George Washington Law professor Roger A. Fairfax, Jr appointed to Judicial Conference Advisory Committee
GW LAW — Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to the Judicial Conference of the United States Advisory Committee for the Rules of Criminal Procedure. He will hold this appointment for a three-year term. Within the Judicial Conference, the Advisory Committee for the Rules of Criminal Procedure is responsible for…
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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS HUB — The College of Law hosted its 21st annual Swearing-In Ceremony on Nov. 15. Held in the college’s ceremonial courtroom, graduates who have passed the bar can be sworn into the Georgia Superior Court, Court of Appeals and/or the Supreme Court of Georgia during the event. Georgia State is the only…
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THE LAW SCHOOL NOTRE DAME — In an effort to address the issue, Chris Kozelichki, a former deputy prosecutor and now assistant director for career development at Notre Dame Law School, and 45 law students hosted an expungement clinic Oct. 29 (Tuesday) at the YWCA of North Central Indiana in South Bend. From 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.,…
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — In a study conducted earlier this year by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, almost half of the college students surveyed (48%) reported food insecurity occurred in the previous 30-day period. Discussion about ways to help students at Dickinson Law with food and financial insecurity began at a Diversity…
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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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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 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 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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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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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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