California Western Law pro bono program celebrates 30 years
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — This year’s Student Recognition Celebration marked a significant milestone for California Western. Not only did the virtual celebration recognize Cal Western’s students for their excellence in academics, competitions, leadership, pro bono, and public service, but it also marked the 30th anniversary.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic worked alongside the global network of Indigenous women leaders, FIMI, and women’s rights advocacy organization, MADRE, on a submission to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Read More about University of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic files submission to UN on the rights of indigenous women and girlsYale Law Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic files discrimination suit against Industrial Pallet
YALE DAILY NEWS — On April 19, the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, or WIRAC, at the Yale Law School, alongside Justice at Work, a Boston-based legal nonprofit, filed a suit in federal court on behalf of 24 Latino workers against Industrial Pallet LLC alleging worker mistreatment and discrimination.
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WSIU NPR — Students and faculty at the SIU School of Law are working on a project examining race, slavery, history and the law. We spoke to one of the professors on the project about the significance of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Alabama School of Law boasts seven different legal clinics in which students, under the supervision of a practicing attorney, gain hands-on experience by providing free legal assistance to low-income individuals, business startups, and non-profit organizations.
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ASU NEWS — A first-generation American and the first in her family to attend college, Alejandra Curiel Molina has worked hard to provide minority and low-income students with opportunities to feel welcomed in higher education.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Brooklyn Law School has been selected by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to receive the President’s Pro Bono Service Award in the law school category, bestowed each year on Law Day to individuals and entities who have rendered extraordinary pro bono service over the preceding year. The Law School will be recognized….
Read More about Brooklyn Law to receive New York State Bar Association Pro Bono Service AwardCase Western Reserve Law Yemen Accountability Project publishes paper on human rights crimes
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law has published its second white paper, “Starvation: Building the Case for Prosecuting Starvation Crimes in Yemen.”
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law Yemen Accountability Project publishes paper on human rights crimesGeorgetown Law clinics secure compassionate release of several incarcerated individuals
THE HOYA — Law students working in experiential clinics have secured the release of over a dozen incarcerated people while working on compassionate release cases.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — In recognition of Earth Day, we highlight some recent work and perspectives of Harvard Law’s students and scholars committed to environmental change.
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