Case Western Reserve Law students discuss work to assist victims of human trafficking
COURT NEWS OHIO — The issues that accompany human trafficking victims are complex to even the most seasoned legal professional. However, that’s not stopping some Ohio law students from trying to help. “We’re standing with people who need people to stand with them,” said Maya Simek, the program’s director.
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ITHACA.COM — A public-private collaboration has won a $1 million dollar grant to prevent displacement of low-income tenants in Ithaca. Partners include the City of Ithaca, Cornell Law School, Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County, Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. and the National Lawyers Guild student chapter at Cornell Law School.
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WLNI — Liberty University School of Law will host Volunteer Income Tax Assistance services free for qualifying individuals. To qualify for the free service, the income of the taxpayer (or the income of both spouses if filing jointly) may not exceed $54,000. No appointment is necessary; the service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The newly formed Tax Law Center at NYU Law will focus on tax law issues that have profound implications for the government, businesses, and individuals. The center will be hosted by NYU Law, whose pioneering Graduate Tax Program has long recognized how tax-related issues affect all aspects of society.
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THE DAILY TARGUM — Rutgers—Camden recently launched the Rayman L. Solomon Scholars Program at Rutgers Law School to aid students who have exhibited devotion to academic excellence and public service, according to the Rutgers Law School website. An anonymous donor provided $3.5 million to fund the program.
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UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Chemerinsky accepted the Association of American Law Schools Deborah L. Rhode Award from the organization’s Section on Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities on January 6. “It’s hard to express how much this means to me,” Chemerinsky said during the online award ceremony.
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DUKE LAW — On Jan. 19 a Mecklenburg County Superior Court judge vacated the conviction and ordered the release of Wrongful Convictions Clinic client Willie George Shaw, who spent nearly six years in prison after entering an Alford plea in connection with the death of a nursing home resident. Shaw is the clinic’s 10th client to be exonerated.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — A 15-year-old boy hospitalized at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles with an advanced brain tumor was reunited with his parents in July, thanks to the persistence of the USC Gould Immigration Clinic and alum Carson Scott (JD 2020). The clinic advocated for humanitarian parole for Alfredo’s parents.
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HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LAW NEWS — The goal of interdisciplinary tournament was to develop apps that help serve the underrepresented and change the face of dispute resolution. Law students were matched with legal experts in the areas of dispute resolution and access to justice, as well as Hofstra computer science students to help develop ideas.
Read More about Hofstra Law hosts Legal Innovation Tournament to develop apps that help serve underrepresented populations in dispute resolutionLewis & Clark Law’s Center for Animal Law Studies helps to expand animal law efforts in Asia
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor of Practice Joyce Tischler sat down with two of her former students—Animal Law LLM alumni (’20), Lyudmilla Shegay, our first student from Kazakhstan, and Zihao Yu, one of our first students from China—to discuss how they are expanding animal law in Asia. Lu and Zihao have recently founded a nonprofit.
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