Yale Law School students work to shorten sentences for four inmates convicted as juveniles
NEW HAVEN REGISTER – Two attorneys with the New Haven Public Defender’s Office and six Yale Law School students have been working to get the new sentences for Barry Guess, William McCleese and Tyrone Whitaker.
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NJ.COM – Looking for a way to motivate Newark students, the nonprofit, which is affiliated with Seton Hall’s law school, targeted teens interested in the law, and in going to college.
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL – The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School has announced the selection of its 2016 Fellows.
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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY – The Levin Center at Wayne State University Law School has chosen two law students to serve as legal interns in congressional committee offices in Washington, D.C., this summer.
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW – Marni Maynard, a rising third year student at Maine Law, is serving as a Global Fellow for the Hawaiʻi Institute for Human Rights (HIHR) this summer.
Read More about Maine Law student to spend summer as global fellow for Hawai’i Institute for Human RightsRecent University of Oregon Law graduates share experience in non-traditional third-year Portland program
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON – About 20 students elected to take all or part of their third year of law school in Portland. The new program features specialized courses and externships, and it lets students form close mentorships with UO law alumni in the area.
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY – Jenny Thoma, a 2016 graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law, is a winner of the inaugural Public Interest Award from Equal Justice Works for her commitment to public service.
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WILLIAM & MARY – The recipients of the award are Allison Orr Larsen ’99, of William & Mary Law School and Jim Bradley, of the Raymond A. Mason School of Business. Recipients receive a $50,000 prize that is awarded during Commencement.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – The nation’s largest bar exam-prep company is facing allegations that it elbowed a smaller rival out of the market, capitalizing on special relationships with law schools that it had nurtured with donations and gifts.
Read More about Law schools named in lawsuit against bar prep company by rivalMinnesota Law offers working ‘residency’ option for third-year law students
STAR TRIBUNE – On Monday, the law school will formally present the program, known as the Minnesota Law Public Interest Residency, which will debut this fall.
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