Fordham Law Democracy Clinic releases report on presidential powers and government accountability
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — A Fordham Law School clinic is recommending a slate of non-partisan reforms to strengthen the United States’ institutions and its democracy. In six policy reports announced today, the Democracy and the Constitution Clinic calls for reforms to check presidential powers, improve ethics and transparency in government, and ensure fair and effective representation.
Read More about Fordham Law Democracy Clinic releases report on presidential powers and government accountabilityHarvard Law Food Law and Policy Clinic releases The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas mapping barriers to food donation
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) released a first-of-its-kind interactive resource to inspire long-term policy solutions to food waste, hunger, and climate change: The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas.
Read More about Harvard Law Food Law and Policy Clinic releases The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas mapping barriers to food donationUniversity of Kansas Law announces 2020 Pro Bono Honor Roll
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — Fifty-one University of Kansas School of Law students contributed 2,578 hours of free legal services over the past year. Students prepared tax returns for low-income residents, helped clients expunge past criminal convictions, represented the interests of children in foster care as court-appointed special advocates and worked with nonprofit organizations,…
Read More about University of Kansas Law announces 2020 Pro Bono Honor RollUniversity of Kansas Law launches KU Legal Research Corps
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — A new project at the University of Kansas School of Law aims to meet community needs for legal services and provide hands-on learning to law students. Through the KU Law Legal Corps, students will bolster their legal research and writing skills while working on projects such as preparing documents, assessing…
Read More about University of Kansas Law launches KU Legal Research CorpsWake Forest Law students assist area residents with unemployment benefit questions
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL — The opportunity to give law students at Wake Forest University real-world experience amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a pro bono initiative assisting applicants for unemployment insurance benefits. The students — under the supervision of faculty members — are offering free guidance and consultation to residents who have questions about state…
Read More about Wake Forest Law students assist area residents with unemployment benefit questionsYale Law professors Tracey Meares, Tom Tyler and Caroline Nobo Sarnoff discuss police reform and procedural justice
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Center operates using a specific theory of change, procedural justice — in which the central goal of the criminal justice system must be to increase cooperation and trust between individuals and the state. To this end, the JC recently released a report titled “Re-Imagining Public Safety: Prevent Harm and Lead with the…
Read More about Yale Law professors Tracey Meares, Tom Tyler and Caroline Nobo Sarnoff discuss police reform and procedural justiceLewis & Clark Law Low Income Taxpayer Clinic helps prepare tax returns for homeless persons
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) at Lewis & Clark Law School has collaborated with Street Roots, a local nonprofit, to prepare tax returns for homeless individuals so they can receive their stimulus checks.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The communities the Environmental Justice Clinic serves are particularly vulnerable to displacement because of the high proportion of renters and the rent burdens they face. In response to concerns raised by the clinic’s community partners, the EJC developed the Displacement Vulnerability and Mitigation Tool, known as the DVMT or the Anti-Displacement…
Read More about University of Miami Law Environmental Justice Clinic develops tool to prevent displacement of vulnerable populationsPenn Law clinic provides students access to patent data and analytic tools
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL –Bringing together commercial and legal innovation, the DIPTC is enabling entrepreneurial enterprises to maximize value from their IP, and helping budding lawyers future-proof their careers, through exposure to the advanced tech tools that are increasingly essential in IP work. The DIPTC joined forces with CPA Global to provide students…
Read More about Penn Law clinic provides students access to patent data and analytic toolsSt. Mary’s and University of Texas law clinics create eviction hotline
ST.MARY’S UNIVERSITY — The hotline is a collaboration between St. Mary’s Law’s Consumer Protection Clinic and Pro Bono Program, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, and the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic of the University of Texas School of Law.
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