Northwestern Law professor Erin Delaney co-studies power processes of tribal constitutions

May 27, 2021

NORTHWESTERN NEWS — Northwestern Professor of Law Erin Delaney and Northwestern Assistant Professor of Sociology Beth Redbird will join forces to study the power processes that have shaped tribal constitutions with the support of an almost $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The initiative will result in one of the largest collections of tribal…

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Notre Dame Law selects Nereida Lopez and Emily Mollinedo as Shaffer Public Interest Fellows

May 27, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Nereida Lopez and Emily Mollinedo, members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2021, have been awarded Thomas L. Shaffer Fellowships.

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Penn Law professor Wendell Pritchett and student Erica V. Rodarte co-publish report on fair housing law

May 27, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the Reinvestment Fund have released “An ‘All-Out’ Effort to Achieve Desegregation and Equality of Opportunity: Assessment of Fair Housing 2.0.,” a pathbreaking research brief that proposes the use of fair housing law to work toward the end of segregation.

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Stanford Law students participate in project assisting small business owners

May 27, 2021

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — McClure recognized that small business owners often face limited resources—even in the best of times. And legal fees can be prohibitive. Through the new pro bono project, Stanford Law students are helping under-resourced and underrepresented businesses and entrepreneurs to navigate complex legal questions—COVID-19-related and beyond.

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Wake Forest Law professor Emily Benfer creates online list of local eviction policies

May 27, 2021

CNBC — Emily Benfer, a visiting law professor at Wake Forest University, has put together a spreadsheet of those local policies. New York, for example, has extended its eviction moratorium until September.

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University of Arkansas Law names Summer Public Service Fellows

May 20, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — The U of A School of Law Summer Public Service Fellowship Program provides paid public service fellowships to promising law students interested in public service careers. It is part of the law school’s broader effort to fulfill the university’s mission as a land-grant institution.

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University of Baltimore Law names summer public interest fellows

May 20, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Baltimore Students for Public Interest (USBPI) program has announced its 2021 summer public interest fellowship recipients. These 13 current students will work in public interest organizations serving communities that are underserved and underrepresented in the legal system.

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Case Western Reserve Law Appellate Litigation Clinic files briefs in two cases

May 19, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in Case Western Reserve’s Appellate Litigation Clinic capped off their semester with two major filings: a 60-page brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a habeas case and a petition asking the Supreme Court of Ohio to hear a case involving…

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Stacey Abrams delivers keynote address at University of Colorado Law graduation ceremony

May 19, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — After navigating their final year of law school amid a pandemic and a social justice movement, 200 graduates from Colorado Law celebrated their landmark accomplishments in a virtual ceremony on May 8.

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University of Colorado Law professor Sarah Krakoff named deputy solicitor at US Department of the Interior

May 19, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has named University of Colorado Law School Professor Sarah Krakoff deputy solicitor for parks and wildlife, a key role on the U.S. Department of the Interior leadership team.

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