LSAC and Street Law launch directory of law focused high school programs
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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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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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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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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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Plenty of faculty take sabbaticals to explore areas of academic interest. But beginning in January 2020, Prof. Gregory Dolin will begin an entirely new phase of his legal career, as he dons robes to serve in the Judiciary of the Republic of Palau, population 21,503.
Read More about University of Baltimore Law professor Gregory Dolin to serve on Judiciary of the Republic of PalauBaylor Law Veterans Clinic participates in Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY — During the week of November 10-16, veterans across Texas can receive free legal help as part of Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week coordinated by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. Baylor Law’s Veterans Clinic is honored to participate and will be hosting a free legal advice clinic for veterans and their spouses at…
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Susan Herman, Centennial Professor of Law and president of the ACLU, was honored recently by the Dublin University Law Society of Trinity College, Dublin, with the Praeses Elit Award 2019. Herman received the award, which recognized her leadership of the ACLU, at a ceremony in Dublin, Ireland, on Oct. 10. She delivered an…
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Chabolla, now a law student at UC Irvine, will be at the Supreme Court to defend the rights of people like her to continue working and paying taxes, a right she was granted under the Obama administration with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Read More about UC Irvine Law student Viridiana Chabolla challenges move to end DACADenver Law Veterans Advocacy Project wins benefits and services for veterans
DENVER STURM COLLEGE OF LAW — For 50 years after serving in Vietnam, veteran and Purple Heart recipient “Bill,” did not receive Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation benefits for the injuries he received in the country. Finally, five decades after his service, Bill gained access to his benefits through the important work of his wife and the…
Read More about Denver Law Veterans Advocacy Project wins benefits and services for veteransEmory Law environmental clinic supports farmers in Georgia with new partnership
EMORY LAW — Emory University and The Conservation Fund have formed a new partnership to support next-generation farmers in Georgia and help build the local food supply across metro Atlanta with a first-of-its-kind sustainable solution to food production.
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