UCLA Law argues First Amendment case in U.S. Court of Appeals in Miami

January 30, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW – Third-year students dove into Tobinick v. Novella, a libel suit involving two doctors, through UCLA Law’s Scott & Cyan Banister First Amendment Clinic.

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George Mason Law clinic provides legal help for veterans through court-supervised program

January 30, 2017

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ANTONIN SCALIA LAW SCHOOL – The clinic helps staff the docket with third-year law students who volunteer to perform a number of specialized tasks.

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Richmond Law’s Institute for Actual Innocence wins clemency for man facing life sentence for non-violent drug offense

January 30, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND – A non-violent drug offender sentenced to life in prison received clemency in large part due to the University of Richmond School of Law’s Institute for Actual Innocence.

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Stetson Law students, alumni win clemency for clients through project

January 30, 2017

DIGITAL JOURNAL – Ten students at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, participated in a class designed to assist the 2014 Clemency Project.

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Brooklyn Law School’s Disability and Civil Rights Clinic challenges discriminatory actions against client

January 30, 2017

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL – Lauren Wechsler, a 30-year-old-woman with severe developmental disabilities, is no longer confined to her home following the year-long advocacy of students in the Disability and Civil Rights Clinic.

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UVA Law litigation clinic’s workers’ rights case to be heard by Supreme Court

January 30, 2017

CAVALIER DAILY – A University Law School clinic case is advancing to the U.S. Supreme Court. Epic Systems v. Lewis was granted certiorari Jan. 13, and will likely be heard by the nation’s highest court in April.

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Harvard Law’s Public Service Venture Fund celebrates successes

January 30, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – A look at what Harvard Law School’s Public Service Venture Fund seed grant recipients have accomplished.

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Roger Williams Law to offer scholarships to displaced Syrian students

January 30, 2017

WPRO (PROVIDENCE) – Roger Williams will offer full-tuition scholarships to two students in the architecture school and two in the law school.

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UVA Law health law clinic assists clients’ needs in shifting legal landscape

January 30, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – The hands-on course gives students experience filing benefits claims, responding to Social Security overpayments, and drafting wills, advanced directives and powers of attorney, among other legal tasks.

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Yale Law School study find Asian-Americans are underrepresented in influential legal jobs

January 23, 2017

ASSOCIATED PRESS – Findings emerged from a new study by Liu and law students at Yale University that provides a portrait of Asian-Americans in the legal profession.

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