Texas A&M Law Immigrant Rights Clinic files petition for release of medically vulnerable detainees
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Texas A&M Immigrant Rights Clinic filed a petition in federal court in May demanding that ICE immediately release 11 medically-vulnerable immigrants from the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. There are at least 45 detained individuals who tested positive for COVID-19. Professor Fatma Marouf, Adjunct Professor Sehla Ashai and students Teresa…
Read More about Texas A&M Law Immigrant Rights Clinic files petition for release of medically vulnerable detaineesUniversity of Chicago Law International Human Rights Clinic releases report on police use-of-force policies
UCHICAGO NEWS — Released June 10 by the International Human Rights Clinic, the report comes amid growing demands for police reform at local, state and federal levels following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Laquan McDonald and many other black Americans.
Read More about University of Chicago Law International Human Rights Clinic releases report on police use-of-force policiesUniversity of Colorado Law professor Suzette Malveaux testifies in support of police accountability bill
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — On June 10, University of Colorado Law School Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law Suzette Malveaux testified before the Colorado House Finance Committee in support of a bill promoting measures to enhance police accountability and integrity.
Read More about University of Colorado Law professor Suzette Malveaux testifies in support of police accountability billLewis & Clark Law library creates protest legal resource guide
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Boley Law Library has created a Protest Resource Guide to provide practical and academic support for protestors within the Lewis & Clark community.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law library creates protest legal resource guideUC Irvine Law Criminal Justice Clinic secures release for client
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) has secured the compassionate release of one of its clients, Richard Lynn. This week, a federal district court of the Southern District of Alabama granted Lynn’s release on June 29, 2020. Lynn was serving seven…
Read More about UC Irvine Law Criminal Justice Clinic secures release for clientUniversity of Colorado Law professor Craig Konnoth signs amicus brief for anti-discrimination case
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — Fifty law professors gathered by University of Colorado Law School Professor and lead author Craig Konnoth signed an amicus brief that was submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in a Colorado antidiscrimination case. The professors were drawn from every state in the Tenth Circuit.
Read More about University of Colorado Law professor Craig Konnoth signs amicus brief for anti-discrimination caseUniversity of Minnesota Law student Rachel Wydra works on police reform efforts in Downers Grove, IL
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — ising 3L Rachel Wydra, who has been living in her hometown of Downers Grove, Illinois, since classes at the Law School went remote last March, was motivated to take action when news came of the brutal killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Working with other residents of the village, a…
Read More about University of Minnesota Law student Rachel Wydra works on police reform efforts in Downers Grove, ILWest Virginia University Law celebrates Public Interest Advocate fellows
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — West Virginia University College of Law students are working throughout the region this summer for legal organizations that help those in need. The students are Public Interest Advocates Summer Fellows. They work for 10 weeks in paid, full-time positions for organizations that provide legal services to low income clients, the elderly, children, victims…
Read More about West Virginia University Law celebrates Public Interest Advocate fellowsUniversity of Minnesota Law faculty and students support legal hotline for protestors
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — When Professor Perry Moriearty put a call out for Minnesota Law students and recent graduates to help individuals arrested protesting the tragic killing of George Floyd, she had no idea that, only four hours later, she’d have 100-plus volunteers register for training.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law faculty and students support legal hotline for protestorsUniversity of Chicago Law professor Claudia M. Flores co-publishes report on police use-of-force policies
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL — Police department use-of-force policies in the nation’s 20 largest cities fail to meet international human rights standards, according to a report released today by the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School.
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