Pepperdine Law hosts online moot court competition
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Caruso Law chose to charge on, and last week, the school held the preliminary rounds of our annual first-year moot court competition via Zoom. Nearly 40 faculty, Moot Court & Law Review members, and alumni supported the competition by judging multiple rounds, admitting it was nearly as much of a…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — In the span of eight days, the novel coronavirus has changed almost everything about how the University of Virginia School of Law operates. Transitioning to online courses and working remotely was an unprecedented effort involving faculty, staff and students working cooperatively and nonstop since the University first announced…
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — With four wins in the five asylum cases that it took on this past fall, along with a 100% grant rate for five bond cases, the Immigration and Human Rights Law Clinic at The University of Akron School of Law continued its high rate of success in representing asylum-seeking…
Read More about A look at the University of Akron Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Law ClinicFordham Law student Nadav Ben Zur honored with national legal writing award
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Nadav Ben Zur ’20 first learned about the distinction between legislative and nonlegislative rules in his 1L Legislation and Regulation (“Leg-Reg”) class. This is an important concept in administrative law because agencies are required by law to provide stakeholders with notice and the opportunity to comment on legislative rules, but they need…
Read More about Fordham Law student Nadav Ben Zur honored with national legal writing awardLewis & Clark Law Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program announces inaugural Diehl Fellowships
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program announced the first four recipients for Diehl Fellowships. Three current students and one recent graduate were selected from a pool of applicants in February.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program announces inaugural Diehl FellowshipsLewis & Clark Law Earthrise Law Center settles case protecting Atlantic Wild Salmon in Puget Sound
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — On February 11, 2020, Earthrise Law Center, the environmental legal clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School, settled a case protecting wild salmon from a net pen collapse that released hundreds of thousand non-native Atlantic salmon into the Puget Sound.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Earthrise Law Center settles case protecting Atlantic Wild Salmon in Puget SoundLouisiana State University Law student tests positive for coronavirus
THE ADVOCATE — A second LSU student, who has not been on campus since March 13 and is recovering well, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the LSU Emergency Operations Center reports.
Read More about Louisiana State University Law student tests positive for coronavirusUniversity of Maryland Law student Daniel Mooney wins best oralist at Myerowitz Moot Court Competition
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The 2020 Morris Brown Myerowitz Moot Court Competition was one of the last in-person events at Maryland Carey Law before the building emptied for spring break, and faculty shifted courses online to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Social distancing measures were in place at the law school, however, on March 11.
Read More about University of Maryland Law student Daniel Mooney wins best oralist at Myerowitz Moot Court CompetitionUniversity of New Mexico Law’s Child & Family Justice Initiative works to prevent evictions during pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Meanwhile, other New Mexicans were fighting to stay home as eviction proceedings continued in the courts. This moved three UNM Law students to immediate action: Denali Wilson, 2019 Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award recipient; Kateri West, Child & Family Justice Advocate; and Deanna Creighton Cook, Master…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — At UVA Law, Khetarpal is an articles development editor for the Virginia Law Review, vice president of the Extramural Moot Court Team, a Peer Advisor and a Virginia Law Ambassador, serving as a tour guide to visitors. He is also a William Minor Lile Moot Court competitor.
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