Roger Williams Law professor Laurie Barron receives award from AALS Section on Pro Bono and Public Service Opportunities

November 26, 2019

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW –The Association of American Law Schools has chosen Laurie Barron, director of the Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experiential Education at Roger Williams University School of Law, to receive a major national award for her work expanding the availability of legal services for the neediest by “forwarding the

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Alexander Community Law Center at Santa Clara Law honored by Charles Houston Bar Association

November 26, 2019

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center will receive the Clinton W. White Advocacy Award at the Charles Houston Bar Association Dinner & Awards Gala on Saturday, Dec 7th in Oakland. The Gala supports scholarships for 2L/3L students law students, presented at the event.

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Widener Commonwealth Law scholar-in-residence Donald A. Brown wins U.N. climate change ethics award

November 25, 2019

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — Donald A. Brown, scholar in residence at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, recently became the first American to be awarded the prestigious Avicenna Prize for excellence in climate change ethics by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). For four decades, Brown has worked to enhance public understanding of

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Yale Law San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Clinic helps block ‘conscience rule’ nationwide through summary judgment order

November 25, 2019

YALE LAW SCHOOL — With help from students in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Clinic (SFALP), San Francisco was the first city in the country to take the Trump administration to court over the so-called “conscience rule” that would have denied critical medical care to patients.  Yale Law School students helped draft the complaint the city

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Report: Yale Law Ludwig Center advocates for accessible banking

November 25, 2019

YALE LAW SCHOOL — On November 6, 2019, the Ludwig Center for Community and Economic Development at Yale Law School, together with the Program for Recovery and Community Health at the Yale Department of Psychiatry and the Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation, Inc., presented a report, “Banking for All: Why Financial Institutions Need to Offer Supportive

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Law students at several schools share their summer pro bono work experiences

November 19, 2019

ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — When it comes to providing pro bono services as a law student, you’re usually working under the direct supervision of a licensed lawyer without being compensated, in academic credits or pay, for the work you do.

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LSAC and Street Law launch directory of law focused high school programs

November 19, 2019

MARKETS INSIDER — In a first-of-its-kind effort to connect and support law-themed high schools and, in turn, increase access to legal education, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and Street Law, Inc., have collaborated to launch the Law-Themed High School Directory. The Directory will be a key resource for helping to increase the breadth, depth, and diversity

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Supreme Court hears oral arguments on DACA program

November 19, 2019

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Court considers whether the Trump administration lawfully ended a program that provides deportation relief and work authorization to hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people, including many college students.

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University of California prepared to support undocumented students if DACA ends

November 19, 2019

EDSOURCE — As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to stop protecting some undocumented immigrants from deportation, the University of California is preparing to support immigrant students, regardless of the outcome, according to UC President Janet Napolitano.

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Arizona State University Law students participate in diplomatic simulation

November 19, 2019

SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW — That was the daunting challenge recently presented at a simulation hosted by the International Rule of Law and Security program, jointly developed by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University. The event drew almost 60 law students, undergraduates and other graduate students to ASU Law’s

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