UCLA Law recognized by White House for preventing evictions
UCLA LAW — During an invitation-only event on Jan. 28, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and White House staff members applauded UCLA School of Law and other law schools nationwide for their work in addressing the country’s housing and eviction crisis. The law schools joined forces after Garland issued a call to action last year, asking for…
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CLEVELAND.COM — Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is among 99 law schools that are assisting a U.S. Department of Justice effort to address the housing and eviction crisis by helping renters with applications for Emergency Rental Assistance, volunteering with legal aid providers and helping courts implement eviction diversion programs, among other activities, the White House announced on…
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UCONN TODAY — The White House recognized the University of Connecticut School of Law on Friday for joining in the legal response to a national eviction and housing crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. UConn Law was among 99 law schools acknowledged during a virtual event with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Associate Attorney…
Read More about University of Connecticut Law students recognized by White House for work to prevent evictionsGift to Duke Law to fund clinic focused on ending mass incarceration
DUKE LAW — Duke University School of Law has received a $2.5 million commitment to launch a criminal defense clinic, James B. Duke and Benjamin N. Duke Dean Kerry Abrams announced. The new clinic, funded by the Barton Family Foundation, will provide Duke Law students with a hands-on, experiential learning course in the practice of criminal representation and…
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REUTERS — The Harvard Law Review has named a California-born daughter of Mexican immigrants as its newest president, elevating a Latina to the top of one of the most prestigious U.S. law journals for the first time in its 135-year history. Harvard Law School student Priscila Coronado, 24, said in an email Sunday that her experiences growing…
Read More about Harvard Law Review elects student Priscila Coronado as presidentIndiana University McKinney Law professors adapt teaching styles to support students
THE INDIANA LAWYER — When Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Carrie Hagan returned to in-person teaching from virtual learning, she immediately noticed a change in her students. “You can see exhaustion and you can feel stress and tension,” Hagan said. Returning to the physical classroom to teach after conducting online courses was an eye-opener…
Read More about Indiana University McKinney Law professors adapt teaching styles to support studentsUniversity of Iowa Law student Kabi Palaniappan discusses how he found community at law school
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The best words to describe Iowa Law are “friendly” and “familial,” according to second-year student, Kabi Palaniappan. These characteristics were especially important to Palaniappan. Three weeks before he started his first semester of law school, his mother passed away from stage 4 cancer. Earlier, before he was about to graduate…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has awarded a competitive 3-year, $300,000 grant in support of Lewis & Clark’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC). The LITC reapplies for these competitive grants every three years, and the award has been continuously granted by the IRS since the Clinic was founded over 20…
Read More about Grant to Lewis & Clark Law to support Low Income Taxpayer ClinicUniversity of New Mexico Law Student Bar Association vice president Taylor Bingham advocates for student involvement
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Law school is a time to learn and grow as a person, and can also be a time to get involved with the school community. Taylor Bingham (’22) is the interim president, and soon-to-be vice president, of the Student Bar Association (SBA) and advocates for students to…
Read More about University of New Mexico Law Student Bar Association vice president Taylor Bingham advocates for student involvementPenn Law students Duncan Hall and Corina Scott recognized for brief writing and oral advocacy in mock trial competition
PENN LAW — Each year, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law Students compete in the Edwin R. Keedy Cup, an internal mock trial competition that combines intramural brief writing and oral advocacy. The Keedy Cup culminates with four participants randomly paired into two teams facing off in front of a panel of esteemed guest jurists.Dean and Bernard…
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