Arizona State University Law’s First Amendment Clinic wins argument to unseal documents for client’s case
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — Arizona State University Law’s First Amendment Clinic wins argument to unseal the investigation documents to the Scott Warren case. Ryan Bailey, one of the clinic’s students, played a key role by delivering the oral argument.
Read More about Arizona State University Law’s First Amendment Clinic wins argument to unseal documents for client’s caseCUNY Law’s Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic helps overturn detainment of client
CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW — A joint team of students from the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) project and the Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic (INRC) successfully overturned Somali immigrant, Abdi’s, illegal detainment.
Read More about CUNY Law’s Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic helps overturn detainment of clientColumbia Law student Emilie Shwarz wins LSAC Justice Innovation Challenge for project supporting domestic violence survivors
LSAC — A student-developed online tool to help increase access to justice for immigrant domestic violence survivors has won first place in the Law School Admission Council’s inaugural Justice Innovation Challenge, which focuses on addressing community legal needs. Pocket VAWA Self-Petitions, a project by Columbia Law School student Emilie Schwarz, received the honor, along with…
Read More about Columbia Law student Emilie Shwarz wins LSAC Justice Innovation Challenge for project supporting domestic violence survivorsGeorgia State University Law’s Pro Bono Law Program expands student practice opportunities through new partnerships
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Georgia State Law’s Pro Bono Law Program is partnering with The Justice Collaborative and Georgia Lawyers for the Arts (GLA) this year to offer law students more practice opportunities. Volunteers can sign up for both organizations—and 10 other projects– on the College of Law website. The College of Law’s award-winning…
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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…
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law Children’s Advocacy Clinic director Lucy Johnston-Walsh helps found foster youth mentorship programLouisiana State University Law students share experiences in summer field placements
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.
Read More about How Supreme Court clinics at law schools prepare students for legal careersUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock Law to launch legal aid clinic for veterans
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.
Read More about University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law to launch legal aid clinic for veteransNYU Law Policing Project helps Camden County Police Department revise use of force policy
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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