Vanderbilt Law professors Spring Miller and Karla McKanders and student Scott Jeffrey discuss work on developing community legal materials
TENNESSEAN — Karla McKanders and Scott Jeffrey of Vanderbilt Law School spoke to Tennessean opinion and engagement director David Plazas.
Read More about Vanderbilt Law professors Spring Miller and Karla McKanders and student Scott Jeffrey discuss work on developing community legal materialsWashburn Law student Braxton Moral is preparing for the bar exam at age 19
ABA JOURNAL — Braxton Moral isn’t sure what he wants to do after he passes the bar, and that’s OK. He’s only 19 years old. In addition to being years younger than the vast majority of candidates sitting for the February 2022 bar, Moral is set to graduate from Kansas’ Washburn University School of Law in 2.5…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — A first-year student at William & Mary Law School described to his classmates the facts of In re K.A., a 1997 opinion from the Illinois Court of Appeals. The defendant, he said, was a juvenile who had been charged with unlawful possession of cocaine that law enforcement had found in…
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THE OKLAHOMAN — The Oklahoma Bar Association’s Indian Law Section has awarded the G. William Rice Memorial Scholarship to three recipients committed to practicing Indian law in Oklahoma. The 2021 winners are: Michael Vincent “Vinnie” Amato, Arizona State University College of Law Tempe, Arizona; Jessica Goodwin, University of Oklahoma College of Law; and Emilee Morris, University of Tulsa College…
Read More about Oklahoma Bar Association Indian Law Section awards scholarships to studentsArizona State University Law student Sarah Rosenwinkel discusses experiences in masters of legal studies program
ASU NEWS — While on a surfing trip in Mexico, it struck Sarah Rosenwinkel that her next endeavor was law school. “It’s funny how things happen when you don’t feel stressed and have the headspace to allow ideas to manifest,” Rosenwinkel said. “I knew a legal education would round out my experiences in business and technology really well.…
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ASU NEWS — Emily Gale Tooher is no stranger to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. As she graduates this fall with a Master of Laws with an emphasis in human resources and employment law, Tooher reflects on when she earned her Juris Doctor from ASU Law in 2019. “I knew from the…
Read More about Arizona State University Law student Emily Tooher reflects on experiences as a JD and LLM studentUC Irvine Law student Laura Flores awarded fellowship for public service work
UCI LAW — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce that third-year student Laura Flores was awarded a prestigious, and highly competitive, Skadden Fellowship for public service work. Flores won the fellowship for her proposed project with Justice Action Center in Los Angeles, which will combine litigation and other advocacy…
Read More about UC Irvine Law student Laura Flores awarded fellowship for public service workCase Western Reserve Law student teams take top spots at national mock trial competition
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Case Western Reserve University Ault Mock Trial teams swept the top three spots at the Case Classic Mock Trial Competition, held Nov. 13–14 at the School of Law. Eighteen teams competed in the annual national competition, including Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, University of Alabama School of Law,…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law student teams take top spots at national mock trial competitionUniversity of Colorado Law students partner with Colorado Bureau of Investigation to review potential exoneration cases
LAW WEEK COLORADO — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the University of Colorado Law School’s Korey Wise Innocence Project have partnered to review criminal court cases from 1976 to 1995 that used hair microscopy analysis evidence. The project will help law students understand the potential limitations and scope of pattern comparison evidence and science in…
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DAYTON DOCKET — A day that started with nervous excitement ended with all-around excitement when students from the University of Dayton School of Law took home the top two spots at the annual Ohio Attorney General’s Mock Trial Competition. “Everyone was so thrilled,” says 3L Stefanie Stack. “We were giving high fives and hugs.” The UDSL team of…
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