University of Maryland Law hosts agricultural and environmental law conference
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE — The popular conference, hosted by the University of Maryland Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), brought farming and conservation experts together at the Crowne Plaza Annapolis for an exchange of ideas on legal topics impacting Maryland’s farming and environmental communities.
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, in collaboration with the Penn State Law in University Park Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and Thrive International Programs, have published a comprehensive self-help guide for asylum-seekers.
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PENN STATE –The Penn State Law in University Park Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, along with several collaborators including the University of Maine School of Law Refugee and Human Rights Clinic, has published the Self-Help Asylum Guide: Seeking Protection in the United States.
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RUTGERS SCHOOL OF LAW — Rutgers Law School Professor Laura Cohen and the Criminal & Youth Justice Clinic she directs were instrumental in drafting this legislation that reforms key juvenile justice policies, including reducing unjustified incarceration, modernizing and improving the parole process, and eliminating fines that can compromise a young person’s future.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — The International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) recently honored South Texas College of Law Houston’s Animal Law Clinic (ALC) — the first and only of its kind in Texas — with its “Seeds Award,” created to “honor individuals and not-for-profit entities who have made exceptional contributions to the important…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Students in South Texas College of Law Houston’s (STCL Houston) Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) applied their classroom learning last weekend, easing financial burdens for dozens of Houston taxpayers — while simultaneously easing the caseload of the U.S. Tax Court. Through “Settlement Saturday” — the first event of its kind in…
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VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Today Vermont Law School (VLS) and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) announced the launch of the Vermont Legal Food Hub. Located at VLS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) in South Royalton, the program will match income-eligible farmers and business owners with skilled attorneys willing to provide free legal services. The Vermont hub has already recruited…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — When Sam Marullo ’20 and Patrick Hulin ’20 first arrived at Yale Law School, they spent their 1L year advocating for funding for Connecticut opioid treatment programs in prison through the Law School’s Legislative Advocacy Clinic. Marullo, the former policy director for Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo ’98, had successfully worked on similar legislation in Rhode Island and was hoping…
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THE HARVARD GAZETTE — The initiative helps illuminate the path to college for high-potential ninth- and 10th-graders from Western Washington school districts in low-income areas. Eight CAP scholars were chosen from a pool of 50 applicants in the first year. During their high school years, they receive free professional college test prep and supplemental aid for educational…
Read More about Harvard Law alum Alexis Wheeler leads the Harvard Club of Seattle Crimson Achievement ProgramCase Western Reserve Law Intellectual Property Venture Clinic client awarded government funding
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Leveraging the considerable university assets available to assist student entrepreneurs, Gomez applied and was accepted as a client of the CWRU School of Law’s Intellectual Property Venture Clinic (IPVC), where law students represent start-up companies and entrepreneurs, working to develop and cultivate real-world intellectual assets while also applying skills…
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