American University Washington College of Law students, faculty volunteer for local public service day
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — American University Washington College of Law’s JD Orientation kicked off with a Public Service Day. For the annual event, 1L students, faculty, staff, and returning students come together to volunteer in local Washington, DC neighborhoods – allowing new students to get out, see the city and meet classmates.
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THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW — The J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU Law) at Brigham Young University and the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona have joined forces to create a program focused on tackling the legal complexities of eviction law.
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WAFB — Loyola New Orleans Law Professor Andrea Armstrong, co-authored the study for the Promise of Justice Initiative, which showed 25 men died in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison between 2012 and 2016 and argued most of the deaths could have been prevented.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — In the wake of Hurricane Maria, a Harvard Law student and native Puerto Rican helped lead a group of other law students to the island to bring legal and humanitarian aid.
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WV NEWS — A man’s 2016 conviction was recently overturned thanks to work done by West Virginia University’s Innocence Project.
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — Through work at Notre Dame’s Economic Justice Clinic, a recent Notre Dame Law graduate was able to help a woman who became homeless after her house was fraudulently sold.
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Student in the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Maine School of Law won two significant cases on the “prisoner mailbox rule,” which involved whether prisoners could be penalized for the prison’s delayed delivery of time-sensitive paperwork.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The William & Mary Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic won a case for its client in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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PEPPERDINE LAW SURF REPORT — Two members of Pepperdine Law’s faculty and administration—Professor Babette Boliek and Professor Donald (“Trey”) Childress—have been appointed to serve in important federal government positions for the coming year.
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — An adjunct professor at New York Law School and a law student provided legal counsel to detained immigrants from over 35 countries who are seeking asylum in the U.S.
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