Penn Law professor Tobias Barrington Wolff and student Adam Garnick play role in federal court reassessment of deportation policy
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Three individuals closely associated with the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School – Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff, Attorney Amy Maldonado L’98, and Adam Garnick L’21 – played a crucial role in the Third Circuit’s recent decision that federal district courts have subject matter jurisdiction in immigration cases involving “Migrant Protection Protocols,” which send immigrant detainees to…
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Texas A&M School of Law’s Bob Probasco, director of the Low Income Tax Clinic, was named to the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Advisory Board of the Center For Taxpayer Rights. Probasco is one of 12 inaugural members of the LITC Advisory Board. He serves with other university academics from Georgia…
Read More about Texas A&M Law professor Bob Probasco appointed to Center for Taxpayer Rights advisory boardAmerican University Washington College of Law students Sahar Takshi and Hannah Yates selected as Gallogly Public Interest Fellows
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) is proud to announce the selection of two 3L students as fellows for this year’s Gallogly Family Foundation Public Interest Fellowship Program.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Former FBI director James B. Comey, fired by a president some Democrats believe he helped elect, urged Columbia Law School students to enter public service despite his own rough ride at the top of U.S. law enforcement. At a crowded lunchtime talk moderated by his friend and personal lawyer Daniel C. Richman, the…
Read More about Former FBI Director James Comey addresses Columbia Law students on careers in public serviceHarvard Law launches Voting Rights Litigation and Advocacy Clinic addressing voter suppression and redistricting policy
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School has launched a new Voting Rights Litigation and Advocacy Clinic. The clinic joins the 46 legal clinics and student practice organizations that make up the school’s clinical program. The new externship clinic focuses on voter suppression and redistricting law and policy, with a particular emphasis on voting rights threats and…
Read More about Harvard Law launches Voting Rights Litigation and Advocacy Clinic addressing voter suppression and redistricting policyHarvard Law to create legal clinic on religious freedom
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School today announced plans to create a new legal clinic focused on cases involving the rights of individuals to practice their religion. Clinical instruction plays an important role in legal education at Harvard Law School. Through the collective efforts of HLS’s 46 legal clinics and student practice organizations, the school deepens…
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NYU LAW — Stevenson was discussing the film adaptation of his memoir, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, at a screening that was the first event held in the newly renovated Tishman Auditorium in Vanderbilt Hall. In January 2020, the film Just Mercy opened in movie theaters across the country, following a limited release…
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NYU LAW — Bauer and Professor of Practice Sally Katzen are co-directors of the clinic. Longtime Washington insiders, they tap into their deep Capitol connections to arrange students’ fieldwork placements—externships in federal government offices or at government-focused nonprofits. The students spend most of each week at their respective placements, but for three hours each Wednesday evening,…
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REISS CENTER ON LAW AND SECURITY — Its aim is to restore the constitutional balance between Congress and the President in deciding when the nation goes to war. To create the transparency necessary for achieving this goal, the WPR requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of introducing U.S. armed forces into hostilities, deploying…
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VENTURE BEAT — More than 40% of U.S. federal agencies and departments have experimented with AI tools, but only 15% currently use highly sophisticated AI, according to analysis by Stanford University computer scientists published today in “Government by Algorithm,” a joint report from Stanford and New York University.
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