A look at Rutgers Law interim co-dean Rose Cuison-Villazor

August 12, 2021

PATCH — An immigration and citizenship expert has broken ground as the first Filipina-American dean of a U.S. law school, Rutgers recently announced. Rose Cuison-Villazor has officially taken over as interim co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Newark.

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Southern Illinois University Law Veterans Assistance Clinic receives grant from Illinois Equal Justice Foundation

August 12, 2021

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY — Military veterans in the region needing help with Veterans Affairs benefit appeals and discharge upgrades can continue to look to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Law for assistance.

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University of Wisconsin Law professor Carrie Sperling selected to oversee Minnesota Conviction Review Unit

August 11, 2021

MPR NEWS — “Every criminal case has room for error,” Ellison said. “Because the justice system is run by human beings and human beings make mistakes, do the wrong thing, and don’t always get it right. It’s important to understand when we do not hit the mark of justice and to correct those occasions when that…

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Case Western Reserve Law professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway rejoins police monitoring team in deputy role

July 30, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — As reported on WCPN 90.3 ideastream, Cleveland’s NPR Station, on Monday, July 19, Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor of Law Ayesha Bell Hardaway rejoined the Cleveland Police Monitoring Team as deputy monitor five weeks after her forced resignation and 11 days after the police monitor, Hassan Aden,…

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University of Akron Law offers free public course on law and inequality in the US

July 30, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — Back by popular demand, The University of Akron School of Law will offer a free 12-week, live online course this fall designed as an introduction to the impact of the law on equality in America. When first offered in the fall of 2020, the course attracted more than 5,000 registrants from across…

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Brooklyn Law professor Steven Dean testifies before US House committee on improving tax administration

July 30, 2021

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Steven Dean, an expert on international tax and social enterprise, testified before members of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on “Minding the Tax Gap: Improving Tax Administration for the 21st Century,” on June 10.

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UC Irvine Law students Diana Hoag and Harrison Weimer secure companionate release for clients

July 30, 2021

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW —  Students and a recent graduate of the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) secured the compassionate release —  the process of fighting for the release of prisoners and to bring attention to issues of unjust and lengthy sentences and the accelerated aging of elderly prisoners — of two…

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UC Irvine Law launches Fair Elections and Free Speech Center

July 30, 2021

UCI NEWS — he University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce the launch of the new Fair Elections and Free Speech Center.

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UCLA Law students awarded public interest fellowships

July 30, 2021

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Highlighting the proud track record of UCLA School of Law students who aspire to be leaders in public interest law, seven recent graduates have earned esteemed post-graduate fellowships from top organizations in the field.

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Ohio Governor reappoints Case Western Reserve Law professor Cassandra Burke Robertson to Uniform Law Commission

July 30, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On June 30, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that he has reappointed Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Cassandra Burke Robertson to a three-year term as Commissioner on the Uniform Law Commission.

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