WVU Law to manage state’s continuing legal education offerings for lawyers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY – The West Virginia University College of Law is assuming sole responsibility for the premiere legal education program for lawyers who practice in the state.
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THE TOURO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM – Touro Law Center received a $9,700 Suffolk County Veterans Marathon grant, which will allow the school’s Veterans’ and Servicemembers’ Rights Clinic to expand its services to veterans who need help in restoring suspended and revoked driver’s licenses.
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CONCORD MONITOR – The traveling exhibit, titled “Magna Carta: Enduring Legacy 1215-2015,” will be at UNH School of Law’s Law Library until April 22, open to the public for free.
Read More about New Hampshire Law celebrates Magna Carta through exhibitBoston University, Boston College, and Northeastern University law schools partner to offer affordable legal aid
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TODAY – At Lawyers for Affordable Justice (LAJ), a new joint project of the BU School of Law, Boston College Law School, and the Northeastern University School of Law, low- and moderate-income people who need legal help can hire a determined lawyer at discounted rates.
Read More about Boston University, Boston College, and Northeastern University law schools partner to offer affordable legal aidTennessee Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic argues two cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE – KNOXVILLE – Students of the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic recently traveled to Cincinnati to argue two cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL – After months of advocating the state of Connecticut to change the rules to allow for limited-scope representation, and working with court officials to sort out legal profession’s ethical details, the clinic got the green light to launch the Attorney for Short Calendar pilot program (ASC) this Spring.
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YAHOO NEWS – Concerns over confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Houston have prompted the Health Law & Policy Institute (HLPI) at the University of Houston Law Center to schedule a workshop to address public health preparations and legal measures that would assist in controlling the spread of the disease that can cause severe…
Read More about Houston Law helps public health agencies prepare for Zika virus through conferenceWest Virginia University Law helps three prisoners get clemency as a result of summer clinic work
THE DOMINION POST – Three of the people who will soon be leaving federal prisons because of a Presidential clemency order had their cases handled through a WVU program.
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NOVA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY CURRENT – The Shepard Broad College of Law received a $1million grant from the Taft Foundation to create a legal clinic for low-income adults with intellectual disabilities.
Read More about Nova Southeastern Law receives grant to create legal clinic for adults with intellectual disabilitiesHarvard Law School cyberspace center releases report on best practices in transparency reporting
HARVARD LAW TODAY – The Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Open Technology Institute surveyed U.S. Internet and telecommunications companies to identify best practices and encourage standardization in transparency reporting.
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