CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law Pretrial Justice Clinic student Kailey Leary advocates for bail reform at Ohio state legislature
CSU CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW — CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 3L student Kailey Leary had the opportunity to advocate for Senate Bill 182, bail reform legislation being considered by Ohio’s state legislature as part of the CSU C|M|LAW Criminal Justice Center’s new Pretrial Justice Clinic.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — The expiration two weeks ago of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic-related moratorium on evictions has caused new uncertainty for the millions of Americans who are behind on rent. And although Congress has approved nearly $47 billion in aid to assist tenants and compensate landlords – particularly small scale family…
Read More about Harvard Law clinics focus on preventing evictionsUniversity of Hawaii Law creates leadership lab to support future legal executives
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I NEWS — A new island-focused leadership lab to train future legal and business leaders at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law will launch this fall. The Island Leadership Lab (Lab) is the result of a unique collaboration between law school alumni, leaders, and volunteer “leaders in residence”…
Read More about University of Hawaii Law creates leadership lab to support future legal executivesTwo University of Michigan Law students awarded Equal Justice Works fellowships
MICHIGAN DAILY — Two Michigan Law students and one recent alumna have been recognized for their dedication to the public interest by Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit organization that connects law students with public interest opportunities throughout the country. Anna Hall, ’19, has been awarded a prestigious two-year Fellowship, while rising 2L Mitchell Forbes has been…
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THE MICHIGAN DAILY — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson spoke to over 30 University of Michigan Law School students and faculty at Hutchins Hall on Monday to discuss the 2020 election, constitutional voting rights and new election legislation ahead of the 304th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution this coming Friday. The event was…
Read More about University of Michigan Law hosts Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for discussion on protecting voting rightsUniversity of Montana Law students help to prevent evictions
KULR8.COM — As federal and local eviction moratoriums expire around the country, the Attorney General is looking to a specific group of students to help with process. Law students at the University of Montana are answering that call and volunteering, helping renters know their rights as they face eviction.
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NEBRASKA TODAY — The Nebraska Governance and Technology Center has announced its second class of student fellows, with students from graduate programs across the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Members of the class come from a diverse range of programs — from integrated media communications and computer engineering to law — but share an interest in exploring the pressing issues…
Read More about New law fellows named at University of Nebraska Governance and Technology CenterLaw students in Alabama petition court for new trial for death row prisoner
ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER — More than 100 law students at all five law schools in Alabama signed on to a brief filed today that asks for a new trial for Toforest Johnson, who’s serving on Alabama’s death row, convicted of the shooting death of Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff William G. Hardy in 1995.
Read More about Law students in Alabama petition court for new trial for death row prisonerUniversity of Houston Law Center Pre-Law Pipeline Program expands partnership with Beck Redden law firm
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Two participants in the University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program were recent recipients of scholarships from Houston-based appellate and trial firm Beck Redden LLP.
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF LAW –U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Notre Dame Law School alumna and longtime faculty member, returned to campus at the beginning of the fall semester to teach an intensive course to 15 third-year law students.
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