University of Virginia Law clinic wins attorney’s fees case at U.S. Supreme Court
NBC29 — Social Security claimants will have an easier time finding lawyers willing to help them, thanks to a unanimous victory Tuesday in Culbertson v. Berryhill for the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Read More about University of Virginia Law clinic wins attorney’s fees case at U.S. Supreme CourtPenn State Law’s Veteran’s Clinic wins back-pay and disability awards for clients
PENN STATE LAW — The Penn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic has won several disability and back pay awards for veterans since its inception nearly four years ago, all while providing students hands-on experience with administrative law, pretrial litigation and appellate advocacy skills.
Read More about Penn State Law’s Veteran’s Clinic wins back-pay and disability awards for clientsHarvard Law hosts annual symposium on the criminal justice system
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School’s Harvard Defenders hosted the 7th annual Litman Symposium on Nov. 15. This year’s event, titled “Defining Justice: Building a more equitable criminal legal system,” featured a Q&A with keynote speakers Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Sarah Boyette ’10 and Simmi Kaur ’17, an attorney with the Bronx Defenders.
Read More about Harvard Law hosts annual symposium on the criminal justice systemUCLA Law’s Reentry Legal Clinic helps people return to civilian life after incarceration
UCLA LAW — On the second Saturday of every month, a dozen students in UCLA School of Law’s Reentry Legal Clinic gather early in the morning to travel from Westwood to Watts. They come prepared but leave their books behind. There will be no school credit for them to earn in the important work ahead.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Expert practitioners explored the role of prosecutors in criminal legal reform and examined recent approaches to criminal prosecution in New York City and beyond in a panel discussion, “Criminal Prosecution: Innovation & Reform,” sponsored by the Center for Criminal Justice.
Read More about Brooklyn Law’s Center for Criminal Justice hosts discussion on prosecutorial reformOpinion: Most law schools are good for democracy
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — I read with interest Samuel Moyn’s “Law Schools Are Bad for Democracy”. Moyn teaches at Yale Law School, and he’s very critical of what happens there says it all. His critique, while heartfelt, is not, as he himself acknowledges, particularly new;
Read More about Opinion: Most law schools are good for democracyOpinion: Law schools can help build democracy
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — In the wake of the Kavanaugh hearings, Samuel Moyn is correct that introspection about the purpose and ethical objectives of law schools is called for. But Moyn also missteps, resorting to navel gazing as he contemplates “What is law school for?
Read More about Opinion: Law schools can help build democracyUniversity of Baltimore Law clinic students help enact inmate women’s health bill
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE LAW — Student-attorneys in the UB School of Law’s Bronfein Family Law Clinic, writing under the guidance of the clinic director, Professor Margaret Johnson, described successes they and others have had in changing the law to require free access to menstrual products for inmates who need them.
Read More about University of Baltimore Law clinic students help enact inmate women’s health billUniversity of Akron Law expands public interest offerings
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — Two years ago law professor Brant Lee was charged with expanding The University of Akron School of Law’s existing diversity and social justice initiatives. Since then Lee has unveiled a fellows program and UA law students have formed a new chapter of the American Constitution Society.
Read More about University of Akron Law expands public interest offeringsUniversity at Buffalo Law students help asylum seekers in Texas as part of clinical course
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW — The six students are part of Assistant Clinical Professor Nicole Hallett’s U.S.-Mexico Border Clinic course that will be held in January. For seven days, the student clinicians will be in Dilley, Texas, site of the South Texas Family Residential Center
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