Mississsippi Law filed lawsuit with city accused of unlawfully jailing people unable to pay fines
CLARION LEDGER — Corinth has settled a federal lawsuit accusing the city of running a modern-day debtors’ prison, which has been outlawed for 200 years.The Southern Poverty Law Center and the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law filed a lawsuit accusing Corinth and Municipal Court Judge John C. Ross of…
Read More about Mississsippi Law filed lawsuit with city accused of unlawfully jailing people unable to pay finesUMKC Law receives grant to support sharing innovation courses with Missouri Law students
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The UMKC School of Law has been awarded a University of Missouri system grant to support sharing UMKC’s innovative courses with University of Missouri School of Law students. The grant will extend connections between classroom and community that make UMKC School of Law’s program unique and valuable.
Read More about UMKC Law receives grant to support sharing innovation courses with Missouri Law studentsMinnesota Law students helped prep Supreme Court on polling place restrictions
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF LAW — Three University of Minnesota Law students worked directly with lawyers on a U.S. Supreme court case that would clarify the limits of imposing political-speech restrictions at polling places. While clerking in the Civil Division of the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, 3L students Amy Hang, Theo Heckel, and Jordan…
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF LAW — Amy Hang (’18), a student attorney in the Law School’s Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Clinic, recently won a favorable ruling for clients before the U.S. Tax Court in St. Paul on an issue that usually favors the IRS.
Read More about Minnesota Law student wins audit ruling case at U.S. Tax CourtMinnesota Law students, graduates play key roles in lawsuit blocking deporation of Somali immigrants
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in the Law School’s James H. Binger Center for New Americans and recent Law School graduates played key roles in a class action litigation effort that won a court order on Tuesday, December 19, temporarily blocking the deportation of 92 Somali men and women.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Minnesota Law’s James H. Binger Center for New Americans organized a trip for five law students and one public policy student to give up their vacation time to help service the legal needs of immigrants in the rural Midwest.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s student-led Public Interest Leadership Board and the HOPE Public Interest Resource Center created opportunities for law students to help impacted communities from Hurricane Irma. HOPE was able to partner with Legal Services of Greater Miami and Florida Rural Legal Services to send ten students on Legal…
Read More about Miami Law students use spring break to give legal assistance to hurricane-afflicted communitiesMaine Law student argues appeal in front of Maine’s highest court
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Maine Law student Scott Dolan argued his first appeal in front of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Scott argued the case in front of about 100 Westbrook High School students as part of the Court’s annual educational training sessions.
Read More about Maine Law student argues appeal in front of Maine’s highest courtLoyola University New Orleans Law clinic assists parents in litigation over school transportation services
NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE — Loyola University New Orleans College of Law’s clinic has urged Einstein Charter Schools to include parents in any settlement agreement reached with the Orleans Parish School Board in relation to the litigation over Einstein’s transportation services.
Read More about Loyola University New Orleans Law clinic assists parents in litigation over school transportation servicesLoyola New Orleans Law student named Microsoft Next-Gen Fellow
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS — College of Law student practitioner Amanda Huff has been named a Microsoft Next-Gen Fellow by the American Bar Association Center for Innovation. She will spend the next year in residence at Microsoft Headquarters in Seattle leading the development of legal technology projects that aim to increase access to justice.
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