University of New Mexico Law’s Child & Family Justice Initiative works to prevent evictions during pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Meanwhile, other New Mexicans were fighting to stay home as eviction proceedings continued in the courts. This moved three UNM Law students to immediate action: Denali Wilson, 2019 Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award recipient; Kateri West, Child & Family Justice Advocate; and Deanna Creighton Cook, Master…
Read More about University of New Mexico Law’s Child & Family Justice Initiative works to prevent evictions during pandemicLegal aid providers in Indiana predict surge in need for legal services after pandemic
THE INDIANA LAWYER — Legal aid providers in Indiana are still serving clients as the coronavirus storm gathers strength, but they are worried about the surge they anticipate will come after the outbreak has passed. Mueller noted the people who depend on legal aid are typically hit hardest whenever the economy cycles downward. ILS, he said, is…
Read More about Legal aid providers in Indiana predict surge in need for legal services after pandemicBaylor Law launches online version of Legal Mapmaker program
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW — In order to impact more lawyers, and offer distance continuing education during the current coronavirus outbreak, Baylor Law’s Legal Mapmaker program is now available for free to any U.S. attorney via an online learning portal. In exchange, lawyers must agree to take at least one pro-bono case in the next 12 months.
Read More about Baylor Law launches online version of Legal Mapmaker programHarvard Law Animal Law & Policy Clinic files amicus brief to U.S. Supreme Court on the border’s impact on animals and the ecosystem
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In early March, Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic filed its first Supreme Court amicus brief in support of a petition for certiorari by the Center for Biological Diversity. The brief challenged the Trump administration’s waiver of all environmental and other laws in connection with the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico…
Read More about Harvard Law Animal Law & Policy Clinic files amicus brief to U.S. Supreme Court on the border’s impact on animals and the ecosystemUC Berkeley Law Human Rights Center Investigations Lab publishes book on human rights investigation guide
UC BERKELEY LAW — Digital Witness: Using Open Source Information for Human Rights Investigation, Documentation, and Accountability has just been published, and its first print run sold out almost instantly and hit the top spot in Amazon’s criminal evidence category.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law Human Rights Center Investigations Lab publishes book on human rights investigation guideOakland City Council adopts privacy principles drafted by UC Berkeley Law students Nomi Conway, Courtney Reed, and Amisha Gandhi
UC BERKELEY LAW — The Oakland City Council voted unanimously this week to adopt a set of privacy principles drafted by three students from the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic.
Read More about Oakland City Council adopts privacy principles drafted by UC Berkeley Law students Nomi Conway, Courtney Reed, and Amisha GandhiUniversity of Utah Law professor Paul G. Cassell co-authors report on Chicago-area bail reform
THE CRIME REPORT — Bail reform measures adopted in 2017 by the Chief Judge of the Cook County Courts in Chicago led to a “substantial increase” in crimes committed by individuals released pretrial, according to researchers from the University of Utah.
Read More about University of Utah Law professor Paul G. Cassell co-authors report on Chicago-area bail reformYale Law Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic files amicus brief to Supreme Court on national security case
YALE LAW SCHOOL — On March 4, 2020, the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic at Yale Law School filed an amicus brief in support of respondents at the United States Supreme Court in the consolidated cases of Trump v. Mazars USA and Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG, which the Court will hear on March 31, 2020.
Read More about Yale Law Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic files amicus brief to Supreme Court on national security caseBoston University Law’s BU/MIT Technology Law Clinic releases findings on security vulnerabilities in mobile voting apps
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Less than two weeks after a smartphone app wreaked havoc on the Iowa Democratic caucuses reporting process last month, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with help from BU School of Law’s BU/MIT Technology Law Clinic, released a new paper casting even more doubt on internet-based election technologies.
Read More about Boston University Law’s BU/MIT Technology Law Clinic releases findings on security vulnerabilities in mobile voting appsCardozo Law professor Deborah Pearlstein testifies before House Committee on the constitutional role of Congress regarding national policy
CARDOZO LAW — Professor Deborah Pearlstein testified before the House of Representatives Committee on Rules on March 3rd on the responsibility of the legislative branch. The hearing examined the constitutional role of Congress in matters such as national emergencies, foreign policy, and government funding.
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