USC Gould Law student Betty Thai receives US Foreign Service Pickering Fellowship
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Like many children of immigrant parents, Betty Thai grew up in the role of cultural navigator. When it came time to enroll her in elementary school, her parents turned to her to do research and figure out which school to attend. At parent-teacher conferences, she translated between the authority figures.
Read More about USC Gould Law student Betty Thai receives US Foreign Service Pickering FellowshipKentucky Supreme Court to review University of Kentucky Student Bar Association’s request to remove mental health question from bar application
WTVQ ABC 36 — The Kentucky Supreme Court has responded to a request from Kentucky Student Bar Association Presidents to get rid of a question regarding mental health on the bar exam. The letter also says it’s committed to addressing the high rates of depression, anxiety, addiction and suicide within the profession.
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HARVARD MAGAZINE — Last fall, Harvard Law School’s Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program volunteered to help city administrators think through concrete possibilities for how to change public-safety procedures. Law students William Roberts and Anna Vande Velde spent several months as part of the program’s Dispute Systems Design Clinic.
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NEOTA LOGIC — California law provides job-protected leave from work to qualified employees who have a pregnancy related disability or need time off to bond with a new child from childbirth, adoption, or foster care. Starting in 2021, both forms of leave apply to California employers with just 5 or more employees.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law students Delaney Gold-Diamond ’21 and Avery Hitchcock ’21 won the prestigious Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition, which was held virtually over the course of several weeks. The moot court tournament was hosted by the Federal Bar Association’s Younger Lawyers Division.
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UC NEWS — In January, as most students were returning for the Spring Semester, third-year students Trane “T.J.” Robinson and Katie Basalla were making what would turn out to be a successful oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law students Trane Robinson and Katia Basalla present oral arguments before federal appeals courtUConn Law student Ree Morrow wins Hinkle Entrepreneurship Award
UCONN TODAY — Ree Morrow JD ’22 realized something as she drove with her husband from Oklahoma City to Hartford to begin her first year at the UConn School of Law. She wanted to document the varieties of American culture that they were seeing and bring them to schools around the nation.
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — For the fourth consecutive week, the Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team has won first place in a national competition. The team won the 2021 Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition, which was hosted by Columbus School of Law.
Read More about Florida State University Law moot court team wins national competitionStudent Tatiana Hyman elected first Black editor-in-chief of the Fordham Law Review
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Second-year student Tatiana Hyman ’22 was recently elected editor-in-chief of the Fordham Law Review. She is the first Black student to ever hold the position in the history of the journal, which has been published continuously since 1935.
Read More about Student Tatiana Hyman elected first Black editor-in-chief of the Fordham Law ReviewFordham Law Dispute Resolution Society team wins regional ABA mediation competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society (DRS) took first place at the 2021 American Bar Association (ABA) Representation in Mediation Regional Competition, hosted by Cardozo School of Law over Zoom. The two-day competition, held on Feb. 28 and March 1, included 10 teams from law schools across the country.
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