University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic releases practice advisories on immigration consequences of Florida crimes
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in Miami Law’s Immigration Clinic have released a series of in-depth practice advisories on the immigration consequences of commonly charged Florida crimes. Established in the fall of 2009, Miami Law’s Immigration Clinic provides an opportunity for students to advocate on behalf of immigrants.
Read More about University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic releases practice advisories on immigration consequences of Florida crimesUniversity of Minnesota Law professor Perry Moriearty helps client receive commutation of life sentence
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — Law clinic client freed after 18 years in prison. Professor Moriearty and two students attorneys helped Myon Burrell win a commutation of a life sentence that he received for a crime committed when he was 16 years old.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law professor Perry Moriearty helps client receive commutation of life sentenceNew York University Law professor Sean Morales-Doyle discusses Washington state measure to allow felons to vote while on parole
21 NBC WFMJ — Sean Morales-Doyle, deputy director of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law, said momentum for a measure to let people vote while they’re on parole is building for the legislative session that begins in January.
Read More about New York University Law professor Sean Morales-Doyle discusses Washington state measure to allow felons to vote while on paroleSMU Law hosts COVID-19 legal helpline on housing, immigration and consumer protection
THE DAILY MORNING NEWS — The COVID-19 Legal Helpline at SMU’s Dedman School of Law provides legal information and assistance on matters related to COVID-19, including housing, immigration and consumer protection. Operations began on June 1 with Dedman Law students, professors, local law firms, and attorneys providing pro bono assistance.
Read More about SMU Law hosts COVID-19 legal helpline on housing, immigration and consumer protectionWayne Law hosts Winter Wishes project to provide gifts to families in need
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Twelve families, including seven children and 23 adults, will have a warmer holiday season thanks to students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Wayne State University Law School. Gift recipients are clients of the Law School’s Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic (LAPC).
Read More about Wayne Law hosts Winter Wishes project to provide gifts to families in needYale Law Housing Clinic files brief to protect low-income borrowers
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Mortgage Foreclosure track of the Housing Clinic at Yale Law School filed an amicus brief on December 7, 2020 arguing that courts should be able to give ill-gotten profits back to the Federal Trade Commission for distribution to consumers. The Clinic submitted the brief in support of respondents at the Supreme Court.
Read More about Yale Law Housing Clinic files brief to protect low-income borrowersBaylor Law Veterans Clinic honors lawyer volunteers
WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD — Baylor University Law School’s Veterans Clinic honored attorneys Lori Krasienko and Carlie C. Gause with its Veterans Clinic Advocate of the Year Awards. The annual awards are given to the Baylor Law Veterans Clinic volunteer lawyers who go above and beyond in pro bono legal service to veterans.
Read More about Baylor Law Veterans Clinic honors lawyer volunteersCase Western Reserve Law and School of Applied Social Sciences assist victims of human trafficking
THE DAILY — During a massive statewide crackdown on human trafficking last month, Anjali Kanwar and several of her classmates at Case Western Reserve University played critical roles. Housed within the School of Law, the clinic collaborates with the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
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UCONN TODAY — Kennedy was one of two named plaintiffs in a lawsuit on behalf of more than 3,000 veterans who were denied honorable discharges by the Army Discharge Review Board. The clinic argued that the board failed to evaluate the soldiers’ mental health conditions when deciding whether to upgrade their discharge status.
Read More about UConn Law student Steve Kennedy pursues career in law after volunteering on behalf of veteransDrake Law launches Wrongful Convictions Clinic
DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake Law School and the Iowa State Public Defender are excited to announce a new collaboration creating a Wrongful Convictions Clinic. The Wrongful Convictions Clinic at Drake Law School will begin in January 2021. The Clinic will be led by the State Public Defender’s Wrongful Convictions Division.
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