Northwestern Law center clears wrongly accused client
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN – Daniel Andersen, a client of Northwestern School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth and The University of Chicago’s Exoneration Project, was cleared Thursday of murder and attempted rape convictions for which he spent more than 27 years in prison.
Read More about Northwestern Law center clears wrongly accused clientTulane Law’s environmental clinic wins case for coalition against expansion of coal industry
THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE – A coalition of environmental groups fighting an expansion of the coal industry in Plaquemines Parish said Tuesday that it has settled a lawsuit against the owner of an export terminal that it claims was polluting local waterways.
Read More about Tulane Law’s environmental clinic wins case for coalition against expansion of coal industryThe Mobile Justice Tour seeks to educate Virginians on the severity of mass incarceration
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH – The Mobile Justice Tour rolled into town Tuesday, and its organizers led a small but lively seminar on criminal justice reform at the Richmond East End Branch Library.
Read More about The Mobile Justice Tour seeks to educate Virginians on the severity of mass incarcerationCutting sentences for violent offenders may have greater effect on prison reform
UPI – As calls to reform the American penal system have intensified, a Washington think tank has created an interactive tool shedding light on what policy changes may be most effective in controlling the prison population.
Read More about Cutting sentences for violent offenders may have greater effect on prison reformOpinion: Embracing limited license legal technicians will help fill the gap in legal services
YAKIMA HERALD – “Dealing with family legal issues that can flare up into full-blown disputes — divorce, child custody, probate or inheritance battles — can mean hundreds, even thousands of dollars in legal fees. But now there is a new option for legal help that won’t cost a fortune.”
Read More about Opinion: Embracing limited license legal technicians will help fill the gap in legal servicesClinical faculty from Rutgers law schools help gain victory for juvenile incarceration reform
RUTGERS TODAY – When the New Jersey state legislature passed, and Governor Christie signed into law, a bill that reforms the way juveniles are treated in the state’s justice system, some of the loudest applause came from Rutgers Law School – in particular three faculty members who had worked on the issue for years and were…
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New York Law Journal – Special report on law schools (PDF).
Read More about Law Schools: Arriving at a new normalFederal graduate loan policy at a crossroads
SLATE – Lately budget hawks and education experts have started worrying that graduate schoolers are becoming less of a reliable cash cow. There are two major reasons why.
Read More about Federal graduate loan policy at a crossroadsDuke Law professor and AALS Executive Committee member Guy-Uriel Charles on 50 years of the Voting Rights Act
NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO – “We’re discussing how and why most states have tightened up their voting requirements, including New Hampshire.”
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PHILLY.COM – In some circles, Washington law professor Edgar S. Cahn, 80, is a social justice icon and poverty law pioneer whose many accomplishments changed the legal landscape.
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