William & Mary Law presents faculty, staff, and student awards at virtual commencement
WILLIAM & MARY — Several awards are presented annually to graduates, staff and faculty members during the William & Mary Commencement ceremony. Below is a list of this year’s award winners, who will be recognized during the virtual conferral ceremony on May 16. – Ed.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — As in previous years, the quality of the papers and issues analyzed were excellent, and judges had to make some difficult decisions to select the top papers. The winners will receive cash prizes provided through grant funding by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The 2019-2020 Artificial Intelligence Writing Competition winners…
Read More about William & Mary Law hosts artificial intelligence writing competitionYale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic co-publishes report on Agent Orange exposure
YALE LAW SCHOOL — According to a new white paper released on May 8, 2020 by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School (VLSC) and the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), veterans who served on Guam from 1962 to 1975 satisfy the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) legal standard for exposure to Agent Orange…
Read More about Yale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic co-publishes report on Agent Orange exposureYale Law Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic secures win in case related to prisoner health and safety
YALE LAW SCHOOL — On May 12, 2020, Judge Michael P. Shea of the District of Connecticut issued a temporary restraining order against the Warden of FCI Danbury, the federal prison in Connecticut and the sole federal prison in New England that incarcerates women.
Read More about Yale Law Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic secures win in case related to prisoner health and safetyMississippi law students adapt to online classes and challenging job market
MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS JOURNAL — The decision to move the Ole Miss Law School classes online was made during spring break, which was extended by a week to make the switch beginning March 23. “The big push was to get the faculty trained and get them to where they felt comfortable” with the new online course management…
Read More about Mississippi law students adapt to online classes and challenging job marketUniversity of Akron Law student Briana Vamosi creates website to connect elderly and vulnerable residents to food services
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — Vamosi said she heard about an effort created by classmates at Cincinnati that links volunteers with those unable to venture out of their homes to get groceries or run other errands. With a little help from them, Vamosi set up a similar webpage for the Akron-Canton area at https://akronmatch.wixsite.com/mysite.
Read More about University of Akron Law student Briana Vamosi creates website to connect elderly and vulnerable residents to food servicesAlbany Law student Jordan Fruchter creates calculator to empower tenants in court
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — His revised solution: A computer program called the H.A.R.M. calculator (Habitability, Abatement of Rent, Mathematical), which he designed to automatically compute reasonable damages based on monthly rent; how long the issue has gone on; and the percentage of rent abated for the particular issue in prior housing-related court cases.
Read More about Albany Law student Jordan Fruchter creates calculator to empower tenants in courtUniversity at Buffalo Law Veterans Legal Practicum moves online
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Last month, COVID-19 interrupted this vital in-person work. What to do? The obvious: move online. The practicum has now begun operating its popular help desks through an online portal, using a confidential sign-up inquiry system to offer meetings via Zoom to interested veterans.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law Veterans Legal Practicum moves onlineUC Irvine Law student Emily Genzlinger receives Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Emily Genzlinger, a 3L at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law), has been selected for a 2020 Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award. She is one of only eight law students selected for the award — chosen from more than 125 applicants, Emily was selected for her…
Read More about UC Irvine Law student Emily Genzlinger receives Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest AwardUC Irvine Law students provide pro bono legal services during crisis
UCI NEWS — The COVID-19 pandemic has awakened a vigorous spirit of public service in countless people across the globe. For UCI Law students, however, the urge to serve the most vulnerable is far from new.
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