Indiana University Maurer Law students host mock trial for local middle school students
THE HERALD TIMES — Donna Bernens-Kinkead’s fifth-grade class at University Elementary School spent Friday afternoon in the mini trial room at Indiana University’s law school, making arguments, listening to witness testimony and cross-examining characters from “How to Train Your Dragon,” including Hiccup Horrendous, Fishlegs and twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut.
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THE DEN — Mercer Law School third-year students Brennan Collins and Malory-Anne Oliver won the American Bar Association National Client Counseling Competition on March 27. This is the first time Mercer Law School has won the national competition, and is the second Mercer Law advocacy national championship title in 2022.
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MINNESOTA LAW — A new clinic Minnesota Law will launch next fall will offer name, image, and likeness (NIL) legal assistance to students with NIL needs, including college athletes and social media influencers of all types. Created in partnership with the law firm of Fredrikson & Byron, the Sports and NIL Clinic will help its student clients…
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COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN — An organization that helps veterans appeal disability benefits denied by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is celebrating a milestone moment in its history. The group, known as the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic, has surpassed the $10 million mark, in terms of the amount of money obtained for…
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NEBRASKA TODAY — Ten University of Nebraska-Lincoln students — eight undergraduates and two graduate students — were awarded Student Luminary Awards to recognize their exceptional leadership and commitment to improving the campus and community.
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NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — In March, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Bluhm Legal Clinic continued its Lawyering and Race in the 21st Century series with “Beyond Punishment: Restorative Justice and Health Equity.” Hosted online and in-person, the 90-minute conversation addressed public health, the need for restorative justice, and how income inequity contributes to…
Read More about Northwestern Law hosts discussion on restorative justice and health equityNorthwestern Law students Michael Choi and Rohun Reddy win best brief in First Amendment and media law diversity moot court competition
NORTHWESTERN PRIZTKER SCHOOL OF LAW — In January, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law students participated in the American Bar Association’s 14th Annual First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition. Michael Choi (JD-MBA ’23) and Rohun Reddy (JD-MBA ’23) won Best Brief overall in the competition, one of the top three prizes of the…
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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — When Chayla Sherrod learned she had been selected as the next editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review — the oldest and one of the most prestigious law journals in the country — she was thrilled. Then she found out her law school classmates Simone Hunter-Hobson and Layla June West would be…
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PENN LAW — Elizabeth Shackney L’24, MUSA’24 recently co-authored “Can We Use Local Outreach to Improve Equity in Federal Oversight? A Case Study with the H-2A Visa Program,” a report for the Chief Evaluation Office of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The report is based on the findings of a team of researchers co-led…
Read More about Penn Law student Elizabeth Shackney co-authors report on for the US Department of LaborPenn State Law Immigrants’ Rights Clinic supports Afghan refugees
PENN STATE LAW — Months after the fall of Kabul and the withdrawal of the last American troops from Afghanistan, students in the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic (CIRC) have helped to respond to the humanitarian crisis through community education and legal support.
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