Boston College Law hosts panel on the history of the right to counsel 

October 10, 2024

BC LAW — In 1963, the Supreme Court enshrined the right of access to counsel for all criminal defendants, regardless of their ability to pay, in a unanimous decision in the seminal Gideon v. Wainwright case.

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BYU Law professor Shima Baughman delivers devotional address to students

October 10, 2024

THE DAILY UNIVERSE — Shima Baughman, Woodruff J. Deem professor of law at BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, taught the importance of uniting our hearts with God through the principles of the gospel in her devotional address delivered Tuesday, Oct 1.

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A look at University at Buffalo Law summer fellowship opportunities

October 10, 2024

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — A law student’s summer placement can be a game-changer—a foot in the door, or a newly cemented appreciation for the impact of a legal career.

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University at Buffalo Law professor Mekonnen Ayano discusses Sub-Saharan land reform

October 10, 2024

UBNOW — As a native of Ethiopia, UB faculty member Mekonnen Ayano knows that for millions of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa, their lives revolve around their land.

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Video: UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky explains free speech

October 10, 2024

UC BERKELEY LAW — Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of UC Berkeley’s School of Law, has spent the last 45 years teaching one of the most sacred of Constitutional laws: freedom of speech.

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UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) highlights students serving the local Spanish-speaking community

October 10, 2024

UC LAW FRANCISCO — While nearly 20 percent of today’s J.D. students at UC Law San Francisco identify as Latinx, representation among local attorneys – and their ability to serve Spanish-speaking clients – was much more diminished in years past. 

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A profile on California Western Law professor Amy Kimpel

October 10, 2024

CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — “From as early as I can remember I have wanted to help people,” says Professor Amy Kimpel, one of California Western School of Law (CWSL)’s three new faculty members and the Executive Director of the Innocence and Justice Clinic (IJC).

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Campbell Law establishes “People Not Property” pro bono project

October 10, 2024

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NEWS — “People Not Property” is a new Pro Bono Project offering starting in the Fall 2024 semester at Campbell Law School.

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Feature on the Campbell Law Restorative Justice Clinic

October 10, 2024

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NEWS — The unique work Campbell Law School’s Restorative Justice Clinic is doing is featured on a new episode of WHQR Public Media’s The Newsroom in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Case Western Reserve Law highlights student articles on environmental law issues

October 10, 2024

CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOL OF LAW — Recently published law review notes and comments articles by CWRU law students have examined a range of important environmental law issues, including several with particular importance to northeast Ohio and the Great Lakes.

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