Southern Illinois University Law to host National Health Law Moot Court competition
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY — Law school students from across the nation will compete virtually this weekend as the Southern Illinois University School of Law hosts the National Health Law Moot Court competition. Thirty-two teams from 21 law schools will argue the merits of a fictitious case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — South Texas College of Law in Houston is celebrating yet another moot court victory. Nicholas Ocampo and Elizabeth Nevle recently won first place at the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition. The STCL Houston team was coached by alumnus Johnathan Trimble ’17.
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF LAW — This Veterans Day, Texas Law is shining a light on students who have served in America’s military. Each is involved in a range of school organizations and causes, and each has a unique career ambition. Together, they and the many other veterans in our student population enrich…
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UC NEWS — Many law students, alumni, faculty and staff attended demonstrations, marches, protests and vigils. “They were standing up to make a difference,” says Jim Tomaszewski, assistant director of Cincinnati Law’s Center for Professional Development. “It’s really just a fundamental reminder of what lawyers are called to do.”
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NEWS 10 ABC — Shortage of poll workers not a problem in Vermont, thanks to partnership with state bar. In September, election officials around the country were scrambling to find volunteers to work the polls on November 3. But that’s not a problem in Vermont, according to several town clerks.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — Students in The University of Akron (UA) School of Law’s intellectual property (IP) law program will help develop much-needed medical technologies in a new, interdisciplinary student competition launched by Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED).
Read More about University of Akron Law intellectual property students help develop medical technologies through new interdisciplinary competitionUCLA Law student Joshua Thomas receives Bruce I. Hochman Award for Excellence in the Study of Tax Law
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Success as a student in the law school’s rigorous tax law program led to a previously unexpected honor when Thomas graduated: He was awarded the Bruce I. Hochman Award for Excellence in the Study of Tax Law, the highest honor that UCLA Law presents to outstanding graduates in the field.
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THE NEWS RECORD — The Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) is a law firm that operates under the University of Cincinnati Law School, working on cases of men and women claiming to be wrongfully imprisoned in Ohio for crimes they haven’t committed. Each summer, around 20 law students are accepted as year-long fellows at the OIP.
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COLUMBIA NEWS — A group of Columbia Law School students and members of the Columbia Law Democrats set off to Pennsylvania to help ensure that votes were counted in Philadelphia polling places. It was critical that every Pennsylvanian was able to cast their ballot and that every vote was processed correctly.
Read More about Columbia Law students volunteer as poll observers in PhiladelphiaFlorida State University Law student trial team wins Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Florida State University College Trial Team won first place in the 2020 Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition. The competition was held virtually over three days and hosted by the University of Buffalo School of Law. FSU Law’s Trial Team also won the Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition in 2016.
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