University of Mississippi Law selects fourteen students for business law fellowship program
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW – The University of Mississippi School of Law selected 14 first-year law students as 2022 Business Law Fellows. The 2022 Business Law Fellows are: Hattie Burdin from Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Cassidy Dearman from Leakesville, Mississippi; Kennedy Gerard from Laplace, Louisiana; Madison Gray from Monticello, Arkansas; Holdon Guy from Johnson City,…
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WTNH — The Human Trafficking Institute estimates nearly 25 million people around the world are victims of sex and labor trafficking. At the Quinnipiac University School of Law, the Human Trafficking Prevention Project started in 2017. Law student Kaylyn Fagan headed up the project this year. Fagan and Sheila Hayre, visiting associate professor of law at Quinnipiac…
Read More about Video: Quinnipiac Law student Kaylyn Fagan and professor Sheila Hayre discuss the school’s Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectStanford Law and experiential learning organization Envision partner to create Law & Trial Program for high school students
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School and Envision have collaborated to offer high school students the opportunity to get a glimpse into the legal profession and a taste of the study of law. Intensive Law & Trial will provide students with academic and career insights into the field of law by allowing them to step into…
Read More about Stanford Law and experiential learning organization Envision partner to create Law & Trial Program for high school studentsUniversity of Virginia Law Review names student Scott Chamberlain as new editor-in-chief
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Scott Chamberlain, a second-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been named as the new editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review. The review, now in its 109th year of publication, is one of the nation’s most prestigious law journals. Chamberlain answered a few questions about himself,…
Read More about University of Virginia Law Review names student Scott Chamberlain as new editor-in-chiefAppellate Litigation Clinic wins remand in case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The Appellate Litigation Clinic has won a remand in the case Thomas v. Secretary, Fla. Dep’t of Corrs before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The court remanded for an evidentiary hearing on whether amending the client’s habeas petition would be futile. The case was argued by third-year…
Read More about Appellate Litigation Clinic wins remand in case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th CircuitUniversity of Baltimore Law trial team wins regional competition
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — A trial team from The University of Baltimore School of Law won a regional division of the National Trial Competition (NTC) on Sunday, Feb. 6, and will compete in the nationals in Fort Worth, Texas, March 30 through April 3. The team of Annemarie Duerr, Brice Litus and Kaitlin O’Dowd…
Read More about University of Baltimore Law trial team wins regional competitionFordham Law orientation program focuses on the well-being of students
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School’s third annual spring orientation expanded this year into a two-day format, taking place on Jan. 18 and 19 for day division students. The theme for this year’s orientation was “Starting the second semester strong: Strengthening the individual, strengthening the community.” For the third year, the program focused on diversity and…
Read More about Fordham Law orientation program focuses on the well-being of studentsUniversity of Michigan Law faculty and students work to repeal racially restrictive covenants
THE MICHIGAN DAILY — Since presenting their research in January 2021, Michigan Law professor Michael Steinberg and Taubman professor Robert Goodspeed have been working to remove racially restrictive covenants — policies which bar people of color from owning certain homes — from Washtenaw County title deeds. Steinberg and Goodspeed are currently developing maps that lay out the…
Read More about University of Michigan Law faculty and students work to repeal racially restrictive covenantsUniversity of Nebraska Law Tenant Assistant Project helps local residents avoid eviction
KETV — A local effort to help thousands of families facing eviction gains national attention from the White House and the US Attorney General. It’s called the Tenant Assistance Project and four days per week, University of Nebraska Law students and over 20 other organizations transform parts of the second floor of the Lancaster County Courthouse into…
Read More about University of Nebraska Law Tenant Assistant Project helps local residents avoid evictionUniversity of Nebraska Law Jayden Barth and Rachel Tomlinson Dick argue before state supreme court
ABC 8 — Two UNL law students get the rare opportunity to argue before the Supreme Court, something many practicing attorneys will never have the chance to do. Jayden Barth and Rachel Tomlinson Dick are both third-year law students at UNL, have been preparing since December for their hearings on Feb. 4. “When we got the email, I…
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