American University Washington College of Law hosts Human Rights Brief Symposium
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Feb. 21, 2020, the Human Rights Brief invited students to critically think about the victimization of people in prison during a symposium on “Examining Conditions of Confinement,” which underscored how for marginalized people in prison, trends of prison abuse are compounded and concentrated with discrimination and exploitation.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) is proud to announce the selection of two 3L students as fellows for this year’s Gallogly Family Foundation Public Interest Fellowship Program.
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UCLA NEWSROOM — Created during the Centennial Campaign for UCLA with $4.2 million in generous donations from alumni and friends of the school, UCLA Law’s Achievement Fellowship program provides full-tuition scholarships to students who have overcome significant obstacles to get to law school.
Read More about A look at UCLA Law’s Achievement Fellowship programUC Irvine Law student Emily Johanson selected as Justice Fellow with Immigrant Justice Corps
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Emily Johanson, a student at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law), has accepted a Justice Fellowship with the Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC), the country’s first fellowship program dedicated to meeting immigrants’ needs for high-quality legal assistance.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Former FBI director James B. Comey, fired by a president some Democrats believe he helped elect, urged Columbia Law School students to enter public service despite his own rough ride at the top of U.S. law enforcement. At a crowded lunchtime talk moderated by his friend and personal lawyer Daniel C. Richman, the…
Read More about Former FBI Director James Comey addresses Columbia Law students on careers in public serviceFlorida Law Review elects Makala Furse as editor-in-chief
THE INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR — Makala Furse loves to read, edit and learn from the articles in the Florida Law Review — and she was able to prove her passion and tell 59 of her peers why she should be the next person to lead it. Furse, who was elected on Sunday, will be the first woman…
Read More about Florida Law Review elects Makala Furse as editor-in-chiefUniversity of Kentucky Law students win National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition
KU TODAY — A University of Kansas School of Law team received the highest advocacy honors at the National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition in Berkeley, California. Second-year law students Karen Fritts, of Olathe, and Zachary Kelsay, of Independence, Missouri, received the competition’s first-place award for Best Overall Advocates on Feb. 23 at the…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School is pleased to announce that Maddy Munson ’21 is the third Wyss Scholar to be selected from the law school. As a Wyss Scholar, Maddy will receive a stipend for a summer position after 2L year with a nonprofit or public sector conservation organization dedicated…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law student Maddy Munson named Wyss ScholarA look at the NYU Law Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic
NYU LAW — Bauer and Professor of Practice Sally Katzen are co-directors of the clinic. Longtime Washington insiders, they tap into their deep Capitol connections to arrange students’ fieldwork placements—externships in federal government offices or at government-focused nonprofits. The students spend most of each week at their respective placements, but for three hours each Wednesday evening,…
Read More about A look at the NYU Law Legislative and Regulatory Process ClinicNorthern Kentucky Law professor Amy Halbrook and students to provide legal assistance to individuals at immigration detention center
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Amy Halbrook will guide a group of Chase College of Law students in a project this spring to help fathers and sons at an immigration detention center understand legal issues they face and for the students to develop skills for working with social workers, interpreters and health-care…
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