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Penn State Law Immigrants’ Rights Clinic helps provide a welcome, safe place for immigrants

January 23, 2017

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY – The Borough of State College is officially an inclusive and welcoming place for immigrants and local residents regardless of their immigration status, thanks to a formal resolution that came out of a partnership with the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic.

Syracuse Law Criminal Defense Clinic helps attain Presidential Pardon for client

January 23, 2017

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – The College of Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic’s Presidential pardon petition for one of its clients has resulted in a full Presidential pardon from President Obama.

Brooklyn Law School offers business boot camp for lawyers and entrepreneurs

January 23, 2017

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL – Brooklyn Law School held its annual Business Boot Camp in collaboration with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services and John P. Oswald ’84, president and CEO of the Capital Trust Group and a member of the Law School’s board of trustees.

UCLA Law policy brief makes recommendations to track state’s coastal climate change preparedness

January 17, 2017

UCLA IOES – A report by the UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment provides recommendations for harnessing the law to enhance the state’s preparedness for coastal climate change.

Legal clinics from the University of Idaho seek to protect mobile home community from water pollution

January 17, 2017

NPR – A legal aid clinic at the University of Idaho law school filed a class action lawsuit against Magar, on behalf of Syringa’s residents.

Q&A on Harvard Law School’s Project on Predatory Student Lending’s involvement in a class action lawsuit against ITT Tech on behalf of students

January 17, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – On Jan. 3, the Project on Predatory Student Lending of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School filed a 7.3 billion dollar class action lawsuit in the bankruptcy proceedings of ITT Tech.

Maryland Law clinic to launch second chance program for individuals who miss court dates for non-violent misdemeanors

January 17, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND – The FTA Second Chance Program will offer those who missed court dates for nonviolent misdemeanors the chance to obtain legal advice from a lawyer and receive a new court date to resolve their pending misdemeanor charges.

Northern Illinois Law clinic assists homeless shelter population through medical-legal partnership

January 17, 2017

CHICAGO DAILY LAW BULLETIN – The NIU College of Law Health Advocacy Clinic has helped Hesed House guests and others that visit the health clinic at the shelter to secure more than $160,000 in Social Security benefits.

Northeastern Law leads project to uncover lynching cold cases

January 17, 2017

OKAY PLAYER – The Northeastern University School of Law in Boston is housing the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.

Northeastern Law 1Ls provide guidance on racial equity in wake of Massachusetts marijuana legalization

January 17, 2017

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – A report by Northeastern law students is being used by the Northeast Cannabis Coalition and Union of Minority Neighborhoods to ensure racial equity in cannabis legalization efforts.