Georgetown Law Appellate Litigation Program students prevent deportation of client
THE HOYA — Georgetown University law students, Teresa Rubinger and Elijah Staggers, prevented the deportation of their client, Rodriguez Cabrera, and restored his permanent residency status. The students successfully argued and won their case before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — The Crimmigration Clinic at Harvard Law School, which represented Raymond, challenged the government’s deportation claim and eventually proved them wrong. An Arizona immigration judge ruled in Raymond’s favor, but ICE appealed the decision, arguing that Raymond’s conviction triggered a provision under federal immigration law that required his removal. The clinic team…
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — The conviction of Roynes Dural has been officially set aside by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, thanks to work on the case by law students, faculty members, and volunteer attorneys in the Hawai‘i Innocence Project. The Innocence Project, headquartered at the UH Law School, has been working on Dural’s behalf for…
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law innocence project helps to dismiss conviction of client in Hawai’i Supreme CourtMercer Law marks 13 years of school’s Habeas Project
THE CLUSTER — Fall of 2019 marks the 13th year anniversary of the Mercer Law Habeas Project. The Habeas Project was founded by current Mercer law dean, Sarah Gerwig-Moore, and gives students the opportunity to work with incarcerated Georgians who are facing habeas corpus cases.
Read More about Mercer Law marks 13 years of school’s Habeas ProjectOklahoma City Law Innocence Project helps overturn wrongful conviction
THE CITY SENTINEL — The Oklahoma Innocence Project proved that Willard O’Neal was wrongfully convicted after serving 17 years in prison. In 2001, O’Neal was found guilty of first-degree murder of a strip club owner and attempted murder of his bodyguard. He was sentenced to life without parole in 2004.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Three third-year law students from South Texas College of Law Houston recently joined a group of 42 legal, international relations, and military leaders from around the world who traveled to Israel to meet with high-level experts and officials and to explore the complex issues these officials confront on…
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TULANE UNIVERSITY — Two law students, Will Harrison and Ben Levine, from the Tulane Law’s Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic argued a Texas case before the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The case is working to appeal the dismissal of a 2017 lawsuit brought on the shooting of a Navy veteran…
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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE — The University of Utah will host the 36th Annual Jefferson B. Fordham Debate, which focuses on asking whether the Second Amendment only protects gun rights within someone’s home, or not.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School and the Center for Policing Equity have released a five-step action plan to reform policing in America. Titled “Re-imagining Public Safety: Prevent Harm and Lead with the Truth,” the plan details a set of recommendations backed by data and experience that will enhance law…
Read More about Yale Law centers release policing reform action planCongressional fix to Public Service Loan Forgiveness has not resulted in relief for borrowers
NPR — A new report from a government watchdog reports that Congress’s efforts to increase public service loan forgiveness is not working. The expansion program was created last year due to outcry among public servants, but documents show that even this program is not working.
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