Willamette Law to expand law clinic services
THE NATIONAL JURIST — Willamette University College of Law is expanding its law clinic services to focus on the school’s signature strengths (some of which include public service and health law) and has appointed two new faculty members to help with the new programs. Sarah Matsumoto, from Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver,…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Yale Law School Free Exercise Clinic co-authored an amici curiae brief in support of Amish plaintiffs’ challenge of a law compelling them to use modern septic systems for certain wastewater disposal in violation of their religious beliefs forgoing technology. On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the plaintiffs and sent the case back to a…
Read More about Yale Law Free Exercise Clinic co-authors brief in support of Amish plaintiffs in US Supreme Court caseLewis & Clark Law Animal Law Litigation Clinic wins lawsuit against USDA over deregulation of slaughterhouses
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — With help from dedicated law students, the Animal Law Litigation Clinic has defeated the Government’s motions to dismiss two lawsuits challenging the Government’s deregulation of pig slaughterhouses and its failure to protect downed pigs.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Animal Law Litigation Clinic wins lawsuit against USDA over deregulation of slaughterhousesUniversity of Maine Law Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic complaint leads to federal settlement with Lewiston Public Schools over use of shortened school days
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — A complaint filed by Disability Rights Maine, in coordination with the ACLU of Maine, Kids Legal at Pine Tree Legal Assistance, and the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic initiated the DOJ investigation.
Read More about University of Maine Law Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic complaint leads to federal settlement with Lewiston Public Schools over use of shortened school daysNew York Law School announces members of the Tribeca Pandemic Recovery Task Force
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — New York Law School (NYLS) Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell today announced the members of the Tribeca Pandemic Recovery Task Force, a new group that will coordinate a cohesive, community-driven pandemic recovery strategy for the neighborhood.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Prof. Abby Wood is appointed to serve on the Fair Political Practices Commission
Read More about USC Gould Law professor Abby Wood appointed to serve on the Fair Political Practices CommissionUniversity of Virginia Law Center for Criminal Justice to expand Innocence Project efforts
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL — As Leader of New Clinic, Professor Deirdre Enright Will Expand on Innocence Project Efforts.
Read More about University of Virginia Law Center for Criminal Justice to expand Innocence Project effortsWillamette Law dean Brian Gallini recommends alternative pathways to law licensing beyond the bar exam
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — After months of study and review, a task force of Oregon attorneys and legal educators issued a formal recommendation that the state consider other ways for recent law school graduates to show competency beyond the traditional bar exam.
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WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL — The school wants to provide more scheduling flexibility by starting some clinics in the fall or spring semesters and guarantee a spot to every student who wants one beginning in the 2022-23 school year…
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law changes format of law clinics to adjust to student demandABA announces LGBTQ Public Interest scholarship recipients
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity has awarded three law students LGBTQ Public Interest scholarships. The scholarship program is aimed at law students or graduates who are either LGBTQ or who will be doing public interest work in the LGBTQ space.
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