IU Maurer Law launches clinic to help disabled veterans
IU BLOOMINGTON NEWSROOM – the Indiana University Maurer School of Law clinic will represent veterans — at no charge — whose applications for disability benefits have been denied and who wish to appeal the decision to a decision review officer or to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.
Read More about IU Maurer Law launches clinic to help disabled veteransUNC Law professor Michael Gerhardt advises Library of Congress on U.S. Constitution project
UNC AT CHAPEL HILL NEWS – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law’s Michael Gerhardt, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor in Constitutional Law and director of the Program in Law and Government, has become the first independent scholar to advise the American Law Division, a branch of the Congressional Research Service at…
Read More about UNC Law professor Michael Gerhardt advises Library of Congress on U.S. Constitution projectPodcast: Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Hunter describes how law school prepared him for a career in criminal justice
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – In this week’s episode of “I Am the Law,” host Deborah Merritt speaks with Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Hunter, a Cleveland-Marshall College of Law graduate, about his experience working in the criminal justice system.
Read More about Podcast: Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Hunter describes how law school prepared him for a career in criminal justiceOpinion: More support is needed to encourage new lawyers and students to aid in closing the “justice gap”
THE NEW YORK TIMES – “Millions of Americans lack crucial legal services. Yet enormous numbers of lawyers are unemployed. Why can’t the supply of lawyers match the demand?”
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LANSING STATE JOURNAL — The Gretchen Whitmer show returned to the Capitol on Tuesday as the former state senator led a parade of lawmakers, lobbyists and activists who talked women’s issues with the class Whitmer is now teaching at Michigan State University.
Read More about MSU Law hosts state capital panel on women’s issues for gender and the law classFIU Law clinic students help children of immigrants with work permits and temporary protection
FIU MAGAZINE – Florida International University’s Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic has become an important provider of legal services to the poor while giving law students the opportunity to practice under the supervision of seasoned attorneys.
Read More about FIU Law clinic students help children of immigrants with work permits and temporary protectionOklahoma Law adds online option to Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law program
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY – Recognizing a broader need for Native American legal education, OU Law built a program specifically for non-lawyers whose careers demand an understanding of the complex rules of federal Indian law. Now, the program can be taken 100 percent online.
Read More about Oklahoma Law adds online option to Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law programNew Denver Law professorship in animal rights law funded by Animal Legal Defense Fund
ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND – Funded by a generous gift from the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and appointed by the dean of Denver Law, the ALDF Professorship will provide support for a faculty member dedicated to advancing the interests of animals through the legal system and engaging students in this field of work.
Read More about New Denver Law professorship in animal rights law funded by Animal Legal Defense FundMarquette Law School partners with Public Policy Forum to aid community in social and cultural investment decisions
FOX6 NEWS – Marquette Law School and the Public Policy Forum are partnering to launch an interactive website that encourages citizens to set their own cultural and entertainment priorities for Milwaukee – then decide how to pay for them.
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STAR TRIBUNE – The victory in a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could mean relief for many immigrants facing deportation for minor drug-related convictions is shared with a distinctive collaboration of a new University of Minnesota Law School immigration law center, area law firms and immigration nonprofits.
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