Pace Law advocacy mock trial team places first in regional competition
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — For the second year in a row, one of Haub Law’s advocacy mock trial teams placed first in their region in the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition held March 10-13th. With a region of law schools in the Northeast, Haub Law’s team rose…
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FOX 61 –Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could make history as the first black woman in the nation’s highest court. Thursday wrapped up Judge Jackson’s confirmation hearings after enduring days of tough questioning and sweet praises from both democrats and republicans. As the nation awaits the verdict, FOX61 News caught up with black law students apart…
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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY –Wayne Law student Emily Williams is inspiring others with her incredible story about persevering through law school despite health complications. Her story was featured by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation for Women’s History Month. Williams, a 3L student, recently participated in the Wayne Law Diversity Coalition (WLDC) “Lawyers Look Like Me” campaign.
Read More about Wayne Law student Emily Williams discusses dealing with a chronic illness while in law schoolBlack law students travel to DC in support of Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing
ABC NEWS — As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson enters a historic and high-profile week of confirmation hearings, Black law students from across the country are showing up in droves to show Jackson they “have her back.” “We have students coming in from New York, Dallas, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Iowa, Seattle,” Simone Yhap, National Chair of the…
Read More about Black law students travel to DC in support of Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearingUC Hastings Law students Lilia Kazemi and Sharareh Zerang receive business law scholarships
UC HASTINGS LAW — Working with a start-up company, increasing diversity at companies, and advocating for clients are some of the goals of the new recipients of the Center for Business Law Scholarships. UC Hastings law students Lilia Kazemi ‘24 and Sharareh (Sheila) Zerang ‘24 were named this year’s Center for Business Law (CBL) Scholars in March.…
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TODAY AT ELON — If you want to get a head start in a career representing professional athletes, there may be no better model to copy than Elon Law student Hannah Valente L’22. Valente, 23, has set her sights on earning a law degree and advising basketball players ever since a high school back injury redirected her…
Read More about Elon Law student Hannah Valente certified to represent NBA playersFlorida A&M Law students react to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination
SPECTRUM NEWS — President Joe Biden nominating Kentaji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Jackson is the first black woman to be nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Second year law student Derrick Gaiter studies constitutional law at Florida A&M University. Presentations for Monday’s 1st Amendment class were delayed to watch Supreme Court nominee…
Read More about Florida A&M Law students react to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nominationFlorida State University Law Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY — Florida State University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association (FSU BLSA) won first place in the national Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. The competition took place virtually March 17-18, and FSU BLSA was undefeated throughout the event. Winning team members are third-year student Judelande Jeune, of Tampa, Fla.; second-year student Kayla…
Read More about Florida State University Law Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competitionFordham Law students organize Week Against Mass Incarceration events
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This year’s Student Week Against Mass Incarceration (SWAMI), held between Feb. 28 and March 4, brought together social justice-focused groups from across the Fordham Law community in a series of events that examined the relationship between mass incarceration and the housing crisis. The week of events at Fordham Law was co-sponsored by Advocates…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — REAL Scholar Veenay Komaragiri ’24, REAL Scholar Roger Orellana ’24, and Shiva Sachdeva ’24 have been selected to participate in the New York City Bar Diversity Fellowship Program this summer. Komaragiri will spend his summer at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), Orellana at Viacom, and Sachdeva at Paul, Weiss,…
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