UNM Law advocates on behalf of the disability community before Supreme Court
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – For more than 30 years, University of New Mexico School of Law Distinguished Professor Jim Ellis has been working with teams of law students to advocate for the disability community in amicus briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Utah Star Bar honored S.J. Quinney College of Law student Liz Thomas with the Pro Bono Publico Award, given to a law student in Utah who demonstrates outstanding commitment to volunteer legal services for disadvantaged populations in the community.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – The Natural Resources and Environmental Law Clinic filed an amicus brief to support tribes in legal challenge to the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The Health Rights Clinic students reached out to their clients to make sure they knew about the Florida’s post-hurricane relief in the form of food stamp distribution.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW – Students in Miami Law’s Immigration Clinic prevailed in immigration court, stopping the deportation of a Guatemalan couple that has lived in the United States since 2002 and has three U.S. citizen children.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – Three Columbia Law School students, all from Puerto Rico, organized a legal corps to assist in recovery from Hurricane Maria.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – Students in the Mass Incarceration Clinic argued for a new parole hearing for their client, Karen Ely, in New York State Supreme Court.
Read More about Columbia Law Mass Incarceration Clinic helps free a woman who spent 34 years in prisonCapital Law School Bankruptcy Bypass Clinic learns about pro bono opportunities
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL – Students in the Bankruptcy Bypass Clinic had the unique opportunity to hear about bankruptcy related pro bono opportunities from United States Bankruptcy Judge John E. Hoffman, Jr. and others from The Legal Aid Society of Columbus (LSAC). Judge Hoffman informed the students of the great need for bankruptcy relief for…
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NEW ENGLAND LAW SCHOOL | BOSTON – Alison Shea, a 4L evening student, and Rachael Bandeira, a 3L student, worked alongside New England Law adjunct professor and sexual violence expert Wendy Murphy to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education’s new guidance on investigating campus sexual assaults.
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW – 32 students participated in Alternative Spring Break pro bono projects to meet clients’ unmet legal needs for spring break 2017. These students donated more than 900 hours, some conducting remote research and others representing the University of Tennessee at one of six sites located in four states.
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