Pace Law Investor Rights Clinic students win arbitration round in securities dispute resolution competition

December 5, 2022

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of students from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law won first place in the arbitration round at the 13th annual Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon, held virtually on October 15 and 16, hosted by the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution at St. John’s School…

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Pepperdine Law Restoration and Justice Clinic secures citizenship for human trafficking victim

December 2, 2022

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY RICK J. CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Caruso Law students Selah Crisp and Susanna Behnam of the Restoration and Justice Clinic helped a human trafficking client to secure United States citizenship. Selah Crisp and Susanna Behnam assisted the client in her dream of becoming a United States citizen. They met with the client…

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Southern Illinois University Law Elder Law Clinic recognized by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for local impact

December 2, 2022

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Southern Illinois University School of Law legal clinic for older adults is the recipient of a 2022 Governor’s Engaging Aging Award, presented annually to up to 13 community organizations that have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact in the lives of older adults over…

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University of Virginia Law International Human Rights Clinic students attend Organization of American States General Assembly

December 2, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF VIRIGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law attended the Organization of American States’ 52nd General Assembly in Lima, Peru, in October. The students — Salwa Ahmad, Layla Khalid and Sabrina Surgil — recently recounted some of what they experienced there.

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Wake Forest Law clinic helps correct veteran’s military record

December 2, 2022

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For nearly 70 years, James Brown had been denied his benefits as a veteran, even being denied status as a veteran. He wasn’t allowed benefits and privileges large and small — such things as access to medical care at the VA, being able to use the GI Bill…

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A look at the development of the Willamette Law Immigration Law Clinic

December 2, 2022

WILLIAMETTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — During the first two years of law school, students learn to think like a lawyer. Willamette’s Clinical Law Program teaches them to be a lawyer, offering the chance to gain practical skills while taking ownership of real legal cases. Launched in Summer 2022, the Immigration Law Clinic works to…

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Yale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic sues Department of Veteran Affairs over discrimination

December 2, 2022

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Conley Monk Jr., a Vietnam War Veteran, announced that he is suing the VA for negligence at a press conference at the Dixwell Community Center on Oct. 28. The press conference included words by Monk’s legal representation — The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School, or VLSC — Senator…

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University of Minnesota Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic files amicus brief in warrantless search case

November 14, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — The Law School’s new Civil Rights Appellate Clinic recently helped prepare and file an amicus brief in a Minnesota Supreme Court case contesting the legality of a police search of a woman’s shoulder purse during a vehicular stop.

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Yale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic fights Texas law limiting free expression online

November 14, 2022

YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a petition requesting the Supreme Court to strike down a Texas law that limits free expression on the internet. The law punishes the repeated sending of electronic communications with the intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or…

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USC Gould Law hosts judges, law school deans, and attorneys from the Philippines to learn about clinical programs

November 10, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Several members of a Philippine delegation of judges, law school deans and attorneys visited the USC Gould School of Law on Oct. 10 to learn more about Gould’s externship and clinical programs, in response to recently revised curriculum requirements handed down by the Supreme Court of…

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