University of Idaho Law students volunteer as poll workers
UTAH PUBLIC RADIO — Ada County Clerk Phil McGrane said law students from the University of Idaho are among the poll workers serving today. The county also partnered with local school districts to have two high school students at every polling location. He said they’ll be especially helpful because of the county’s new electronic poll books.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — This year, two international students in the J.D./LL.M. in international law were selected to work in the dean’s fellow program and assist students in a pair of courses: contracts, a mandatory first-year class, and introduction to U.S. law, a course designed for Miami Law’s foreign-trained LL.M. students.
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Amid COVID-19 cancellations and challenges, Melvin Hydleburg and Zahraa Nasser, both second-year students at Notre Dame Law School, argued and won an asylum case last month through the Law School’s National Immigrant Justice Center Externship.
Read More about University of Notre Dame Law students Melvin Hydleburg and Zahraa Nasser win asylum case for clientUniversity of Oregon Law celebrates pro bono week
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Oregon Law has a long history of dedication to public service. In a year with a global pandemic and remote learning – that hasn’t changed. The law school recently reported that during the 2019-2020 academic year, 45 students logged 3,996 hours of pro bono work.
Read More about University of Oregon Law celebrates pro bono weekPenn Law Toll Public Interest Center provides pro bono legal services to communities impacted by the pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Several student-led groups within the Toll Public Interest Center (TPIC) came up with creative, socially-distant ways for law students to collaborate with local legal aid advocates who have been working hard to provide relief to those who have been hardest hit by the pandemic.
Read More about Penn Law Toll Public Interest Center provides pro bono legal services to communities impacted by the pandemicA look at the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law publishes articles and comments on a broad range of business law topics, including corporate governance, securities regulation, capital market regulation, employment law, and the law of mergers and acquisitions.
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NBC 12 — University of Virginia Law School students are gearing up to act as “poll observers,” at polling places in Charlottesville and Albemarle County on Election Day. Their main objective: To prevent voter intimidation and harassment. Poll observers will be stationed inside and outside polling places.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — When a Charlottesville-area woman bought a used car that needed substantial repairs she could not afford, she soon found herself in financial and legal distress. After turning to the Legal Aid Justice Center and two University of Virginia School of Law students, she saved about $10,000 in court.
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COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD — Students at the West Virginia University College of Law will help staff an election protection hotline this Election Day. The students will work with the West Virginia American Civil Liberties Union to help citizens overcome any roadblocks as they exercise their right to vote on Tuesday, according to a news release.
Read More about West Virginia University Law students staff election protection hotlineFlorida A&M Law Student Bar Association hosts virtual town hall on racial justice
CLICKORLANDO.COM — Students from the FAMU College of Law are hosting a virtual town hall to discuss a number of topics they say have affected African-American and minority communities, including race and how to progress as a society. They said they’re doing their part to be rattlers for justice and as future lawyers and policymakers.
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