UCLA Law students win Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition
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.
Read More about UConn Law student Ree Morrow wins Hinkle Entrepreneurship AwardFlorida State University Law moot court team wins national competition
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.
Read More about Fordham Law Dispute Resolution Society team wins regional ABA mediation competitionLaw student Alden Fletcher receives social justice scholarship from the Georgetown Law Journal
THE HOYA — The Georgetown Law Journal has named the first recipient of the Breonna Taylor Prize, a new award aimed at acknowledging student writing related to social justice issues. Alden Fletcher (LAW ’20) was named the inaugural recipient of the prize for his student note publication.
Read More about Law student Alden Fletcher receives social justice scholarship from the Georgetown Law JournalUniversity of Miami Law international law moot court team wins awards at competition
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s international moot court team was declared winner of the fifth annual AIAC Pre-Moot achieving the best overall score out of nearly 100 schools from around the world. Noozyara Eshaba was also recognized as Best Oralist after earning the most points for her performance.
Read More about University of Miami Law international law moot court team wins awards at competitionUniversity of Miami Law student Rebecca Ramirez receives Public Interest Environmental Law Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The Environmental Law Institute has selected third-year law student Rebecca Ramirez to receive a Public Interest Environmental Law Fellowship, set to begin after Ramirez graduates in May. The institute is a well-known and respected authority on environmental law located in Washington, D.C.
Read More about University of Miami Law student Rebecca Ramirez receives Public Interest Environmental Law FellowshipUniversity of Minnesota Law student launches organization to advocate for gender-neutral language in state constitution
THE MINNESOTA DAILY — In 2017, Kristin Trapp sat in the offices of the Minnesota State Senate as a legislative assistant to Sen. Sandra Pappas, DFL-St. Paul. Pappas, the Minnesota Supreme Court’s chief justice, and the state’s U.S. senators who were elected in the following months, are all women.
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