Rutgers Law hosts naturalization ceremony
RUTGERS LAW — More than two dozen people from 18 countries took the U.S. Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States and became U.S. citizens in an emotional ceremony at Rutgers Law in Camden on April 19. The event also marked the 10th anniversary of the Rutgers Law Immigrant Justice Clinic.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA LAW — The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law Veterans Legal Education Group (VLEG) hosted a clinic on March 10 at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls. The organization’s goal is to provide free legal services and advice to military veterans and their families. They offer this support…
Read More about University of South Dakota Knudson Law Veterans Legal Education Group Clinic provides services to veterans and their familiesUniversity of South Dakota Knudson Law hosts Immigration Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA LAW — The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, in partnership with Catholic Charities of Sioux City and Immigration Attorney Revathi Vongsiprasom, held the Immigration Clinic in downtown Sioux City, Iowa, in late March. The Immigration Clinic, led by Joy Moore, visiting instructor of legal writing, is an initiative…
Read More about University of South Dakota Knudson Law hosts Immigration ClinicWillamette Law professor Sheryl Buske teaches course on international children’s rights
WILLAMETTE LAW — Professor Buske, College of Law faculty, is teaching an International Children’s Rights course during the Summer 2023 intersession. Along with Professor Cook, she will take 12 students across the globe to Africa for a new perspective. While there for three weeks, students will have class sessions each morning and will spend the…
Read More about Willamette Law professor Sheryl Buske teaches course on international children’s rightsHarvard Law student Rehan Staton raises money for service employees
HARVARD LAW — He’s in a league of his own. Former trash collector Rehan Staton is preparing to graduate Harvard Law School next month, and now he’s helping workers in the same position he used to be in. Staton says he’s fundraised more than $70,000 for service employees after a fateful interaction more than a…
Read More about Harvard Law student Rehan Staton raises money for service employeesA look at the Harvard Law Animal Law and Policy Clinic
HARVARD LAW — Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic will enter a new chapter after the departure of its director at the end of this semester. From an ongoing lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding its laboratory inspection policies to successful advocacy efforts to allow plant-based milk alternatives to be labeled…
Read More about A look at the Harvard Law Animal Law and Policy ClinicUniversity of Hawai’i Law professor Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum discusses leading the Native Hawaiian Law Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — The first night of group competition kicks off Friday night at the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Many of the hula dancers taking the stage have pursued professional paths that are molded by and grounded in their love and commitment to hula. Makawao native Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum never…
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law professor Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum discusses leading the Native Hawaiian Law ClinicPenn Law Center for the Fair Administration of Justice to release recommendations related to protest activity
PENN CAREY LAW — The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has announced the release of the final set of recommendations from a community-centered Sentinel Event Review (SER) of incidents during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd. This report…
Read More about Penn Law Center for the Fair Administration of Justice to release recommendations related to protest activityGift to Tulane Law to create Fund for Clinical Education and Advocacy
TULANE LAW — In life, immigration attorney Valerie Zukin fought for the most vulnerable, transforming detained immigrants’ access to representation in northern and central California. Through her indefatigable determination and grit, she convened and inspired other lawyers and established the infrastructure that today provides thousands of detainees with access to counsel in the region. Zukin,…
Read More about Gift to Tulane Law to create Fund for Clinical Education and AdvocacyCase Western Reserve Law proposal for internationalized Ukraine War Crimes Court endorsed by US Government
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Last summer, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf and his colleagues at the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) drafted model legislation to establish the Ukraine High Court for War Crimes. The project was the result of weeks of research and meetings with Ukrainian and…
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