Fordham Law Latin American Law Students Association celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As Fordham Law School celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, we spoke with Dayana Ledezma ’22 and Zane Mitchell ’22—president and vice president, respectively, of Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA)—about the group’s goals for the 2021-22 academic year and the fun events that will be held in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — President Borut Pahor of Slovenia made a special visit to Fordham Law School on September 22 during his brief stay in New York City for the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. Dean Matthew Diller and Joseph Landau, associate dean for academic affairs, greeted President Pahor at the Lincoln Center campus. “It was…
Read More about Fordham Law hosts President of Slovenia for speech on elections and democracyGeorge Washington Law professor Kate Weisburd and students release report on the restrictiveness of ankle monitors
THE GW HATCHET — A law professor found that wearing an ankle monitor during probation or parole is just as restrictive as incarceration in a report published late last month. Kate Weisburd, an associate professor of law and the lead researcher of the study, said she worked with a team of 10 GW Law students who collected…
Read More about George Washington Law professor Kate Weisburd and students release report on the restrictiveness of ankle monitorsGeorgia State Law honors inductees to Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Georgia State Law students, faculty and alumni gathered Monday for a celebration of The Order of the Coif and The Order of Barristers. The two prestigious honor societies celebrated the inductees for the class of 2020 and 2021. The Order of the Coif is the national honor society of legal education. Its…
Read More about Georgia State Law honors inductees to Order of the Coif and the Order of BarristersLewis & Clark Law welcomes fall class
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School welcomes an academically strong 1L class to campus this fall as the law school returns to in-person instruction. The incoming class continues the upward trend in entering class’ admissions statistics. The Class of 2024 raised the LSAT median to 162, a jump of 4 points from…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law welcomes fall classUMass Law and Springfield College launch accelerated ‘3+3’ JD/bachelor’s degree program
U MASS DARTMOUTH — The University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth and Springfield College have finalized a 3+3 agreement that will create new, accelerated opportunities for Springfield College students to attain a law degree. Pre-law students will spend three years working toward their undergraduate degree at Springfield College before matriculating at UMass Law, where they…
Read More about UMass Law and Springfield College launch accelerated ‘3+3’ JD/bachelor’s degree programUNLV Law student Azra Ozdemir discusses her experience in the school’s misdemeanor clinic
VOA NEWS — Like many others, Azra Ozdemir’s parents sent her off on the first day of school with the usual sage advice about doing well so she could get into a good college. That was her first day of kindergarten. “I knew three words in English: Yes. No,” and the letter P to indicate the need to…
Read More about UNLV Law student Azra Ozdemir discusses her experience in the school’s misdemeanor clinicUNLV Law immigration clinic looks to expand services
LAS VEGAS SUN — At the UNLV Immigration Clinic, law students assist staff attorneys in local deportation cases involving unaccompanied children and those in detention. New funding from the Clark County Commission will boost these services further, strengthening a vital resource during a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted undocumented immigrants. The $500,000 granted to the clinic will be…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Three U.S. Supreme Court justices visited the University of Notre Dame campus during the first month of this fall semester. Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Notre Dame Law School alumna and former faculty member, taught a one-week seminar on statutory interpretation to third-year law students at the beginning of…
Read More about Notre Dame Law reflects on Supreme Court visits to the schoolLarge gift to Villanova Law supports student leadership development and faculty research
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY MEDIA ROOM — Villanova University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, today announced a $13 million gift from Charles Widger, Esq., ’73 JD and Barbara Widger that will propel the Charles Widger School of Law to the forefront of professional development and leadership programming in legal education. In 2016, the Law School…
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