SMU Dedman Law students and alumni volunteer to address food insecurity in Dallas
THE DAILY CAMPUS — With many facing food insecurities in the Dallas area, SMU Dedman School of Law students and alumni team up during the pandemic to volunteer at the North Texas Food Bank. SMU Dedman has been seeking a way to host a safe in-person experience to give back to the community while following procedures.
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE NEWS — The Legal Clinic at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Law is providing entrepreneurs and community members with the legal assistance they need to make their goals a reality. Aspiring tech entrepreneurs are receiving financial support for their innovative start-up ideas.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A new report recommending policy changes to reduce racial inequity in Virginia features significant contributions from students in a University of Virginia School of Law clinic. Andrew Block, Director of the State and Local Government Policy Clinic, said students “played a vital role in our work.”
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THE DAILY — Jacqueline McMurtie was chosen to give the 44th annual University Faculty Lecture. The lecture, “Stand With the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Reform,” centered on the work of the Washington Innocence Project, which McMurtie founded under the name Innocence Project Northwest in 1997.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — After two and a half years of representation from the Corporate and Real Estate Clinic, a 41-unit building in Williamsburg owned mostly by low-income tenants closed on a $2.2 million loan. The loan will finance energy efficiency improvements and needed upgrades, including new windows, a new roof, and solar panels.
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THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Researchers at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic and International Human Rights Clinic collaborated with three human rights organizations based in Myanmar to produce a study on internet restrictions in Myanmar and Bangladesh, according to a white paper the groups published last month.
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The academy hosts 10 Native American mentees and 10 mentors annually. They work in the field of mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse counseling, or other positions in the helping professions. Anne Helene Skinstad says the goal is for participants to develop a program that addresses needs.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Just as 2020 came to a close, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a groundbreaking decision, taking a bold stand against the criminalization of poverty and marginalization, an area of focus for Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic.
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — As a member of the Massachusetts State Advisory Committee (Mass. SAC) of the US Commission on Civil Rights, Professor Martha Davis co-authored a newly-released report on Water Affordability in Massachusetts. Four Northeastern Law students also worked on the report.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s 13th annual Public Interest Week runs from February 1 to February 5. This annual celebration of service immerses the Law School in events that focus on critical issues of justice and exceptional examples of advocacy for the greater good.
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