Penn Law student Apratim Vidyarthi wins 2020 Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts writing competition

May 19, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School student Apratim Vidyarthi L’22 has won the 2020 Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) writing competition. The contest carried a prize of $5,000 and was sponsored by Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.

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Penn Law student Madeline Feldman named American Constitution Society Next Generation Leader

May 17, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The American Constitution Society (ACS) has selected Madeline Feldman L’22 GEd’22 as a Next Generation Leader (NGL). Each year, from among its 200 chapters across the country, the ACS chooses a small group of students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and who have the interest, skills, and ability to remain a

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Penn Law co-hosts International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise with Army War College

May 17, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School recently hosted an International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise (ISCNE) in partnership with the U.S. Army War College’s Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL), with some participants attending in person and others virtually.

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Pepperdine Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution hosts symposium on advancing fairness and justice in the legal system

May 17, 2021

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — On Friday, April 23, the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution hosted ADR at the Roots: Exploring Diversity and Equity in the Field, a virtual symposium that convened scholars to consider the role of dispute resolution in advancing fairness and justice within the legal system and for society at large.

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Quinnipiac Law hosts in-person commencement ceremony

May 17, 2021

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — The university conferred 102 juris doctor degrees to graduates of the School of Law during a ceremony on Tuesday, May 11, at 5 p.m.

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University of Virginia Law student Nooreen Reza receives Virginia State Bar Law Student Pro Bono Award

May 17, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Virginia School of Law student Nooreen Reza ’21 was named this year’s recipient of the Virginia State Bar’s Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono Award.

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University of Wisconsin Law holds virtual commencement

May 17, 2021

WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL — UW Law School celebrated the Class of 2021 with a virtual commencement on Friday afternoon. Dean Dan Tokaji noted that this class of graduates had half of their law school careers impacted by the pandemic.

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Yale Law Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic publishes report on nursing home conditions during the pandemic

May 17, 2021

NEWS8 –Yale Law School Clinic released a major report on nursing home conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic Monday, researched and drafted by Yale Law School students in the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic on behalf of 1199NE.

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Duke Law launches speaker series examining systemic racism in America

May 10, 2021

DUKE LAW — New speakers series provides academic and historic lens for law students grappling with the high-profile killings of Black Americans by law enforcement in 2020.

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American University Washington College of Law celebrates anniversary of Disability Rights Law Clinic

May 10, 2021

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor and Acting Dean Robert Dinerstein founded the Disability Rights Law Clinic (DRLC) in 2005. Though his work in AUWCL’s nationally ranked Clinic Program began within the Criminal Justice Clinic, Dinerstein noticed how often these criminal clinic cases raised disability issues.

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