Quinnipiac Law mock trial team wins Midwest regional competition
QUNNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Four Quinnipiac School of Law students took a virtual courtroom by storm and finished first overall in the Midwest Regional for the All-Star National Bracket Challenge. The QUSL team finished with a flawless 4-0 record after four rounds, won all 12 judge’s ballots, and gained a 64-point differential. They are now preparing for the…
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — You can think of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)’s new NEOvations Bench-to-Bedside program as the region’s grad student Shark Tank for medical innovation – without the bite. Modeled after a world-renowned program at the University of Utah, NEOvations B2B brings medicine and pharmacy students from NEOMED together with law,…
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UCLA LAW — In courthouses at opposite ends of Los Angeles County this fall, eight students in UCLA School of Law’s innovative Bail Practicum stood up and advocated for four incarcerated clients who had been awaiting trial while in custody for seven weeks to 14 months. In all four cases, they earned favorable outcomes. The students —…
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UCLA LAW — Thanks to the work of students and faculty of the UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic, two Southern California men serving life sentences in federal prison for non-violent drug convictions were granted compassionate release this year, allowing them to return home to their families. The clinic’s co-directors, Professor Ingrid Eagly and Lecturer Julie…
Read More about UCLA Law clinic gains release of two clients serving life sentencesGeorgia State University Law wins Hofstra Law medical-legal mock trial competition
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LAW NEWS — Georgia State University College of Law was named the winner of the fourth National Medical-Legal Trail Competition, hosted by the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, sponsored by DOAR. Georgia State University College of Law defeated South…
Read More about Georgia State University Law wins Hofstra Law medical-legal mock trial competitionNew University of Kansas Law class of dean’s fellows to mentor incoming law students
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS — Thirteen students at the University of Kansas School of Law have been chosen as Dean’s Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year. The Dean’s Fellows are a group of second- and third-year law students selected to mentor first-year peers. Fellows offer academic support and guidance, serving as resources for students navigating the transition to…
Read More about New University of Kansas Law class of dean’s fellows to mentor incoming law studentsUniversity of Miami Law student Sam Sachs advocates for tenants affected by COVID-19
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant housing crisis at both a national and local level. Third-year Miami Law student Sam Sachs has spent the last year and a half on the front lines advocating for tenants at Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. Sachs started at LSGMI in…
Read More about University of Miami Law student Sam Sachs advocates for tenants affected by COVID-19Penn Law Global Institute for Human Rights hosts hackathon focused on building a better post-COVID-19 world
PENN LAW — Over the summer, over 65 emerging young leaders from over 13 countries came together for the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s 2021Global Institute for Human Rights (GIHR) organized by Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Senior Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership and the Academic Director of the Global Institute for Human Rights, and…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) alumnus Richard A. “Rick” Morris ’91 will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 2, and he has engaged STCL Houston professors and law students as he prepares to appeal the important Houston-based First Amendment case. When Morris, a partner at Rogers,…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Cryptocurrency, barbarian law and statistical analysis will be among the topics discussed in courses offered at the University of Virginia School of Law in 2022. The following five new and returning courses for the January term and five new courses for the spring semester aim to give students different…
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