University of Missouri Law clinic to offer free estate planning
MISSOURIAN — The MU School of Law is partnering with the MU Family Impact Center to provide free estate planning services this winter to Boone County residents, according to a news release from the MU School of Law.
Read More about University of Missouri Law clinic to offer free estate planningNew York law schools fear government shutdown is discouraging public service
NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL — Most New York law students who miss out on the opportunity to work for the federal government because of the shutdown will likely graduate on time but their advisers fear they will be turned off to public service altogether.
Read More about New York law schools fear government shutdown is discouraging public serviceTexas A&M Law students focus on human rights issues in clinical courses
TEXAS A&M LAW — Current Texas A&M University School of Law students enrolled in the Immigrant Rights Clinic won an appeal to reopen the case of a client from Somalia who fears being tortured there by Al-Shabaab and the government as a Christianity convert.
Read More about Texas A&M Law students focus on human rights issues in clinical coursesUniversity of Virginia Law alumni and students help win injunction requiring health care at women’s prison
UVA TODAY — Alumni and students of the University of Virginia School of Law were on the legal team that on Wednesday won an injunction against officials at Virginia Department of Corrections. The ruling will force the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women to provide adequate health care to its prisoners.
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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.
Read More about UCLA Law’s Reentry Legal Clinic helps people return to civilian life after incarcerationBrooklyn Law’s Center for Criminal Justice hosts discussion on prosecutorial reform
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;
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