Law firm sponsors Jacksonville University Law trial team

October 30, 2024

JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — Morgan & Morgan is sponsoring the Jacksonville University College of Law Mock Trial Team.

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Liberty Law team wins moot court competition

October 29, 2024

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — Liberty University School of Law 3Ls Carter Leverette and Stephen Nast won first place in the Elon (N.C.) University School of Law’s 15th Billings, Exum, and Frye National Moot Court Competition on Oct. 11 and 12, where 39 other teams from around the country competed.

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LSU Law student Philip Young places second in ABA labor and employment writing contest 

October 29, 2024

LOUSIANA RECORD — After Philip Young submitted an article to Louisiana Law Review that wasn’t accepted for publication last fall, his faculty advisor and senior editor encouraged him to continue working on the paper and submit it for a national writing competition.

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Video: University of Louisville Law clinic helps local immigrants obtain citizenship

October 29, 2024

WHAS11 — A new clinic from the University of Louisville is giving law students the opportunity to help the growing immigrant community in the city.

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Marquette Law students named to AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll 

October 29, 2024

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS), through its Pro Bono & Access to Justice Section, will soon release its third annual Pro Bono Honor Roll. This initiative recognizes students, staff, and faculty at law schools across the nation for their exceptional contributions to pro bono legal services.

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University of Maryland Law launches Forensic Defense Clinic

October 29, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE — The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has launched the nation’s first Forensic Defense Clinic, which aims to provide law students with hands-on experience in analyzing forensic evidence, focusing on cases involving wrongful convictions or where forensic science was misapplied.

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University of Michigan Law Innocence Clinic helps exonerate wrongfully convicted client

October 29, 2024

MICHIGAN LAW — A judge has vacated the double murder conviction and sentence of Michigan Innocence Clinic (MIC) client LaVone Hill, providing him the relief he has been seeking for more than 22 years.

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Gift to University of Mississippi Law will establish student scholarship

October 29, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI LAW — With a $50,000 gift, the Madison couple established the Edwards Family Scholarship in Law Endowment. The $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a full-time law student with first preference going to those who are the first in their family to enroll in law school.

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University of Nebraska Law to host discussion on civil disagreement

October 29, 2024

NEBRASKA TODAY — The University of Nebraska College of Law’s Inclusive Leadership Fellows Program will host a panel discussion about the importance of civil engagement around tough issues just one week before Election Day, as lawyers — and many other Americans — are struggling through one of the most polarized political cultures in recent memory.

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A profile on NYU Law student Kahaari Kenyatta

October 29, 2024

NYU LAW — I came to the law relatively late! I was raised by a nurse and was surrounded by family working in other healthcare-related fields, so I became interested in the field early and began college at the University of Pennsylvania thinking I would become a doctor.

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