University of Richmond Law wrongful conviction clinic celebrates 15 years
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — Under the leadership of law professor Mary Kelly Tate, Richmond law students take a leading role in screening, investigating, and litigating felony cases where there is credible evidence of the convicted person’s innocence. The clinic also tackles cases of wrongful sentencing, meaning the punishment does not fit the crime. Participating students collaborate across…
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — Thanks to a foundational gift from Dean Wendy Perdue and her husband David, a new scholarship fund will make a Richmond Law education affordable and accessible to deserving students in need. The Dean’s Opportunity Scholarship Fund will award scholarships to students on the basis of financial need, academic excellence, perseverance in…
Read More about University of Richmond Law dean Wendy Perdue launches need-based scholarship fundRutgers Law offers certificate in immigration law
RUTGERS SCHOOL OF LAW — Rutgers Law School has become the first law school in New Jersey to offer a Certificate for Immigration Law for its students – signaling to employers that law students have gained a mastery in immigration issues before graduating from law school. Students taking part in the certificate program will have seminars on…
Read More about Rutgers Law offers certificate in immigration lawSeton Hall Law Last Resort Exoneration Project successfully overturns life sentence for client
NORTHJERSEY.COM — For nearly a decade, Lesley and D. Michael Risinger pored over transcripts, interviewed witnesses, consulted firearms experts and argued in courtrooms, with help of a team of Seton Hall law students. For the husband-and-wife legal team who run the Last Resort Exoneration Project at Seton Hall Law School in Newark, it was a hard-fought first victory after years of work to make…
Read More about Seton Hall Law Last Resort Exoneration Project successfully overturns life sentence for clientSouthern Illinois Law honors Black History Month with events
DAILY EGYPTIAN — Black History Month kicks off at the beginning of February and is sponsored by the Black Resource Center, the Office of the Associate Chancellor of Diversity and Student Affairs. The kick off event will be at 5 p.m. on Feb. 3 in Shryock Auditorium. The event will feature a presentation on the 15th amendment…
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KENS5 CBC — With more than 20,000 confirmed cases and more than 400 dead, the coronavirus has spread concern worldwide leading to tough decisions to be made.E very summer for the last decade, law professor Robert Hu takes roughly 20 law school students to Beijing, China for a 5-week study program. “We decided out of abundance of…
Read More about St. Mary’s Law suspends study abroad program to China after coronavirus outbreakUniversity of Virginia Law hosts conference on the impact of discrimination in public health
THE CAVALIER DAILY — The University’s Law and Medical Schools hosted a two-day conference starting Thursday focusing on the impact of discrimination in public health, entitled “Healing Hate: A Public Health Perspective on Civil Rights in America.” According to Law School Dean Risa Goluboff, the goal was to use a multidisciplinary approach to address the prevalent health and racial…
Read More about University of Virginia Law hosts conference on the impact of discrimination in public healthPodcast: Balancing law school and military service
JD SUPRA — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have special guest Steven Arango with us — a Marine officer and lawyer — to talk about how he combined his military career with the law, as well as offer some useful tips on getting a clerkship and being published.
Read More about Podcast: Balancing law school and military serviceA look at University of Akron Law programs for international students
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — “They also contribute to a richer, more worldly, law school experience for all our students,” Akron Law dean Christopher J. (C.J.) Peters said. “Right now we have a dozen international students among our J.D. (Juris Doctor) enrollment of about 420,” Peters continued. “Although we anticipate that the program will continue to grow, we take…
Read More about A look at University of Akron Law programs for international studentsUniversity of Arkansas Law hosts inaugural Arkansas Public Service Academy class
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — The University of Arkansas School of Law will host the inaugural class of the Arkansas Public Service Academy on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Arkansas Bar Association and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service created the program to provide service-minded lawyers with the tools they need for service in…
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