UC Irvine students Christopher Lawrence and Jasmine Smith testify before commission addressing racial injustice and police violence
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of their pro bono work for Justice Warriors 4 Black Lives, UCI Law students, Christopher Lawrence (3L) and Jasmine Smith (2L), testified before the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the U.S. (the Commission).
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Congratulations to the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Jessup International Law Moot Court team, which competed last weekend in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court U.S. Regional Competition. This year there were three large U.S. regional tournaments.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of the class action lawsuit the University of Miami School of Law filed with partners against U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, students help to save lives as they learn the intricacies of immigration law. The lawsuit accused the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement of ignoring COVID-19 guidelines.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Since 2007, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has reached hundreds of undergraduate students in the greater Philadelphia area through the Outreach Program, Applying to and Succeeding in Law School.
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QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — The team of third-year students Meaghan Kirby and Kaelyn Mostafa capped off an undefeated weekend with a win over Harvard-2 in the finals – and Kirby earned best individual advocate in the finals. Quinnipiac’s second team — consisting of second-year students – advanced to the semifinals.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Second-year law student Hilda A. Frimpong has been elected by her peers as the next Editor-in-Chief of Syracuse Law Review. When she assumes her duties for Volume 72 (2021-2022), Frimpong will be the first Black student to lead the Law Review since it began publishing in 1949.
Read More about Syracuse Law student Hilda A. Frimpong named editor-in-chief of Syracuse Law ReviewUC Irvine Law International Justice Clinic successfully urges Los Angeles County to implement global gender rights treaty
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — For two years, students in the UCI Law International Justice Clinic have advocated for Los Angeles County to implement the United Nations Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Last month, the County Board of Supervisors approved a motion supporting CEDAW.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — The Tenant Advocacy Project, a student-run organization at Harvard Law School that advocates for current and prospective public housing tenants, changed the lives and experience of several first-year students, allowing them to gain skills and learn to practice law in a remote work environment.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a robust public health system. In a paper published in the ABA’s Health Law Section, third-year Miami Law student Emely Sanchez, describes how the pandemic has led to the reformation and reinvigoration of the public health workforce.
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NEBRASKA TODAY — Richard Moberly, dean of the College of Law, shared the recent work of the Civil Clinical Law program in establishing the Tenant Assistance Project with local non-profits, which paired student and volunteer attorneys with residents facing eviction. “They leveled the legal playing field for tenants during the pandemic,” Moberly said.
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