Akron Law expungement clinics see increase in people who want to get their records sealed
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — The University of Akron Law School, which offers expungement clinics, has seen an uptick in interest from people who want to get their records sealed. A recent change in Ohio law will make more people eligible to apply for their criminal records to be sealed.
Read More about Akron Law expungement clinics see increase in people who want to get their records sealedHarvard Law Professor Vicki Jackson discusses her focus as AALS President
HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Law School professor and constitutional law expert Vicki C. Jackson will serve as the next president of the Association of American Law Schools, the organization announced earlier this month.
Read More about Harvard Law Professor Vicki Jackson discusses her focus as AALS PresidentStudents at California law schools help asylum seekers at border
PRI — Ten students from Berkeley Law went to the border town as volunteers with the organization Al Otro Lado, a group providing legal services to migrants seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border.
Read More about Students at California law schools help asylum seekers at borderUniversity of Nevada Law provides tax justice through work of clinic
UNLV NEWS — Since opening its doors in August 2017, the Rosenblum Family Foundation Tax Clinic at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law has provided pro bono “tax justice” to qualifying low-income families and taxpayers for whom English is a second language. The clinic serves all of Nevada and is currently managing nearly 50 client…
Read More about University of Nevada Law provides tax justice through work of clinicUCLA Law Criminal Defense clinic receives pardons for clients
UCLA LAW — Thanks to the work of UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic, five Southern California community members recently received pardons for old criminal convictions from then-Gov. Jerry Brown.
Read More about UCLA Law Criminal Defense clinic receives pardons for clientsNorthwestern Law clinic to help victims of mortgage fraud
THE STATE — A Chicago law clinic and a local activist are partnering to help people prosecutors say were victims of a massive reverse mortgage fraud. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Bluhm Legal Clinic and the Rev. Robin Hood announced the partnership Monday.
Read More about Northwestern Law clinic to help victims of mortgage fraudUCLA Environmental Law Clinic delivers recommendations on reducing plastic pollution to Congress
UCLA LAW — With plastic waste becoming a global pollution crisis, faculty and students of UCLA School of Law’s Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic traveled to Washington, D.C., in January 2019 to brief Congress on legislation that could help reduce plastic pollution in oceans.
Read More about UCLA Environmental Law Clinic delivers recommendations on reducing plastic pollution to CongressUniversity of Houston Law Center hosts asylum law workshop
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — At the Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Workshop held recently at the University of Houston Law Center, advocates learned new methods to help their clients after a recent Attorney General’s ruling significantly impacted asylum seekers who may have been victims of domestic violence.
Read More about University of Houston Law Center hosts asylum law workshopStanford Law students provide legal services to rural communities
STANFORD NEWS — Stanford Law students put their training to work during a recent trip to Fresno, California, where they helped formerly incarcerated citizens move on with their lives.
Read More about Stanford Law students provide legal services to rural communitiesCornell Law professor and students provide legal assistance to asylum seekers
CORNELL DAILY SUN — A law professor and six Cornell Law students spent their winter break at the largest immigrant detention center in the country, helping recently arrived asylum seekers prepare for the vetting process.
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