Yale Law project helps secure permanent national injunction on denying funding to sanctuary cities

December 4, 2017

YALE LAW SCHOOL – A federal judge in California has permanently blocked the Trump administration from denying funding to sanctuary cities, a major victory for Yale Law clinic students.

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Case Western Reserve University Law students file federal Civil Rights complaint on behalf of Ohio inmate

December 4, 2017

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY – A team of three law students and their professor filed the complaint Nov. 16 in the U.S District Court for the Northern district of Ohio, Eastern Division.

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American University Washington College of Law’s International Refugee Assistance Project asks Congress to support refugee rights efforts

December 4, 2017

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – The chapter of the International Refugee Assistance Project joined others chapters from across the country in lobbying Congressional representatives.

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Loyola Law New Orleans students seek justice for victims of Flint water crisis in international tribunal

December 4, 2017

NOLA.COM – Loyola New Orleans law students have filed a petition aiming to place the U.S. government before an international tribunal on charges of violating the right to democracy and the rights to life and health in Flint.

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University of Chicago Law environmental clinic to sue U.S. Steel Corporation over Clean Water Act violations

December 4, 2017

CHICAGO MAROON – The City of Chicago and the University of Chicago Law School’s Abrams Environmental Law Clinic plan to sue the U.S. Steel Corporation over its violations of the Clean Water Act.

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Baylor Law hosts tenth annual adoption day for new families

December 4, 2017

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY – As families walked through the doors of the makeshift courtroom at Baylor Law School , they were greeted with unfamiliar sights and sounds.

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Quinnipiac Law student works on death row cases through the Middle District of Alabama Federal Defender Program

December 4, 2017

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY – Amanda Smallhorn, JD ’18 recently fought on behalf of death row inmates in Montgomery, Alabama seeking a second lease on life.

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University of New Mexico Law students gain insight into public service in New Mexico through initiative

December 4, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – Close to fifty UNM Law School students recently attended a public interest session on a fellowship for transformative social change.

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WMU Cooley Law students help supply meals for Thanksgiving to those in need

December 4, 2017

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COOLEY LAW SCHOOL – WMU-Cooley Law School’s Auburn Hills campus teamed up to help feed 100 local families in the Auburn Hills community that would otherwise not be able to afford a Thanksgiving meal.

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