University Maryland Carey Law partners with NAACP for climate initiative
UMD BALTIMORE NEWS — Maryland Carey Law’s two clinics are working with the NAACP ECJP to develop a climate adaptation finance toolkit for communities that will provide an array of public and private funding resources.
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MIAMI LAW — Miami Law’s Children & Youth Law Clinic, along with other attorneys for children in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties and officials with the Florida Department of Children and Families, recently agreed to a settlement plan that will vastly improve the lives of children in foster care.
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RUTGERS CAMDEN NEWS NOW — Through the Expungement Law Project at Rutgers University–Camden, some Camden-area residents with low income are receiving help to navigate New Jersey’s cumbersome expungement process and clear their records.
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UCLA LAW — Three UCLA School of Law students have won prestigious fellowships through which they will serve immigrants and indigent defendants after they graduate in May. In addition, one recent UCLA Law graduate earned a fellowship for his work in helping people who are incarcerated in California.
Read More about UCLA Law students receive public interest fellowshipsFlorida State University Law students advocate for incarcerated children before state senate
TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT — Florida State University student Karina Flores stood before the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice this month in support of a bill sponsored by Sen. Bill Montford that would prohibit the practice of placing young people in solitary confinement, except in special circumstances.
Read More about Florida State University Law students advocate for incarcerated children before state senateHofstra Law to offer free legal clinic for veterans
LONG ISLAND HERALD — The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University will host a free one-day legal assistance clinic for all veterans. It will be held on Sunday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Law School, second-floor Atrium, 121 Hofstra University, South Campus, Hempstead.
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LAW.COM — A federal lawsuit has accused the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of abridging the constitutional rights and protections of a South Florida immigrant rights activist being threatened with deportation.
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OLE MISS LAW — Terrence Hunter’s goal is to help disadvantaged African Americans and their communities. His passion for civil rights was the driving force behind his decision to attend law school.
Read More about University of Mississippi Law student Terrence Hunte interns with NAACP legal defense fundUniversity of Mississippi Law Housing Clinic improves conditions for area community
OLE MISS LAW — For some communities, empty slabs and plots of dirt can mean devastation. For the neighborhood of Eastmoor Circle, located just outside of Moorhead, it means progress.
Read More about University of Mississippi Law Housing Clinic improves conditions for area communityNotre Dame Law students hold legal aid event for local veterans
NOTRE DAME LAW — A group of Notre Dame Law School students recently hosted a legal aid night for veterans at the Miller Veterans Center in South Bend. They met with homeless vets on February 12 to tell them about the services the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center provides and to answer legal questions.
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