UVA Law students help propose comprehensive improvements to Virginia’s mental health services
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – The University of Virginia School of Law, at the request of state lawmakers, is helping mental health experts propose far-reaching, comprehensive improvements to Virginia’s system of care.
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW – Over the last few months, UK Law students have lived and breathed StreetLaw – a brand-new student organization at the University of Kentucky College of Law dedicated to teaching high school students and members of the Lexington community about law and the legal system.
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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS – Students and faculty working in the University of St. Thomas Religious Liberty Appellate Clinic filed an amicus brief last week in the U.S. Supreme Court on its current First Amendment case Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley.
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BIG COUNTRY – The children are represented by lawyers from the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and the University of Texas School of Law Civil Rights Clinic.
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ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL – In February, the law school announced a $2.6 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to attract, prepare and mobilize a diverse group of lawyers to pursue justice and racial equity and to achieve improved health and well-being for New Mexico’s most vulnerable children and families.
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THE DAILY WILDCAT – The UA’s Immigration Law Clinic is not only a resource for the community, but also serves as an academic resource for students who hope to one day practice law.
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS – The Wrongful Conviction Clinic at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has been involved in the representation of co-defendants Darryl Pinkins and Roosevelt Glenn since receiving the case on a referral from the Innocence Project.
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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS – Third-year students in the University of St. Thomas School of Law Appellate Clinic argued and won a prisoner personal injury case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena, California, on April 7.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON – The University of Akron School of Law and its partner, the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, have been awarded a $100,000 grant to help young people involved in the justice system find jobs and housing as they work to reintegrate into the community.
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WVTF (NPR CHARLOTTESVILLE) – To help students and the public get a handle on how courts do business, two professors from the University of Virginia have written a concise guide to our judicial system.
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