Boston College Law and Harvard Law to co-host conference on the impact of Black land loss
BOSTON COLLEGE LAW — An upcoming conference co-hosted by Boston College Law School will spotlight the only case in American legal history in which a Black family whose property was wrongfully dispossessed by government seizure had their land returned to them, albeit nearly a century later. The two-day “Land Loss, Reparations, and Housing Policy” event…
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW — A presentation on March 13 by former ambassador David Scheffer was prescient. He came to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and the scores of human rights violations alleged by the international community. Mere days later, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on…
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UC IRVINE LAW — The University of California, Irvine has opened a new campus center that will provide timely and policy-relevant labor research, will educate the next generation of labor and community leaders, and will advance labor and workers’ rights initiatives. Modeled after existing centers at UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC Merced, the UCI Labor…
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UC IRVINE LAW — UCI Law students spent part of their spring break doing what UCI Law students do best – volunteering their time to help others. Earlier this month, 18 UCI Law students travelled to Louisiana, Mississippi and Montana to provide pro bono legal services at a variety of locations with the help of…
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Nicholas Keenan said he honed leadership skills and explored unique areas of business law as co-editor-in-chief of the UC Law SF Business Journal. Meet Nicholas Keenan, co-editor-in-chief of the UC Law SF Business Journal.
Read More about UC Law San Francisco student Nicholas Keenan discusses his work with the UC Law SF Business JournalLaw schools test new methods of supporting student mental health
REUTERS — As evidence mounts that law students suffer through outsized mental health challenges, some law schools are experimenting with a new tactic to identify struggling students and get them help. At least five U.S. law schools have adopted a service first developed for medical schools, called Early Alert, that sends one text message a…
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — In an ongoing push to expand its global reach, UC College of the Law San Francisco has forged a new partnership with one of Latin America’s top law schools – an alliance that will foster valuable exchanges of students, faculty, and scholars for years to come. UC Law San Francisco…
Read More about UC Law San Francisco expands partnerships in Latin AmericaGift to Case Western Reserve Law will establish distinguished practitioner in the Immigration Law Clinic
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Austin and Gwendolyn Robosson Fragomen have committed $1 million to help expand Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s impact in the field of immigration law. Their gift will establish the Austin Fragomen Distinguished Practitioner in the school’s Immigration Law Clinic—a position that will greatly enhance the capacity and reach…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — The Case Western Reserve University School of Law announced it has received a $1 million gift to aimed at expanding the school impact in the field of immigration law.
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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LAW — On March 17-18, competitors, coaches, judges, and lawyers took part in the 73rd Annual Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition, hosted by Catholic Law in Washington, D.C. and co-sponsored by the Law School’s Center for Religious Liberty. This year’s field was expanded to 30 teams competing in the event,…
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