Baylor Law student Kinsey Lakey wins Summer Mad Dog Mock Trial Competition
BAYLOR LAW NEWS — Baylor Law student Kinsey Lakey is the latest Baylor Law School ‘Mad Dog,’ after winning the Summer 2021 Mad Dog Mock Trial Competition. Fellow student Nicho Stevens was the finalist.
Read More about Baylor Law student Kinsey Lakey wins Summer Mad Dog Mock Trial CompetitionUCLA Law students Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross receive Susman Godfrey Prize for outstanding accomplishments
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Three members of UCLA School of Law’s first-year class have been honored with the inaugural Susman Godfrey Prize, which recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of law students of color across the nation. Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross together make up a quarter of all winners.
Read More about UCLA Law students Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross receive Susman Godfrey Prize for outstanding accomplishmentsUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Catherine Douglas named Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy Fellow
UC NEWS — Catherine Douglas, rising 3L, has been named a 2021 Public Policy Fellow with the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation. This summer she will work at the Juvenile Division of the Hamilton County’s Public Defender’s Office, advocating for fairness and equality in the criminal justice system.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Catherine Douglas named Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy FellowUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Molly Bohanan selected for Equal Justice Works Fellowship
UC NEWS — A strong interest in public interest work, specifically civil legal services with a focus on family and juvenile law, brought Molly Bohanan to Cincinnati Law. This summer, she will continue to enhance her education and skills as a student fellow with the Equal Justice Works Rural Summer Legal Corp.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Molly Bohanan selected for Equal Justice Works FellowshipMohamed Sidibay discusses path from child soldier in Sierra Leone to Fordham Law graduate
REUTERS — Sometimes Mohamed Sidibay wonders if the last 15 years have been a dream, if he might wake up on someone’s porch in the slums of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, where as a homeless former child soldier he would surreptitiously sleep at night.
Read More about Mohamed Sidibay discusses path from child soldier in Sierra Leone to Fordham Law graduateFordham Law OUTLaw student leaders Maria Chrysanthem and Brandon Small discuss supporting LGBTQ+ students during the pandemic
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As Fordham Law School celebrates Pride Month, we spoke with OUTLaws‘ chairs Maria Chrysanthem ’22 and Brandon Small ’23 about the organization’s objectives, the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in law school and the legal profession, and what’s in store for Pride Month and beyond.
Read More about Fordham Law OUTLaw student leaders Maria Chrysanthem and Brandon Small discuss supporting LGBTQ+ students during the pandemicFordham Law to return to in-person classes this fall
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — For the Law School, these policies mean that we are moving ahead with our plan to hold almost all courses and programming in person. A few courses will be offered online, and some programming will be held virtually, especially on Fridays, but this coming semester will otherwise be back to normal.
Read More about Fordham Law to return to in-person classes this fallGonzaga Law student Emily H. Geddes receives Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Congratulations to Emily H. Geddes, recipient of the 2021 Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence! This award recognizes Geddes’s academic achievement of earning the highest cumulative grade point average in the Class of 2021.
Read More about Gonzaga Law student Emily H. Geddes receives Dean’s Medal for Academic ExcellenceGonzaga Law student Noelle Green receives Dean’s Pro Bono Award of Distinction
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Gonzaga Law is pleased to honor the student in each graduating class who has performed the greatest number of hours of Pro Bono work with the Dean’s Pro Bono Award of Distinction. Congratulations to the 2021 recipient, Noelle Green!
Read More about Gonzaga Law student Noelle Green receives Dean’s Pro Bono Award of DistinctionHarvard Law Impact Defense Initiative students work to overturn federal gun policy that perpetuates mass incarceration in Washington, DC
HARVARD LAW TODAY — It is not uncommon for a defense attorney to fight for justice for a client facing incarceration. What is rarer, though, is the opportunity to simultaneously fight for justice for hundreds of people in a similar situation all at the same time.
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