University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic wins asylum for client
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In a downtown Miami courtroom where asylum seekers seldom win, Immigration Clinic students successfully represented an Indigenous Honduran woman who fears violence at the hands of the father of her son, a leader of the 18th Street gang in San Pedro Sula.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — Rising 3Ls Dustin Loosbrock and Ricardo Perez and rising 2Ls Amirah Ellison and Abby Frerick were selected for prestigious and highly competitive summer fellowships from the Peggy Browning Fund.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — Jordan Francis ’22 has received the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) Westin Scholar Award. The award is given to select students identified by their professors as future leaders in the field of privacy or data protection.
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PENN LAW — Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Assoc. Dean for Equity & Justice and Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Officer, shares information about this year’s Juneteenth celebrations.
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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — As participants in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy clinic, graduating third-year students Rebecca Voth and Tatum Lowe took on a challenging appeal.
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ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY — St. Mary’s School of Law students are front and center in the newly launched Class Action podcast, hosted by MSNBC’s Katie Phang.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — With help from a record $801,000 in grants, 167 University of Virginia School of Law students will work in public service roles this summer.
Read More about University of Virginia Law students receive grants for summer public interest workLSAC Survey: A look at the experiences of LGBTQ+ law school applicants and students
LSAC — When navigating the law school enrollment journey, LGBTQ+ candidates face the challenging task of meeting two important criteria: finding a law school that meets their academic and professional needs while also providing a culture that will support their full authentic selves both inside and outside of the classroom.
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EDUCATION WEEK — School has wrapped up for the year, affording educators a moment to heave a sigh of relief. But now, as they dive into planning for next year, a big challenge looms, and most aren’t facing it: How will they support the students who will struggle daily with long COVID?
Read More about Thousands of Students Will Face Long COVID. Schools Need to Plan NowBaylor Law students participate in legal boot camp run by local assistant district attorney
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW — How does a winning trial attorney ensure that the jurors are well-suited to decide the specific case on trial? That is the objective of a successful voir dire—and the aim of ADA Ryan Calvert’s first-ever Voir Dire Boot Camp offered to Baylor Law students in May 2022.
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