Tennessee Law to revisit civil rights-era cold case
WVLT (CBS KNOXVILLE) – Local experts and a UT forensic anthropologist were asked to explore the death of Elbert Williams, the first NAACP official in the nation who was murdered for his civil rights work.
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BATTALION – The College of Liberal Arts, in collaboration with the School of Law, hosted the Know Your Rights Workshop, a workshop aimed to inform students and residents on their legal and civil liberties.
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GUARDIAN – “A new national survey suggests that we can no longer take for granted that our fellow citizens will stand up for the rule of law and democracy.”
Read More about Survey: Americans’ generational support for rule of law and democracy cause for concernUniversity of Kentucky Law students to provide free tax preparation
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY – The University of Kentucky College of Law will continue one of its signature pro bono efforts — the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – The University of Virginia School of Law will share in a $1.4 million grant that may help end the problem of mistaken eyewitness identifications that lead to false convictions.
Read More about UVA Law to help improve eyewitness IDsLoyola Law New Orleans students lead national effort to revive federal aid for Flint, Michigan
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS – These students are enrolled in the College of Law’s Human Rights Advocacy Project, a class that gives students hands-on experience in advocacy on behalf of victims of international human rights violations.
Read More about Loyola Law New Orleans students lead national effort to revive federal aid for Flint, MichiganHarvard Law’s immigration and refugee clinic responds to immigration ban
HARVARD CRIMSON – Since Donald Trump won the presidential election in November 2016, everything’s been busier at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program.
Read More about Harvard Law’s immigration and refugee clinic responds to immigration banUNC Law students gain legal experience during winter trip assisting residents of Cherokee Indian Reservation
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LAW SCHOOL – The experience at the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Reservation in Cherokee, N.C. also provided a valuable opportunity for cross-cultural lawyering.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – Members of the Black Law Students Association at the University of Virginia School of Law recently reported on their 12-day winter break service trip to the East African nation of Tanzania.
Read More about UVA Law students volunteer at women’s clinic in TanzaniaGeorgetown Law releases annual report on the state of legal profession
FORBES – The Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center and Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute released their 2017 Report on the State of the Legal Industry.
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