Colorado State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to hold public briefing at the University of Colorado Law
COLORADO LAW — The Colorado State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) will hold a public briefing at the University of Colorado Law School on Feb. 22 to examine the backlog in citizenship and naturalization applications in the state.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Virginia Law students interested in fighting injustice will be able to gain experience — and course credit — through a new offering this spring: the Civil Rights Clinic. The clinic will be conducted in association with the Legal Aid Justice Center and build on the efforts…
Read More about UVA Law to offer new civil rights clinic for academic creditHarvard Law Professor Vicki Jackson discusses her focus as AALS President
HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Law School professor and constitutional law expert Vicki C. Jackson will serve as the next president of the Association of American Law Schools, the organization announced earlier this month.
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UNLV NEWS — Since opening its doors in August 2017, the Rosenblum Family Foundation Tax Clinic at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law has provided pro bono “tax justice” to qualifying low-income families and taxpayers for whom English is a second language. The clinic serves all of Nevada and is currently managing nearly 50 client…
Read More about University of Nevada Law provides tax justice through work of clinicUCLA Environmental Law Clinic delivers recommendations on reducing plastic pollution to Congress
UCLA LAW — With plastic waste becoming a global pollution crisis, faculty and students of UCLA School of Law’s Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic traveled to Washington, D.C., in January 2019 to brief Congress on legislation that could help reduce plastic pollution in oceans.
Read More about UCLA Environmental Law Clinic delivers recommendations on reducing plastic pollution to CongressOpinion: Most law schools are good for democracy
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — I read with interest Samuel Moyn’s “Law Schools Are Bad for Democracy”. Moyn teaches at Yale Law School, and he’s very critical of what happens there says it all. His critique, while heartfelt, is not, as he himself acknowledges, particularly new;
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — In the wake of the Kavanaugh hearings, Samuel Moyn is correct that introspection about the purpose and ethical objectives of law schools is called for. But Moyn also missteps, resorting to navel gazing as he contemplates “What is law school for?
Read More about Opinion: Law schools can help build democracyBrooklyn Law School law and policy series examines the state of the country’s constitutional democracy
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — On the eve of the midterm elections, Professor Susan Herman, President of the American Civil Liberties Union and a highly regarded authority on constitutional law and criminal procedure, addressed the question “Do We Live in a Democracy?” during the November Dean’s Law and Policy Series program.
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LAW.COM — Law students across the country are fanning out to poll sites as election monitors, manning phones to answer voter questions, and finding other ways to serve the public on Election Day.
Read More about Law students help voters cast ballots on election dayAlbany Law students take part in a voter registration drive at Albany County jail
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — The Prisoner’s Rights Pro Bono Project of Albany Law School is taking a leadership role in reengaging locally incarcerated individuals in active citizenship.
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