Notre Dame Law students work with local high schools for mock trial competition
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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COLUMBIA LAW — The Jerome L. Greene Clinical Professor of Law and the students in her Immigrants’ Rights Clinic represent individuals and families seeking asylum and advocate for migrants across the country.
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KGET — Judge Thomas Clark lifted a gag order on one of the witnesses in the case. The witness is now free to speak publicly about that case. Friday’s judgment came after students from the UC Irvine School of Law went before the judge on the defendant’s behalf.
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THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE — Voices for Utah Children and the University of Utah College of Law recently released a report after observing 200 cases in juvenile court and found that many of these kids who were without attorneys lived in poorer and rural areas in Utah.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program at South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will offer free tax return preparation and electronic filing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families in the Greater Houston region.
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LAW.COM — Albany Law School students have released a web-based Nonprofit Formation Tool to assist lawyers with clients attempting to gain nonprofit status. The idea for the tool was formed during a “Law of Social Entrepreneurship and Exempt Organizations” course in fall 2017.
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MINNESOTA DAILY — The University of Minnesota Law School launched a new clinic late last month that aims to provide legal assistance to immigrants in rural areas. Because the need for immigration services is increasing, the Law School decided to open the Rural Immigrant Access Clinic to fulfill the need
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