University at Buffalo Law student Nicholas Pistory creates environmental law and policy resource guide
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Nicholas Pistory ’21 spent last summer researching and creating an environmental law and policy resource guide titled “The Lower Scajaquada Creek: Empowering Communities Through Historical and Legal Analysis.” It’s a one-stop resource for anyone who wants to see the creek become a gem.
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — What brought Karen Lillie to law school was the notion that she could be a part of moving society forward. The nation’s leading progressive legal organization agrees—and has admitted her into a select group of promising future advocates.
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL — This year’s graduating class worked a record 14,133 pro bono hours throughout their time at the Law School, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to public service even while contending with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Class of 2021 celebrated this achievement.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — The COVID-19 pandemic severely limited students’ in-person interactions with clients as well as with each other since March 2020. But the students have nevertheless been engrossed in substantive projects.
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DUKE LAW — Marking both their graduation and her own retirement from Duke Law, Charles S. Rhyne charged the Class of 2021 in her Convocation address to combine hope and action to effect justice and praised their countless acts of compassion and generosity toward others during an a time of extraordinary challenges.
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Supporting Rural Justice Initiative at IU McKinney is in its third year and there are five students taking part during summer 2021. The program is the result of a partnership between the law school and the Indiana Supreme Court.
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ABA JOURNAL — Assembling sandwiches helped recent law school graduate Jacqueline Ingles focus during remote classes, and over the past year she made more than a thousand of them for the Chicago Help Initiative, a nonprofit group that takes food to pantries and free meal sites.
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KU TODAY — Bria Nelson, a recent graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, is a recipient of a 2021 Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award. Nelson is one of eight students selected for the national award, which recognizes law students for their exemplary commitment to public interest law and pro bono work.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of four Miami Law students recently won the Moorad Game Day Case Competition, hosted by Villanova University School of Law. The honor marked Miami Law’s second consecutive win in the annual competition, where teams negotiate solutions to current issues in sports law and business law.
Read More about University of Miami Law students win Moorad Game Day Case CompetitionUniversity of Miami Law Review co-publishes issue on racial justice
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — As the first step in facilitating the discourse required to bring racial discussions to the forefront, the University of Miami Black Law Students Association and the University of Miami Law Review collaborated on a special issue of the University of Miami Law Review Caveat, the law review’s digital publication.
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