University of Virginia Child Advocacy Clinic secures win in incarceration case
UVA LAW — The Child Advocacy Clinic victory — achieving a sentence modification and release after just one year — was a rare one for over-sentenced children in Virginia, according to instructor Amy Walters of the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville and a 2009 alumna of the Law School.
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OLE MISS LAW — Students participating this semester in the University of Mississippi School of Law‘s tax practicum clinical program are gaining real-world experience while assisting members of the Oxford community with their taxes.
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UCLA LAW — Students from UCLA School of Law have made an impact on one of the signature criminal justice issues of our time: reform of the money bail system. This school year, UCLA Law’s Criminal Justice Program launched an innovative program in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s office and the Bail Project.
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THE DAILY WILDCAT — For almost 30 years, University of Arizona’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program has been one of James E. Rogers College of Law’s most prominent programs. UA Law has recently been ranked number one by the National Jurist two years in a row for having the largest amount of Native American students.
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VERMONT DIGGER — IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is available from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 13-April 10, at Vermont Law School. The program provides free tax return preparation and electronic filing help to qualified Vermonters.
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SMU DEDMAN LAW — As a result of SMU Dedman School of Law’s course, “Technology, Innovation and Law: Designing Legal Apps,” several new consumer-friendly software apps – designed by Dedman Law students with input from regional legal-aid groups – will be showcased at a free public event
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NOTRE DAME NEWS — Five miles separate Clay and John Adams high schools in South Bend. But when it comes to mock trial, the two public high schools, both part of the South Bend Community School Corp., have been worlds apart for most of the past two decades.
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LAW.COM — The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has launched a program to help pro se litigants with civil issues at the Eastern District of New York’s Central Islip courthouse. The clinic, which was opened in January, is staffed by an attorney, a law professor and five students.
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DUKE CHRONICLE — Charles Ray Finch was convicted of murder in 1976 and sentenced to life in prison. But 42 years later, Duke’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic is fighting for Finch’s freedom. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted Charles Ray Finch a full federal court hearing
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COLORADO LAW — The Colorado State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) will hold a public briefing at the University of Colorado Law School on Feb. 22 to examine the backlog in citizenship and naturalization applications in the state.
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