William & Mary Law project receives grant to help eligible Virginians regain right to vote

July 27, 2015

WILLIAM & MARY NEWS – William & Mary Law School’s Revive My Vote is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $230,000 through the Knight News Challenge, a grant program aimed at better informing voters and increasing civic participation before, during, and after elections.

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Syracuse Law’s Cold Case Justice Initiative seeks to solve civil rights-era murders

July 27, 2015

WABE (NPR ATLANTA) – Between the early 1940s and late 1960s hundreds of activists in the civil rights movement were murdered across the South. Many of the victims were never found or identified – leaving their anguished families to wonder and question what became of them. Syracuse University’s Cold Case Justice Initiative wants to change

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New USC Law Dean Andrew Guzman looks to innovate

July 27, 2015

USC NEWS – Guzman recently left his longtime academic home of the University of California Berkeley School of Law to become the new dean of the USC Gould School of Law, and he’s bringing his entrepreneurial spirit with him from the Bay Area.

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Emory Law launches Project on Religious Freedom

July 27, 2015

DECATURISH – An anonymous donor has contributed $1 million to The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University’s School of Law.

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MSU Law launches center to encourage innovation in legal services

July 27, 2015

MICHIGAN RADIO – MSU is opening a new law school center, called Legal RnD, aimed at training law students to offer cheaper, faster services to more people.

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Vermont Law debuts website to help consumers understand food labels

July 20, 2015

RUTLAND HERALD  – “Labels Unwrapped” is an interactive website that explores what food labeling really means. It differentiates between and breaks down labels and marketing techniques that consumers stumble across on a daily basis.

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Brooklyn Law School to refund some tuition for unemployed graduates

July 20, 2015

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Beginning with students entering this year — whether in two-, three- or four-year programs — Brooklyn Law School is offering to repay 15 percent of total tuition costs to those who have not found full-time jobs nine months after graduating.

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Law schools interested in partnership with Cuba in a more open era

July 20, 2015

THE WASHINGTON POST – The new relationship between the University of Havana and UDC is just one of several exchanges being explored or established by colleges in the United States and Cuba. As relations between the two countries change, some schools are reaching out eagerly – yet carefully.

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New FIU program provides domestic violence victims with access to legal services in honor of student

July 20, 2015

FIU NEWS – The Dannette Willory Access to Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence initiative is a joint effort between the FIU Law Clinic Program and the Liberty City Advocates (LCA), a legal services organization, to give victims access to justice, education and empowerment through free counseling, legal consultation and representation.

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Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law launches LL.M. program

July 20, 2015

CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER – The Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law will offer a brand new masters program this fall targeted at people who don’t want to practice law.

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