Penn State Dickinson Law Children’s Advocacy Clinic director Lucy Johnston-Walsh helps found foster youth mentorship program
PENNSTATE DICKINSON LAW — Lucy Johnston-Walsh, director of the Children’s Advocacy Clinic at Penn State’s Dickinson Law, was a key player in advocating for the creation of a program to offer support, resources and guidance to foster youths at the University. The result is the Fostering Lions program, which proactively works with county agencies that work…
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LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — 126 LSU Law students participated in the Summer Field Placement Program this year. The students were placed with judges, government agencies and nonprofit organizations across the United States—from California to Florida and Michigan to Texas—earning credits while gaining invaluable hands-on experience.
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KGUN 9 NEWS — University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law is partnering with Univeristy of San Diego, Duke University, and Harvard to research and develop community resources to support human trafficking survivors. Each university involved is located in a state with high rates of human trafficking.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Law School Supreme Court clinics allow students to work on real-life Supreme Court cases while still in law school. These clinics provide quality representation to groups who can least afford it and act as a pipeline to elite appellate work, including at the US Supreme Court.
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ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE — A free legal clinic to aid veterans in obtaining federal benefits and appealing their discharge orders will open at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law next year.
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THE WASHINGTON POST — Members of NYU Law’s Policing Project drafted a new, progressive use-of-fource policy for the Camden County Police Department, which was adopted earlier this week.
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TEXAS A&M LAW — As part of the X-Grant Projects, Texas A&M law students were part of a team led by Wendy Jepson (Texas A&M College of Geoscience) and Gabriel Eckstein (Texas A&M Law) to study the issues surrounding sustainable freshwater systems in urban areas.
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TEXAS A&M LAW — Texas A&M law students participated in experiential Natural Resources Systems Capstone course with Professor Gabriel Eckstein (Texas A&M Law). This year, students in the course developed a legal toolkit and provided policy guidance and recommendations to Texas Target Communities, a Texas A&M program assisting Texas coastal municipalities to respond to flood risks…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — Incoming class of 2022 is full of students dedicated towards using the law for public service. Five first-year students are highlighted for their background in public service.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Jodi Balsam, a sports law expert and former in-house counsel at the National Football League, has been named by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to its Independent Resolution Panel, one of the groups created as part of the new Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP). These changes were made based on recommendations…
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