University of Miami Law Moot Court Team wins North American regional competition
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — In early February, Miami Law students Raini Butler, Megan Neubauer, and Megan Williams represented Miami Law in the 27th Annual Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition. As members of the International Moot Court, the team competed virtually in the North American Regional Rounds hosted by the University of Illinois Chicago…
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UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA LAW — Two UM law students helped a Billings man get released from custody in a wrongful conviction case spearheaded by the Montana Innocence Project (MTIP). Bernard Pease was found guilty in a Billings 1983 murder case. He was granted parole last fall. Annabelle Smith and Brandy Keesee, current students at the…
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PEPPERDINE LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law third-year students and participants in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, Deepika Chandrashekar and Chloe Wigul, represented Glenn Leonard, an inmate in Oregon State Prison. Leonard brought a lawsuit against prison officials after he experienced a brutal assault by a fellow prisoner. He asserted civil rights claims against the…
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PEPPERDINE LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law students Isabel Conrath and Jackson Grasz’s opinion article, “Religious Liberty for All: A Principle Worth Standing Up For,” is published in the Daily Journal. Conrath and Grasz are participants in the Caruso Law Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Religious Liberty Clinic. They recently prepared an amicus brief filed at…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW — A strong contingent of William & Mary Law students and alumni attended the 40th American Law Institute-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, held from February 2-4 in Austin, Texas.
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UCLA LAW — UCLA Student Guinivere Kimber describes the impact of professor Kimberle Crenshaw on the feminist movement.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Allie Soileau, University of Houston Law Center 3L, was chosen as a semi-finalist in the 2023 National Animal Law Competitions. Competing in the Legislative Drafting and Lobbying component, Soileau was selected from competitors across the United States and Canada. Presented annually by the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Closer winners for this year were Ryann Connell of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and William Cowan of the University of Houston Law Center. Two grand prizes are awarded annually to the top student on each side of the hypothetical negotiation.
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MARQUETTE LAW — Marquette Law School’s Andrew Center for Restorative Justice hosted a viewing of the Emmy award winning documentary When Claude Got Shot on February 1, 2023. The next day, February 2, the Center hosted a “talk back event” with Andrew Center Director Janine Geske moderating a discussion with co-producer and impact campaign advisor…
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MERCER LAW — Mercer University School of Law has brought home another advocacy national championship. Mercer Law students John Flowers and Zach Mullinax are the National Moot Court Competition Champions, the second advocacy team in four months and fourth over the last year to win a national title. The 73rd Annual National Moot Court competition…
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