University of Miami Law immigration clinic helps overturn discriminatory Florida law in federal court
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s commitment to immigration law and human rights law is center stage. A federal court ruled recently that key sections of Florida’s anti-sanctuary law violate the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, delivering a decision that strikes a major blow to the state’s anti-immigrant policymakers and a…
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DE SOTO TIMES TRIBUNE — In January 1993, a brutal triple homicide shocked a small Mississippi community: A 13-year-old girl, Evangela Boyd, found dead in her home, her naked body lying on the floor of the laundry room. Her mom, Verline Boyd, and her grandmother, Betty Boyd, found lifeless in other areas of the house, which…
Read More about University of Mississippi Law professor W. Tucker Carrington helps free man on death rowLexBlog CEO details publishing platform with University of the Pacific McGeorge Law
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Kevin O’Keefe, ’82, the CEO and founder of LexBlog, the world’s largest community of legal bloggers, views blogging as a platform for lawyers to utilize and build a reputation within the legal community.“Blogging makes a difference,” O’Keefe said. “Lawyers who blog and make a difference in other people’s lives is what…
Read More about LexBlog CEO details publishing platform with University of the Pacific McGeorge LawA look at the Penn Carey Law Master of Law program
PENN LAW — Over the first five years of its existence, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Master in Law (ML)Program graduated 66 scholars, faculty, and staff from throughout the University of Pennsylvania. Now, at the start of its eighth year, the ML Program is comprised of an impressive 117 alumnae and 118 degree candidates…
Read More about A look at the Penn Carey Law Master of Law programSMU Dedman Law Professor Carla L. Reyes appointed to Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — SMU Dedman School of Law Professor Carla L. Reyes was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as one of two academic members on the Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters, and will serve as the Work Group’s chair. The work group will develop a master plan for the expansion of…
Read More about SMU Dedman Law Professor Carla L. Reyes appointed to Texas Work Group on Blockchain MattersSouth Texas College of Law Houston provides guidance to area residents facing eviction
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Eric Kwartler, Public Interest Attorney in South Texas College of Law Houston’s Randall O. Sorrells Legal Clinics, and several of his law students will be providing guidance to area residents to help them avoid being evicted during a Keep Harris Housed outreach event Thursday, Sept. 30, in Alief. Any tenant…
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston provides guidance to area residents facing evictionUniversity of Virginia Law honors student Avery Rasmussen for academic excellence
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Avery Rasmussen has earned the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence by graduating with the highest GPA in the Class of 2021. Rasmussen, of Pensacola, Florida, is currently clerking for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72 of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She will clerk for U.S. District Judge…
Read More about University of Virginia Law honors student Avery Rasmussen for academic excellenceWestern New England Law dean Sudha Setty honored by National Conference for Community and Justice
BUSINESS WEST — Western New England University School of Law Dean Sudha Setty has been named 2021 Human Relations Award winner by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), a human-relations organization whose mission is to champion social justice for all; fight bias, bigotry, and racism in all forms; and work toward building strong and…
Read More about Western New England Law dean Sudha Setty honored by National Conference for Community and JusticeWilliam & Mary Law holds annual Supreme Court Preview
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — William & Mary Law School’s Institute of Bill of Rights Law (IBRL) held its 34th annual Supreme Court Preview on September 10-11, 2021. The event brought distinguished experts from around the nation to the Law School to discuss the Court’s upcoming term, and was the first Preview to be both…
Read More about William & Mary Law holds annual Supreme Court PreviewWilliam & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic assists Afghan refugees
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — As the world watched Kabul fall, the William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic sprang into action. Founded in Fall 2019, the Immigration Clinic represents immigrants across Hampton Roads in a variety of immigration cases, especially those immigrants who are survivors of trauma, crime, and persecution. Since then, the Immigration…
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