Duke Law Innocence Project celebrates pardon of innocence for clien
DUKE LAW — On Sunday, Nov. 21, a joyous Dontae Sharpe stood side-by-side with family, including his mother Sarah Blakely, to receive a copy of his pardon of innocence at the annual Innocence Project Thanksgiving Celebration held at Duke Law. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s Nov. 12 pardon garnered national news coverage. A Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic client, Sharpe, now…
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ORLANDO SENTINEL — Florida A&M University College of Law students will get the chance to see first-hand the roles attorneys can play in and out of the courtroom to fight racial and economic inequality through two new fellowship programs recently launched at the school. Two racial justice fellows started this fall: Ray Benson, a third-year…
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WEST ORLANDO NEWS — Florida A&M University College of Law and Wells Fargo Bank announced two exciting Fellowships to benefit law students and the community. The $110,000.00 grant from Wells Fargo Bank will be used to address some of the ongoing economic inequities in our community. Starting in 2022, twenty FAMU Law Economic Justice Fellows will be…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Two teams from Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society competed at this year’s virtual American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions held on November 13 and 14. Several Fordham Law students emerged with stellar successes and will be advancing to nationals for their respective practical skills competitions. The Arbitration Competition—hosted by New York Law School this…
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THE DAILY IOWAN — Since 2018, UI law professor Amy Kretkowski has offered students who have successfully completed her course in Veterans Benefits Law a chance to represent U.S. veterans. University of Iowa College of Law students are representing veterans in their cases to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Amy Kretkowski, a UI law professor and practicing…
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CBS MIAMI — A Jacksonville man wrongfully convicted of armed robbery was just released last month, and it’s thanks in part to law students at the University of Miami. After 8 years of his life was taken away, Dustin Duty walked out of a Jacksonville jail on October 27th, 2021, smiling and grateful. “Just my faith in God…
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI NEWS — The Government Law Student Association at the University of Mississippi School of Law recently hosted its inaugural policy competition, where students demonstrated legislative writing, oral advocacy and lobbying skills. GLSA was founded last spring as space for law students interested in pursuing legal careers in government or public service. “GLSA’s policy competition committee…
Read More about University of Mississippi Law government law student association hosts inaugural policy competitionNotre Dame Law students Jacquelyn Aguirre and Elizabeth Wentross help family win asylum
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — A mother and daughter have been granted asylum in the U.S. after fleeing gender violence in Latin America, thanks in part to Notre Dame Law School students Jacquelyn Aguirre and Elizabeth Wentross. Aguirre and Wentross, both second-year law students, are participants in this semester’s National Immigrant Justice Center…
Read More about Notre Dame Law students Jacquelyn Aguirre and Elizabeth Wentross help family win asylumPenn Law international students host annual Thanksgiving dinner
PENN LAW — Countless students across the country plan to take a much-deserved break this holiday weekend to spend Thanksgiving with their families and loved ones. For University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School LLM students, who are all international, Thanksgiving is a new tradition abundant with Penn collegiality and American holiday spirit. “Most of the LLMs do…
Read More about Penn Law international students host annual Thanksgiving dinnerPenn Law student Michelle Rodriguez discusses experience as First Generation Professionals Fellow
PENN LAW — Michelle Rodriguez L’24, MBE’24 never expected to go to law school – she only dreamed of it. When she tells her story, Rodriguez begins by explaining that she embodies a multitude of intersecting identities and holds several seemingly disparate but ultimately cohesive interests. Rodriguez grew up in California, just north of Los Angeles. A…
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