University of Houston Law Center celebrates 10th anniversary of service days during orientation

September 5, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center marked the start of the 2024 Fall semester with its 10th annual Community Service Days. The milestone project, established in 2014, is a longstanding tradition at the Law Center aiming to instill a sense of public service in students.

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Indiana University Maurer Law supporting newly established Indiana Innocence Project

September 5, 2024

INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON — Law students from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will have the opportunity to help exonerate wrongfully convicted Hoosiers through the newly established Indiana Innocence Project, which officially launched Saturday (Aug. 17).

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Indiana University Maurer Law student Amelia Taylor wins Sports Lawyers Association writing award

September 5, 2024

INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON — A rising 3L at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law is one of 10 law students nationwide—and the first IU student ever— to receive the Sports Lawyers Association’s Student Writing Competition Award.

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Indiana University Maurer and McKenney Law students address legal shortages in rural Indiana counties

September 5, 2024

INDIANA UNIVERSITY — Every county in the Hoosier state has fewer lawyers per capita than the national average. Rural communities face an even steeper shortage of lawyers and public servants in the justice system. 

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Jacksonville University Law begins classes at new downtown campus

September 5, 2024

JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — Classes at the new Downtown campus of Jacksonville University College of Law began Aug. 12 with 83 students enrolled.

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Liberty Law celebrates 20 years of legal education during Founder’s Day Weekend

September 5, 2024

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — Liberty University School of Law invites the Liberty community to commemorate its 20-year anniversary on Founder’s Day Weekend, Aug. 30-31.

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LMU-Loyola Law hosts Journalist Law School event

September 5, 2024

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY — Anticipated issues with the 2024 presidential election. Judicial ethics on the Supreme Court. Antitrust problems around recent corporate mega-mergers.

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University of Miami Law podcast honored for excellence

September 5, 2024

UMIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The Council for Advancement and Support of Education, a global nonprofit organization that helps educational institutions and advancement professionals build relationships, has awarded the University of Miami School of Law a bronze Circle of Excellence Award for its long-running podcast, the Miami Law Explainer.

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Michigan State University Law opens Public Defender Clinic

September 5, 2024

MSU TODAY — When Bradley Hall opens the doors to MSU College of Law’s new Public Defender Clinic this academic year, he will begin training the next generation of lawyers in a highly specialized area of law: preconviction appeals.  

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University of Michigan Law professor Patrick Barry discusses teaching law through poetry

September 5, 2024

SAINT PAUL LEGAL MINNESOTA LAWYER — Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Below is an interview with the course’s instructor, law professor Patrick Barry at the University of Michigan.

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