial system at a time when judges are receiving increased scrutiny.

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University of Alabama Law student wins pro bono award from state bar association

August 15, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW – Carly Calhoun won the Alabama State Bar’s Pro Bono Law Student Award.

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