Syracuse Law partners with county to offer free legal services to veterans

November 6, 2017

CNY – Craig Boyce, Dean of Syracuse University’s College of Law said this partnership is vital to the area because of its large veteran population.

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WMU Cooley Law clinic launches project to help individuals with debt relief resources

November 6, 2017

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COOLEY SCHOOL OF LAW – WMU-Cooley Law School Debt Relief Clinic student externs launched the clinic’s Pro Se Reach-Out Project.

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Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Clinic advocates for greater transparency in use of armed drones in Europe

October 30, 2017

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – A team from the Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic traveled to Europe in September to present their recent report “Out of the Shadows.”

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Penn State Law’s Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic helps local law enforcement draft policy on anti-bias-based policing

October 30, 2017

PENN STATE LAW – The Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Penn State Law consulted with the borough and the State College Police Department to craft a revised policy on anti-bias-based policing and immigration.

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Touro Law’s Disaster Relief Clinic’s director details work in the Long Island community

October 30, 2017

WSHU (NPR FAIRFIELD, CT) – Melissa Luckman, the clinic’s director, spoke with All Things Considered Host about the main needs of Long Island residents affected by Superstorm Sandy.

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Yale Law’s media freedom clinic sues Department of Homeland Security over Secret Service records

October 30, 2017

YALE LAW SCHOOL – Yale Law School’s clinic sued DHS seeking Secret Service records cataloguing visitors to candidate Donald Trump and campaign advisors during the 2016 election.

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Client of Duke Law’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic wins chance at case appeal

October 30, 2017

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER – Jamie Lau, supervising attorney for Duke University’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic, contends that the courts used the wrong standard.

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University of Virginia Law hosts free legal clinic for veterans

October 30, 2017

DAILY PROGRESS – The clinic will provide veterans and their family members a chance to meet an attorney for individual appointments to discuss questions about disability benefits.

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Albany Law students contribute to amicus brief related to travel ban

October 30, 2017

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL – The group went to work providing research support, reviewing nearly seven decades worth of documents related to the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Yale Law Center for Global Legal Challenges submits amicus brief urging reconsideration of Guantanamo case

October 30, 2017

YALE LAW SCHOOL – Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the Center for Global Legal Challenges in support of reconsidering the case of Moath Hamza Ahmed Al-Alwi v. Donald J. Trump.

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