Florida State University Law Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — For the third year in a row, Florida State University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association (FSU BLSA) won first place in the regional Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition during the Southern Region of the Black Law Students Association Convention. The 2022 meeting took place Feb. 24-26, in Atlanta. After winning…
Read More about Florida State University Law Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competitionHarvard Law student Shaza Loutfi leads efforts to assist women members of the former Afghan government
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Rangina Kargar has stared down adversity in a way that few others have. When she was running to become a member of Afghanistan’s parliament for the Faryab region in 2010, she received ominous warnings from those who disapproved of her candidacy and her advocacy for women’s rights. At times, the threats escalated…
Read More about Harvard Law student Shaza Loutfi leads efforts to assist women members of the former Afghan governmentUniversity of Kansas Law students win Indian law moot court competition
KU SCHOOL OF LAW — For the second consecutive year, a University of Kansas School of Law team won first place at the National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Moot Court Competition. Second-year law students Emily Depew, of Neodesha, and Douglas Bartel, of Olathe, defeated a team from Boston University School of Law in the final…
Read More about University of Kansas Law students win Indian law moot court competitionLewis & Clark Law team wins national title in environmental moot court competition
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Three law students ace the challenging inter-school advocacy competition this year. The environmental law moot court team of 3L students Haley Nicholson, Kassie Kometani and Matt Campa, coached by Professor Craig Johnston, were named national champions of the 2022 Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC). Haley…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law team wins national title in environmental moot court competitionLewis & Clark Law student Andrew Swanson combats addiction problems in the legal profession
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — “Five years ago I picked up a needle for the last time,” Andrew Swanson, ’24, wrote in an email to his fellow Lewis & Clark Law students. “Today I sponsor men in recovery programs, I serve on the Other Bar Student Outreach Committee, and try to give back to the…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law student Andrew Swanson combats addiction problems in the legal professionUniversity of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic fights for food rights in West Virginia
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In December 2021, the city council of Morgantown, West Virginia unanimously agreed to adopt a municipal resolution that formally recognizes the human right to food. Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic played a pivotal role in the drafting of the resolution. The adoption of this municipal resolution came just…
Read More about University of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic fights for food rights in West VirginiaUniversity of Miami Law student Asha Wedemeier-Allen discusses experiences
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — First-year law student Asha Wedemeier-Allen has accumulated more accolades than one can count. The Dean’s Merit Scholarship recipient is characteristically driven and forward-looking, facing the notoriously immense pressures of law school with impressive optimism and unwavering self-assurance. She graduated from the University of Miami last year with a Bachelor of…
Read More about University of Miami Law student Asha Wedemeier-Allen discusses experiencesUniversity of Minnesota Law Immigration and Human Rights Clinic help Guinean woman win asylum
MINNESOTA LAW — The Law School’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic recently helped a Guinean woman who faced persecution in her native country because of her religious beliefs, women’s rights advocacy, and public health work win asylum in the United States. The woman, a devout Christian, traveled to various regions within the Muslim-majority nation evangelizing. She was…
Read More about University of Minnesota Law Immigration and Human Rights Clinic help Guinean woman win asylumUniversity of Minnesota Law students provide legal support to Afghan refugees
MINNESOTA LAW — Several Minnesota Law students recently joined faculty and staff from the James H. Binger Center for New Americans to provide legal support to Afghan refugees on the Fort McCoy military base in Wisconsin. The team helped the refugees understand the complex and often challenging U.S. immigration system, prepare their asylum or special…
Read More about University of Minnesota Law students provide legal support to Afghan refugeesUniversity of North Dakota Law student Brooke Bergeron wins scholarship aimed at improving legal representation in North Dakota
CROOKSTON TIMES — Brink Lawyers PA recently announced that Brooke Bergeron of Crookston is the winner of the Spring 2022 Brink Laywers University of North Dakota Law Scholarship. Bergeron is a second-year law student at the UND School of Law and currently serves as President of the Rural Practice Association, Treasurer of the Law Women’s Caucus,…
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