Albany Law renames Justice Center in honor of alumnus Edward P. Swyer
ALBANY LAW — Ed Swyer and his family believe in Albany Law School. That belief is now forever enshrined at the law school with the renaming of the Edward P. Swyer Justice Center at Albany Law School. The official renaming ceremony on May 2, 2023, preceded the unveiling of new signage on Albany Law School’s…
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UC BERKELEY LAW — A recent Berkeley Law symposium confronted excessive use of police force, with renowned experts identifying obstacles to victims’ access to the courts and officer accountability, and exploring potential solutions.
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UC IRVINE LAW — Law professor Katharine Tinto is the director for the Criminal Justice Clinic at the UC Irvine School of Law. Students are required to take a clinic where they work on real cases. Tinto and her team work on several programs, including compassionate release and excessive sentences projects, representing people who are…
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — There’s more to law school than going to class and taking tests. At UC Law San Francisco, dozens of student organizations bring together classmates over shared interests and activities. One of these groups is the Beachgoers and Surf Enthusiasts of UC Law SF (BSUCLSF), which takes advantage of the school’s…
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USA TODAY — College students who plan to take out federal loans to cover their 2023-24 academic year will see those rates edge higher on July 1. The Federal Reserve boosted short-term interest rates on May 3, the 10th time since the Fed began fighting inflation with rate hikes back in March 2022.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Monte Mills, the Charles I. Stone Professor of Law and director of the Native American Law Center at University of Washington School of Law, joined the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law for a discussion on the history and management of…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Case Western Reserve University is launching a new program to capitalize on commercializing innovations arising from the burgeoning field of regenerative medicine. The program, which begins in fall semester 2023, is a collaboration between the School of Medicine and School of Law.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Nearly three months after news broke that a train had derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, students in the Environmental Law Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law held a free legal clinic in East Palestine. The clinic, in collaboration with River Valley Organizing, Community Legal Aid, Fair Shake…
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — After 20 years, Ohio Innocence Project steams ahead; UC Law initiative helps 42 wrongfully convicted individuals regain their freedom.
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UCONN LAW — UConn Law School Assistant Dean Karen L. DeMeola JD has been confirmed as a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court. Gov. Ned Lamont nominated DeMeola on March 29. After the state legislature’s Judiciary Committee endorsed the nomination, the state House of Representatives and Senate voted to confirm it. She was sworn in…
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