Yale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic helps win suit over CIA censorship on publication
NEW HAVEN REGISTER — Ali Soufan, a former FBI counterterrorism agent, told lawyers from Yale Law School the reason the CIA redacted portions of his 2011 memoir about the war on terrorism was that it didn’t agree with the agency’s version of events.
Read More about Yale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic helps win suit over CIA censorship on publicationUC Irvine Law Immigrant Rights Clinic files lawsuit over improper detainment of client
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Immigrant Rights Clinic filed suit on behalf of Kelvin Hernandez Román over his detention by Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) deputies in July 2019 in order to facilitate his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Read More about UC Irvine Law Immigrant Rights Clinic files lawsuit over improper detainment of clientGeorgia State Law Center for Access to Justice hosts NAACP Legal Defense Fund lawyer Samuel Spital for public interest talk
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — The Georgia State Law Center for Access to Justice hosted its annual Public Interest Keynote virtually on Sept. 1. This year’s speaker was Samuel Spital, director of litigation for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Read More about Georgia State Law Center for Access to Justice hosts NAACP Legal Defense Fund lawyer Samuel Spital for public interest talkUSC Gould Law Small Business Clinic helps to establish mentorship program for children of incarcerated parents
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Six years ago, actress Ciera Payton started a passion project to bring arts programs to underserved areas of Los Angeles with a particular focus on providing mentorship to children whose parents or loved ones are incarcerated.
Read More about USC Gould Law Small Business Clinic helps to establish mentorship program for children of incarcerated parentsUSC Gould Law Immigration Clinic provides legal services to undocumented children in hospital care
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Partnership with USC Gould Immigration Clinic, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and AltaMed brings legal-aid services to undocumented young patients
Read More about USC Gould Law Immigration Clinic provides legal services to undocumented children in hospital careUniversity of Texas Law to launch center for the discussion and scholarship of the First Amendment
UT NEWS — The School of Law at The University of Texas at Austin is opening the Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center, which will be dedicated to advancing the discussion, education and scholarship of the First Amendment.
Read More about University of Texas Law to launch center for the discussion and scholarship of the First AmendmentYale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic helps win suit over CIA censorship on publication
NEW HAVEN REGISTER — Ali Soufan, a former FBI counterterrorism agent, told lawyers from Yale Law School the reason the CIA redacted portions of his 2011 memoir about the war on terrorism was that it didn’t agree with the agency’s version of events.
Read More about Yale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic helps win suit over CIA censorship on publicationAlbany Law Government Law Center provides resources for policymakers regarding guardianship for adults with developmental disabilities
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — The laws surrounding adult protective services and guardianship for adults with developmental disabilities in New York State are complex, but Albany Law School’s Government Law Center has prepared two new explainer documents to help attorneys and policy makers understand the law more fully.
Read More about Albany Law Government Law Center provides resources for policymakers regarding guardianship for adults with developmental disabilitiesBrooklyn Law Criminal Defense and Advocacy Clinic secures early release for client after judicial review
NEWSDAY — A son serving 20 years in prison for killing his physician father in Westbury after enduring years of sadistic abuse at his hands was granted freedom Wednesday after a defense team that included law students successfully lobbied for a lesser punishment under new legislation.
Read More about Brooklyn Law Criminal Defense and Advocacy Clinic secures early release for client after judicial reviewBrooklyn Law Corporate and Real Estate Clinic helps families save building from foreclosure
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — After six years of dedicated representation by Brooklyn Law School’s Corporate and Real Estate Clinic and its director, Professor Debra Bechtel, along with an extensive pro bono effort from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel’s bankruptcy department, 16 long-time residents of 2178 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn have emerged from a foreclosure and…
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