UC Berkeley Law students help nations assess Human Rights Council resolutions
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Working tenaciously to level the playing field is a hallmark of Berkeley Law students. Allaa Mageid ’21, Ian Good ’22, and Rachel Terrell-Perica ’21, and Marta Rocha ’21, help a different small nation assess United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions through field placements at the UNHR Program in Geneva.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Jennifer Puza ’21 helped win the release of Brian O’Donnell, an incarcerated man who had served 19 years of his 40-years-to-life sentence under California’s “three strikes” law. Puza argued a motion for O’Donnell’s resentencing, and release from prison, based on O’Donnell’s good conduct and rehabilitative efforts.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of their pro bono work for Justice Warriors 4 Black Lives, UCI Law students, Christopher Lawrence (3L) and Jasmine Smith (2L), testified before the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the U.S. (the Commission).
Read More about UC Irvine students Christopher Lawrence and Jasmine Smith testify before commission addressing racial injustice and police violenceGift to Case Western Reserve Law helps establish First Amendment Clinic
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve University School of Law has received funding commitments of over $1 million from the Stanton Foundation to establish a First Amendment Clinic and First Amendment Clinic Fellowship in the school’s Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center.
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UGA TODAY — Thanks to a recent $200,000 gift from the Callaway Foundation, the University of Georgia School of Law will expand the provision of legal services through its experiential learning programs, clinics and externships to rural and legally underserved communities in the Peach State.
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CBS 2 IOWA — The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is still available for qualifying low- to moderate-income workers. VITA provides free tax preparation assistance from trained volunteers. VITA 2021 services are available through Monday, April 12, 2021. This year tax returns will be completed virtually in Johnson County.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of the class action lawsuit the University of Miami School of Law filed with partners against U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, students help to save lives as they learn the intricacies of immigration law. The lawsuit accused the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement of ignoring COVID-19 guidelines.
Read More about University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps protect detainees from COVID-19Penn Law hosts election rights advocates Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous for a discussion on voting access and gerrymandering
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — During “A Conversation with Stacey Abrams,” the Georgia politician sat down with Ben Jealous, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former NAACP leader, to discuss topics from gerrymandering to romance novels virtually.
Read More about Penn Law hosts election rights advocates Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous for a discussion on voting access and gerrymanderingUniversity of Virginia Law launches Federal Criminal Sentence Reduction Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Seventeen years into his 25-year felony prison sentence, Gerald Smith was facing a looming health crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted his regular treatments for cancer, a preexisting condition that made him more susceptible to dying from the coronavirus in prison.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In December, the team won release for both their clients, whose claims are included in a class action filed against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Their representation was only possible because of the women’s persistent efforts and the zealous advocacy of local immigrants’ rights activists.
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