Penn State Law Entrepreneurship and Assistance Clinic provides legal assistance to small Pennsylvania businesses

April 7, 2020

PENN STATE NEWS — Tom Sharbaugh, Penn State Law professor of practice and director of the Entrepreneurship Assistance Clinic (EAC), has announced that, effective immediately and for the foreseeable future, the EAC is expanding its scope and service offerings to small Pennsylvania businesses, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Penn State Dickinson Law Children’s Advocacy Clinic launches research study on effects of the pandemic on foster children

April 7, 2020

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Students in Penn State Dickinson Law’s Children’s Advocacy Clinic represent foster children as part of their experiential learning. These students have launched a research project examining the many ways the pandemic affects their clients.

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University of Tennessee Law community addresses legal needs during coronavirus pandemic

April 7, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW — Those who are struggling as a result of the coronavirus, COVID-19, may be able to find assistance through the University of Tennessee Legal Clinic and resources created by College of Law alumni.

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University of Baltimore Law Center for Families, Children, and the Courts responds to community needs

April 7, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — UB Law’s Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC) staff and Student Fellows are pivoting to move the work of our Truancy Court Program (TCP) to online platforms to stay close to the more than 80 children and families in our program. Here are some of the ongoing activities our

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Boston University Law student Dominique McClean discusses experiences in Legislative Policy and Drafting Clinic

April 7, 2020

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In the Legislative Policy & Drafting Clinic, Dominique McClean (’21) worked on legislation to ensure equity in the state’s cannabis market and to prevent discrimination based on hair styles and types.

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UC Irvine Law students help secure release of public documents for Netflix docuseries The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

April 7, 2020

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Students at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) assisted in the release of public documents that were used in the making of the new Netflix docuseries called “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez.” UCI Law students worked for more than a year to unseal court records for

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Penn Law Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law and The Annenberg Public Policy Center collaborate to advance rule of law in democratic institutions

April 7, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) and Penn Law’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) have formed an alliance to promote and strengthen the rule of law in democratic institutions, the University of Pennsylvania public policy centers announced today.

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University of Virginia Law student Jehanne McCullough discusses voter protection advocacy work

April 7, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Now a second-year law student at UVA, McCullough hopes to continue her advocacy for the underserved through a career in law. She is currently online editor of the Virginia Law Review and a Peer Advisor. She communicates in person using ASL and UVA-provided interpreters.

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Legal profession gives back to the community during crisis

March 31, 2020

LAW 360 — More than a dozen firms and legal organizations have already started participating in this year’s Food From the Bar Campaign, so far raising at least $10,000 for the Capital Area Food Bank in D.C. Despite the disruption in their own industry, lawyers, firms and legal companies have stepped up to lend a hand to

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A look at the University of Akron Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Law Clinic

March 31, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — With four wins in the five asylum cases that it took on this past fall, along with a 100% grant rate for five bond cases, the Immigration and Human Rights Law Clinic at The University of Akron School of Law continued its high rate of success in representing asylum-seeking

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