Duke Law’s Center for Firearms Law seeks to conduct non-partisan Second Amendment scholarship

March 19, 2019

DUKE CHRONICLE — The Duke Center for Firearms Law is searching for a scholarly alternative to the politically charged national debate surrounding gun rights and regulation.

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University of Utah Law program explores pathways to law school with high school students

March 4, 2019

THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE — Feb. 22 was just another day of school at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, except the students in attendance were high school students from around the Salt Lake Community. They were learning about what law school is like through participation in an annual program called “Passageways to the Law.”

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Hofstra Law opens program to help pro se litigants with civil issues

February 25, 2019

LAW.COM — The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has launched a program to help pro se litigants with civil issues at the Eastern District of New York’s Central Islip courthouse. The clinic, which was opened in January, is staffed by an attorney, a law professor and five students.

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University of Georgia Law launches First-Start Scholars Program for first-generation college graduates

February 19, 2019

UGA TODAY — Thanks to a $3 million gift—the largest outright donation in school history—the University of Georgia School of Law will be able to continue transforming the legal education experience for many of its first-generation college graduates.

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Columbia Law student leaders launch social impact projects

February 19, 2019

COLUMBIA LAW — Six inaugural Davis Polk Leadership Fellows initiated projects in fall 2018 to address social justice issues locally and internationally. Now, the program has expanded, and applications are open to students, faculty, and staff for Innovation Grants.

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New England Law-Boston debuts certificate programs in criminal practice and compliance

February 19, 2019

NEW ENGLAND LAW BOSTON — New England Law Boston, the only independent, ABA-accredited law school in Massachusetts, today announced that it will offer two new certificate programs to enable students to gain specialty experience in the competitive legal fields of criminal law and compliance/risk management.

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Loyola New Orleans Law launches new initiative providing legal representation for students in New Orleans public schools

February 6, 2019

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS — Loyola University New Orleans College of Law launched a new initiative to fill a critical gap in legal representation for students in New Orleans public schools. The Education Project will provide free legal advice, advocacy, and legal representation to New Orleans students and their parents on issues that impede their…

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UGA Law launches new clinic that serves Georgia veterans and their dependents

February 4, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Georgia Law’s Veterans Legal Clinic serves Georgia veterans and their dependents to help them get the benefits they have earned through military service. Launched in May 2018, the clinic focuses on helping clients with benefits claims already submitted to the VA and the Social Security Administration.

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UGA trauma-informed mock trial program wins innovative teaching award

February 4, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Two University of Georgia faculty members, Emma Hetherington (Law) and Jennifer Elkins (Social Work), who designed a model for teaching trauma-informed courtroom practices to social work and law students have won the 2018 SAGE Publishing/CSWE Award for Innovative Teaching in Social Work Education.

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Duke Law Professor McCoy launches new intitiative that helps residents who are in danger of eviction

February 4, 2019

POLITICO — Duke Law Professor Jesse McCoy II ,who was raised in public housing, launched a new initiative to reduce eviction filings in Durham County, North Carolina. The diversion program, a partnership between Duke Law’s Civil Justice Clinic and Legal Aid of North Carolina, helps keep residents from falling further behind in paying their rent.

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