Albany Law clinic students assist asylum seekers
THE NATIONAL JURIST — While the work was challenging — especially during a pandemic —Albany Law School students, faculty and alumni worked together this past fall to bring hope to several asylum seekers in the largest refugee tent city on the US-Mexico Border.
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DUKE LAW — Duke Law’s Civil Justice Clinic has received a cy pres award that will be used to further the work of its Eviction Diversion Program. A cy pres award is a charitable distribution from funds remaining from a class action settlement after the class members, fees, and expenses are paid.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This semester, Fordham Law launched the new Rule of Law Clinic, overseen by Dean Emeritus and Norris Professor of Law John D. Feerick ’61 and Visiting Clinical Professor John Rogan’ 14. The clinic’s 10 students conduct research and participate in a weekly seminar class.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Ruth Greenwood, founding director of Harvard Law School’s new Election Law Clinic, shares what she believes are the most urgent issues in election law. Harvard Law Today recently spoke to Greenwood about why she thinks it is important to train a new generation of lawyers to practice in this burgeoning field.
Read More about Harvard Law launches Election Law ClinicUniversity of New Mexico Law clinics co-file lawsuit on behalf of Native American tribes to protect clean water in state
UNM NEWSROOM — The Pueblo of Laguna and Pueblo of Jemez filed a federal lawsuit to protect clean water in New Mexico. The lawsuit, filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the U.S. District Court for New Mexico, challenges the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
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AUDACY — Military Mondays are set to resume in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Penn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic is set to restart the program on April 12, according to a university release. The Veterans Clinic will offer free legal consultations to veterans and service members.
Read More about Penn State Law clinic offers legal aid to veterans and servicemembersTexas A&M Law Community Development Clinic students draft report that informs state legislation
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Texas A&M School of Law Community Development Clinic students advocate for conditional driver’s licenses for all Texans. A report completed by students, faculty and practicing attorneys in the fall supports the Drive Texas Adelante campaign, a coalition of organizations united.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In mid-February, a little over a month before a scheduled three-day arbitration hearing against a broker-dealer firm, Yelan Escalona, 3L, Katie Johnson, 2L, and Andrea Ochoa Lozano, 3L, student fellows with Miami Law’s Investor Rights Clinic, were intensely focused on pre-trial prep.
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW — On one hand, to have the planned launch of the Center on Addiction Law & Policy at Chase College of Law occur during an overshadowing coronavirus pandemic might seem like unfortunate timing; on the other, it might be just the right time.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority announced that it will award federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to Parkside Village I in Branford, Connecticut. The award paves the way for Parkside’s redevelopment, which will provide Branford with new and rejuvenated affordable housing.
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