Arizona State University Law receives gift to support Indian Legal Program
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY — The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians made a $5 million gift to Arizona State University to provide for the renovation of the historic Herald Examiner Building in Los Angeles and to establish an endowment to support the Indian Legal Program’s Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance programs at the Sandra Day O’Connor…
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UCLA LAW — Expanding UCLA School of Law’s role as a national leader in immigration law and boosting its robust immigration programming and clinics, the school has established the Center for Immigration Law and Policy with a $5 million commitment from alumna Alicia Miñana ’87 and her husband, Rob Lovelace. The center launches at a time when…
Read More about UCLA Law receives gift to launch Center for Immigration Law and PolicyLewis & Clark Law Animal Litigation Clinic files lawsuit against USDA for failure to enforce animal and food safety
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Animal Law Litigation Clinic, representing animal protection groups, sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the Department of Agriculture today for failing to protect pigs who are too sick or injured to walk at slaughterhouses, posing serious risks to animals and food safety.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Animal Litigation Clinic files lawsuit against USDA for failure to enforce animal and food safetyA look at Northwestern Law’s online master’s degree program
THE EVOLLLUTION — For some colleges and universities, it’s still worth finding ways to launch unique online programs on their own. With the right research and expertise, online programs can be created without the help of an OPM. In this interview, Leslie Oster discusses how Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law launched a new online offering without…
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BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST — Anthony Kuhn knew it was a great idea and prodded professor Kim Diana Connolly at the University at Buffalo School of Law until it became a reality.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced today that it has launched a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Estate. Fordham is the only law school in New York City, and one of just a few across the country, to offer this kind of program. The LL.M. is open to students who have a first degree…
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maine School of Law has expanded its offerings to include a new Certificate in Environmental and Oceans Law. J.D. students can now earn the Certificate through a robust course of study which is designed to fully engage them in this cutting-edge area of law. Maine Law has long been committed…
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UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC — University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law students will gain valuable experience by providing legal services to formerly incarcerated people who are experiencing homelessness in the Sacramento area, thanks to a multi-year, $420,000 grant from the nonprofit CARESTAR Foundation. McGeorge law students and attorneys will help clients by providing legal services that include…
Read More about Pacific McGeorge Law receives grant to provide legal services for formerly incarcerated homeless personsYale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic announces Local News Initiative
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic at Yale Law School has announced a new program, the Local News Initiative. The Local News Initiative is being launched to address an unmet need. “While society today increasingly obtains its news and information online, journalists working locally and for online publishers often have limited access to…
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EAST OREGONIAN — The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced Tuesday its “Local Legal Initiative” launch in Oregon. The initiative will place lawyers in five states — Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee — to provide pro bono legal support to help local media defend against legal threats and lawsuits, assist with public records and court…
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