Akron and Ohio State University Law schools to collaborate on Ohio expedited pardon project
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — DeWine announced a project Tuesday to simplify and expedite the pardon process for rehabilitated one-time criminals who have led model lives for at least a decade following release from prison. Students and staff at Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law and the University of Akron School of Law will assist by screening…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Friday, Nov. 15, American University Washington College of Law welcomed the Government Accountability Project’s Food Integrity Campaign (FIC) for its 10th annual conference, “Representing Truth in Agriculture.” The day-long event featured influential panelists and speakers discussing food integrity issues such as environmental impacts and climate change, worker rights, food safety,…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Through Harvard Law School’s Federal Tax Clinic, students have the unique opportunity represent low-income taxpayers in disputes with the IRS, both before the IRS and in federal court. Working individually and in teams, they represent taxpayers involving examinations, administrative appeals collection matters, and cases before the United States Tax Court and federal…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW — Seven Lewis & Clark Law students helped immigrant taxpayers fill out applications for an ITIN renewal at a recent workshop organized by Professor Sarah Lora, along with El Programa Hispano. The workshop was held at Lewis & Clark’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic in its downtown Portland office. Workshops like this are…
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THE NEWS & OBSERVER — The University of Missouri has received a $500,000 grant that will help it restart a law clinic dedicated to investigating possible cases of wrongful conviction. Law professor Rodney Uphoff says the school will partner with the Midwest Innocence Project, a law firm that specializes in exonerating inmates who may actually be…
Read More about University of Missouri Law receives federal grant to restart innocence clinicVillanova Law professor Michele R. Pistone honored with JM Kaplan Innovation Prize
J.M. KAPLAN FUND — As a bold solution, the Villanova University Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates (VIISTA) program will offer the first university-based, online certificate program to train non-lawyers to assist immigrants. VIISTA seeks to revolutionize immigration law by educating a new category of legal advocates, much like the role nurse practitioners play in…
Read More about Villanova Law professor Michele R. Pistone honored with JM Kaplan Innovation PrizeUniversity of Virginia Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic returns to U.S. Supreme Court to argue copyright case
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — The Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law will return to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to determine whether states can hold copyrights in annotations to their official codes. Clinic lecturer Josh Johnson, an appellate litigation attorney at Vinson & Elkins, will make his oral argument…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law community came together Monday to celebrate 10 years of the Program in Law and Public Service and induct the incoming class of fellows. The program is designed to provide a select group of students access to a tailored curriculum and intensive training and…
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Students at the West Virginia University College of Law have helped a U.S. Navy veteran receive a discharge upgrade. Students in the clinic also argued that the discharge upgrade was in the interest of justice because the Navy had failed to provide him with adequate treatment, which impacted his ability…
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WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — Widener Commonwealth Law School students recently had the opportunity for the first time to help aspiring U.S. citizens and learn about the citizenship process as part of Catholic Charities’ Citizenship Day in Harrisburg. Eight Widener students, one alumnus and Professor Jill Family, director of the Law and Government Institute, participated in…
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