Arizona State University Law’s First Amendment Clinic wins argument to unseal documents for client’s case

September 3, 2019

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.

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CUNY Law’s Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic helps overturn detainment of client

September 3, 2019

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.

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Columbia Law student Emilie Shwarz wins LSAC Justice Innovation Challenge for project supporting domestic violence survivors

September 3, 2019

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…

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Georgia State University Law’s Pro Bono Law Program expands student practice opportunities through new partnerships

September 3, 2019

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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Penn State Dickinson Law Children’s Advocacy Clinic director Lucy Johnston-Walsh helps found foster youth mentorship program

September 3, 2019

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 students share experiences in summer field placements

September 3, 2019

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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Four law schools partner to support human trafficking survivors

August 26, 2019

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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How Supreme Court clinics at law schools prepare students for legal careers

August 26, 2019

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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University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law to launch legal aid clinic for veterans

August 26, 2019

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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NYU Law Policing Project helps Camden County Police Department revise use of force policy

August 26, 2019

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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