Report: Free legal representation for victims of domestic violence would lower overall societal costs
HUFFINGTON POST – A report released Tuesday is proposing a simple way to reduce domestic violence: Give victims free lawyers.
Read More about Report: Free legal representation for victims of domestic violence would lower overall societal costsOpinion: Training courses on mental illness should be required for public defenders
THE COLUMBIAN – Defense attorneys are bound by law to give their clients, including those who suffer from mental illness, the best possible representation. However, there is no universal training or standards when it comes to working with this client base.
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WABE (NPR ATLANTA) – Between the early 1940s and late 1960s hundreds of activists in the civil rights movement were murdered across the South. Many of the victims were never found or identified – leaving their anguished families to wonder and question what became of them. Syracuse University’s Cold Case Justice Initiative wants to change…
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CORNELL CHRONICLE – After 19 years in a Malawi prison under threat of a death sentence, Abraham Galeta has been set free, thanks to the work of students in the International Human Rights Clinic at Cornell Law School.
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USC NEWS – Guzman recently left his longtime academic home of the University of California Berkeley School of Law to become the new dean of the USC Gould School of Law, and he’s bringing his entrepreneurial spirit with him from the Bay Area.
Read More about New USC Law Dean Andrew Guzman looks to innovateMSU Law launches center to encourage innovation in legal services
MICHIGAN RADIO – MSU is opening a new law school center, called Legal RnD, aimed at training law students to offer cheaper, faster services to more people.
Read More about MSU Law launches center to encourage innovation in legal servicesWVU law students seek clemency for West Virginia federal prisoners
CHARLESTON GAZETTE-MAIL – While none of the 46 men and women to whom President Obama granted clemency last week is from West Virginia, a group of students from WVU’s College of Law are working to change that.
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RUTLAND HERALD – “Labels Unwrapped” is an interactive website that explores what food labeling really means. It differentiates between and breaks down labels and marketing techniques that consumers stumble across on a daily basis.
Read More about Vermont Law debuts website to help consumers understand food labelsPodcast: Ohio State law professor Deborah Merritt interviews attorney Meaghan Hearne on her career and LGBT advocacy
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – In this week’s episode, host Deborah Merritt speaks with Meaghan Hearne, a Syracuse University Law School graduate, about her general practice that includes areas as varied as civil litigation, criminal defense, divorces and child custody and about her work with the LGBT community.
Read More about Podcast: Ohio State law professor Deborah Merritt interviews attorney Meaghan Hearne on her career and LGBT advocacyNew FIU program provides domestic violence victims with access to legal services in honor of student
FIU NEWS – The Dannette Willory Access to Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence initiative is a joint effort between the FIU Law Clinic Program and the Liberty City Advocates (LCA), a legal services organization, to give victims access to justice, education and empowerment through free counseling, legal consultation and representation.
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