UC Irvine Law dean L. Song Richardson appointed to Committee on Revision of the Penal Code by California Governor
UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that UCI Law Dean L. Song Richardson has been appointed to the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES — The city of Laguna Beach has reached a settlement with a Laguna resident who was held by local police for federal immigration officers in 2018 despite his status as a DACA recipient. As part of the settlement approved Jan. 16, Laguna Beach will pay Edgar Torres Gutierrez $18,750 and show a training…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Charles Irvine, a 2006 University of Houston Law Center graduate and an adjunct professor, served as the lead counsel for a case that found the U.S. government liable for the flooding of Houston-area homes during Hurricane Harvey. Charles Irvine, a 2006 University of Houston Law Center graduate and an adjunct professor,…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Nick McGuffin was able to walk out of prison after nine years as a free man. Since 2015, Lewis & Clark Law School Criminal Justice Reform Clinic (CJRC) students have been involved in the case to have McGuffin’s case overturned due to exculpatory DNA testing. CJRC…
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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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