University of Cincinnati Law student Elizabeth Gatten discusses her research in workforce housing
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — For Elizabeth Gatten, becoming an attorney was not her dream growing up. In fact, with her biochemistry and microbiology degree she had designs on being a doctor. But then, something happened. “When it came time to submit that medical school application, I realized my heart wasn’t in it anymore,” said…
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CORNELL LAW — Now in its fourth year, the Tenants Advocacy Practicum at Cornell Law School continues to expand its impact as it works to bridge the housing justice gap in Ithaca and the surrounding counties. The practicum recently achieved a new milestone by recovering more than $100,000 for local tenants over the course of…
Read More about Cornell Law expands Tenant’s Advocacy PracticumNotre Dame Law professor Diane Desierto serves as co-counsel for international human rights case
NOTRE DAME LAW — Diane Desierto, law professor and faculty director for the Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, began her career in 2004 seeking reparations and justice for Filipina women who suffered from the sexual slavery system imposed by the Japanese during World War II.
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LAW — When a team from Knoxville’s Fulton High School earned high scores last month in a district-level high school mock trial competition, onlookers may not have realized the significance of that feat. Four University of Tennessee College of Law students were instrumental in preparing the high schoolers for the competition.
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — UC Law San Francisco students participating in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic put their knowledge to work in Honduras – where they interviewed experts and gathered information to support asylum seekers and those displaced by climate change.
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LSU LAW — There are approximately 4,300 people incarcerated in Louisiana with life sentences. Approximately 5,700 more people are incarcerated with sentences of 20 years or more. The LSU Law Parole and Re-Entry Clinic, in collaboration with the Parole Project and the Visiting Room Project, will host a conversation with formerly incarcerated people, social scientists,…
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RUTGERS LAW — The Rutgers Law International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court focusing on protecting journalists who report on immigration reform. The brief argues that journalists have the right, under the First Amendment, to report freely on immigration issues without fear of being arrested, harassed, or intimidated…
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SETON HALL LAW — Many political observers point to the war between Russia and Ukraine as the frontline of democracy. However, a recent symposium held at Seton Hall Law School in Newark argued that a quieter battle for democracy is being waged here in New Jersey. The spark for this fight is the ballot that…
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HARVARD LAW — Harvard Law School’s Election Law Clinic is representing a coalition of individuals and civil rights groups in a lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville, alleging racial gerrymandering in election maps approved by the city council in March 2022. The suit alleges that seven of Jacksonville’s 14 city council districts and three of…
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAW — This spring, University of Kansas School of Law students with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will once again prepare returns for taxpayers who are residents of Douglas County, make less than $60,000 per household per year and do not itemize their deductions. The VITA sessions began Feb. 20…
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