Pepperdine Law Community Justice Clinic collaborates with global institutions to investigate human trafficking in the US

February 26, 2021

PEPPERDINE NEWSROOM — In fall 2020 faculty and students at the Community Justice Clinic at the Caruso School of Law partnered with law professors and students in Brazil and Colombia to research and compare laws in every nation in North, Central, and South America, with a particular focus on human trafficking and modern slavery.

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Texas Tech Law honors Distinguished Service Award recipients

February 25, 2021

TEXAS TECH TODAY — The Texas Tech University School of Law has announced the 2020 Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Service Award recipients. The Texas Tech Law School Foundation recognizes and honors alumni who have distinguished themselves professionally and through service to the law school at the Annual Scholarship Gala each March.

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WMU-Cooley Law Innocence Project secures early release for client

February 25, 2021

FOX 47 NEWS — Today, Wayne County Judge Bruce Morrow set aside the conviction of Mr. Kenneth Nixon. Nixon was wrongfully convicted of murder, attempted murder and arson in 2005.  Nixon is represented by the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Innocence Project (WMU-Cooley Innocence Project).

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Albany Law clinic pairs students and alumni to help asylum seekers at US-Mexico border

February 18, 2021

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — While the pandemic has changed collaborations, Albany Law School students, faculty, staff, and alumni still found a way to work together to help asylum seekers in the largest refugee tent city on the US-Mexico Border this past fall. The teams assisted asylum seekers living in Matamoros, Mexico with asylum applications.

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UCLA Law environmental clinic and institute files amicus brief in auto emissions standards case

February 18, 2021

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Five members of UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of federal vehicle pollution and fuel standards.

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Case Western Reserve Law student Laura Graham discusses experience with International Criminal Court case

February 18, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — While working as a visiting professional at The Hague in 2019, third-year law student Laura Graham was a participant in one of the most controversial cases to come before the International Criminal Court in recent years. the ICC in The Hague found Dominic Ongwen guilty of 61 charges.

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University of Maryland Law student Tonya Foley reflects on experience in school’s immigration clinic

February 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — Tonya Foley knew she was meant for a career in immigration law well before applying to law school. Living in Italy, during the  refugee crisis, the mom of two was deeply impacted by her interactions with people who had risked their lives to find safety.

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Notre Dame Law Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in support of Apache sacred site protection

February 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — The Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative has filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court in the case Apache Stronghold vs. United States of America. The brief argues in favor of religious liberty protections for Oak Flat, an Indigenous sacred site in Arizona.

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Penn Law hosts Stacey Abrams for discussion on voting access

February 18, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce it will host “A Conversation with Stacey Abrams.” This virtual event will be moderated by Benjamin Todd Jealous with featured remarks from Penn President Amy Guttman.

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Penn State Law event supports students with public interest internships

February 18, 2021

PENN STATE LAW — The Penn State Law Public Interest Law Fund hosted its fourteenth annual auction on Thursday, February 4, raising more than $9,000 to provide economic assistance to students pursuing public interest internships over the summer. For the first time, the auction took place in a virtual setting.

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