University of Hawai’i Law students help local farmers secure a water lease
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I NEWS — For centuries, Kauaʻi loʻi kalo (wetland kalo) farmers have depended on a traditional Native Hawaiian irrigation system that borrows water from Waiʻoli Stream. Since 2019, more than 30 students and faculty at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law through its Native Hawaiian and Environmental Law…
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law students help local farmers secure a water leaseIndiana University Maurer Law students Katherine Bingaman and Blake T. Welter receive scholarships from local law firm
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS — Katherine Bingaman, a first-year law student at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, is the 2022 recipient of Barnes & Thornburg’s 1L Diversity Scholarship. She will be a summer associate in the South Bend office in 2022. Indiana University Maurer School of Law student Blake T. Welter is the recipient of…
Read More about Indiana University Maurer Law students Katherine Bingaman and Blake T. Welter receive scholarships from local law firmNorthwestern Law Black Law Students Association hosts series of events
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law hosted its annual BLSA Week in February. The week of events was dedicated to conversations about the experience of being Black in higher education, and highlighted the need for public service to Black communities. The week’s theme,…
Read More about Northwestern Law Black Law Students Association hosts series of eventsPace Law Black Law Student Association team wins mock trial competition
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Pace BLSA Mock Trial team attended the 54th Northeastern Black Law Students Association Convention and placed first in the 2022 Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. In four back-to-back rounds, the Mock Trial team edged out multiple law schools in the Northeast region. This year’s team included…
Read More about Pace Law Black Law Student Association team wins mock trial competitionPenn Law student Daniella Cass to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito
PENN LAW — Daniella Cass C’19, L’22 has been interested in the judiciary for a long time. She first began researching topics pertaining to judicial decision making as a high school student, and, as an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, she won an award for her honors thesis entitled “The Politicization of the Supreme Court.”…
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THE REGULATORY REVIEW — Last spring, University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Sophia Lee hosted an essay competition for students enrolled in her Administrative Law course. Each student in her class researched a federal rulemaking or proposal and then wrote an essay about it. The top essays were selected and submitted to The Regulatory Review, and…
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REGENT UNIVERSITY — Regent University School of Law’s 2021-2022 Academic Year is proving to be a banner year. Six months in, the school has already celebrated record-breaking rankings, launched new programs and initiatives, and welcomed new leaders to its list of prestigious faculty and staff. “When I think about what we’ve accomplished so far this academic…
Read More about Regent Law faculty and students selected for fellowships and clerkshipsSouth Texas College of Law Houston student Eric Williams II named law student of the year by magazine
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Eric B. Williams II, a third-year student at South Texas College of Law Houston for whom law is his second career, was the only honoree from a Texas law school named a prestigious National Jurist Magazine 2022 Law Student of the Year. He is featured in the publication’s edition…
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston student Eric Williams II named law student of the year by magazineUniversity of Utah Law raises money for Native student scholarships
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE LAW — The S.J. Quinney College of Law recently raised over $10,000 for the David Arapene Cuch Endowed Scholarship Fund, a scholarship specifically for Native students. David Arapene Cuch was believed to be the first Ute Indian to attend law school. He was in his third year at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney…
Read More about University of Utah Law raises money for Native student scholarshipsRoger Williams University Law clinic student describes courtroom bias incident with sheriff
WPRI — It was business as usual at the Garrahy Judicial Complex until Brooklyn Crockton was blocked from entering a courtroom. Crockton, a law student at Roger Williams University, said a sheriff pulled her out of line and began asking her questions. “He asked if I was the defendant,” Crockton recalled. “It kind of threw me off balance.…
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