Santa Clara Law Northern California Innocence Project exonerates client

August 28, 2020

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Arturo Jimenez, a 44-year-old man who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1995, had his conviction reversed and all charges dismissed.

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William & Mary Law’s Virginia Coastal Policy Center announces project with Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership

August 28, 2020

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — William & Mary Law School’s Virginia Coastal Policy Center (VCPC) is undertaking a project with the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) to increase engagement among tribal communities, government agencies, and universities.

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Yale Law San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project secures ruling requiring ride share companies to classify drivers as employees

August 28, 2020

YALE LAW SCHOOL — A San Francisco superior court judge has ruled against popular ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft, just months after the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) at Yale Law School worked with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office to sue Uber and Lyft for misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors.

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Yale Law Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic to challenge Trump administration on changes to DACA

August 28, 2020

YALE LAW SCHOOL — On August 14, 2020, a federal court in Brooklyn approved a request from immigrant youth with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and the organization Make the Road New York to sue the Trump Administration over its newest attempt to dismantle the DACA program.

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A look at the Drake Law Institute for Justice Reform and Innovation

August 19, 2020

DRAKE UNIVERSITY — During his 25-year career as a federal district judge in the Northern District of Iowa, Mark W. Bennett tried civil and criminal cases in six different federal districts and frequently sat by invitation on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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USC Gould Law Saks Institute partners on college mentorship program for students with psychiatric disabilities

August 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics has entered into a partnership supporting higher education for students with psychiatric and psychosocial disabilities, as part of Pearson Education’s Corporate Disability Mentorship Program.

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A look at the USC Gould Law Post Conviction Justice Project

August 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — As Black Lives Matter draws national attention to the pervasive systemic racism of the U.S. criminal system, USC’s Post-Conviction Justice Project continues to work on the front lines, in June freeing three life-sentenced clients from state prisons.

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Loyola Los Angeles Law’s Project for the Innocent secures release of client

August 12, 2020

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL — The Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI) at LMU Loyola Law School has secured the release of client Jane Dorotik, whose murder conviction was overturned by San Diego Superior Court Judge Harry M. Elias.

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USC Gould Law student Ricca Prasad assists Los Angeles’ homeless community

August 12, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — When third year law student Ricca Prasad moved to Los Angeles to attend USC Gould School of Law, she knew the city’s homelessness situation was bad but was still shocked by what she saw. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she feared the worst for the unhoused…

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Texas A&M Law Criminal Defense students help secure release of vulnerable prisoners

August 12, 2020

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For the past year, the Texas A&M Law Criminal Defense Clinic has represented a woman in her 60s, sentenced to life in prison in her 50s for a first-time drug offense. Students, under the guidance of clinic director and professor Amber Baylor, successfully petitioned for compassionate release on…

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