Fordham Law Federal Litigation Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic secures release of at-risk prisoners
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — For the past five weeks, students and staff at Fordham Law School’s Federal Litigation Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic have been working to secure the release of inmates whose medical conditions make them vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, as well as those whose sentences are almost complete and those who are being held while awaiting trial.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Adam Shlahet, the director of the Moore Advocacy Center, was quoted in National Jurist discussing his efforts to coordinate a novel online moot court competition with UCLA Law. More than 170 law students from 67 different schools participated in the competition.
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UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — UIC John Marshall Law School students James Betzelos, Ryan Chancellor, Shelby Page, Jacinta Reck and Antoinette Bolz were named national champions after winning the Capitol City Challenge trial advocacy competition. The team took the top prize from a field of twenty-six other law schools.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In a decision on a suit brought by the University of Miami’s immigration clinic, a federal magistrate in Miami instructed Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement substantially lower the populations in three South Florida detention centers due to the likelihood of exposure to COVID-19.
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — The students discuss their motivations for choosing NYLS, how the School’s legal clinics provide real-world experience, how NYLS graduates are perceived in the legal marketplace, diversity and inclusion on campus, the most important advice they have for incoming 1Ls, and much more.
Read More about New York Law School hosts virtual event for admitted studentsPenn Law student Vivek Kembaiyan selected as Gideon’s Promise Fellow
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Vivek Kembaiyan L’20 has been selected as a Law School Partnership Project (LSPP) Fellow by Gideon’s Promise, a non-profit public defender advocacy organization that provides training, leadership development, and mentorship to improve the quality of legal representation for the clients and communities they serve.
Read More about Penn Law student Vivek Kembaiyan selected as Gideon’s Promise FellowPenn Law student Peter Neal co-creates CARES Act online eligibility calculator
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Peter Neal L’22 and his quarantine partner Naomi Biden C’16 have waded through the 335-page CARES Act and devised an online quiz that calculates eligibility for federal relief under the coronavirus stimulus bill’s provisions.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — For their final papers, Alyssa Cannizzaro and Eduarda Lague address issues that women are confronted with during this pandemic: access to their reproductive rights and justice and domestic violence. The final work product will be presented to United Nations officials….
Read More about Penn Law students Alyssa Cannizzaro and Eduarda Lague discuss impact of COVID-19 on women’s rightsPenn State Dickinson Law launches effort to support class of 2020
PENN STATE — To celebrate the individual and collective achievements of the class of 2020… committed to personal delivery of diplomas when conditions permit. Graduates can sign up for individual and small group diploma presentation ceremonies on campus when health guidelines are lifted.
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Working with a team of students and faculty advisors … created a bill to help seal arrest or related records of a dismissed conviction under California law. …The bill was introduced to the California legislature as SB 1045. If enacted, SB 1045 will allow Californians to seal arrest and related…
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