Florida State University Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Florida State University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) placed first in the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition at the Southern Region of the Black Law Students Association’s regional convention. The competition took place Jan. 30–Feb. 2 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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THE GAINESVILLE SUN — One a recent Tuesday on Gainesville’s college campuses, four accomplished speakers found a common theme in Lewin’s theory of “unfreezing”, “change” and “freezing”. First, UF’s Bob Graham Center, Smathers Library and the Levin College of Law sponsored a talk from Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of current best seller, “The…
Read More about University of Florida Law co-sponsors talk from author Jon Meacham and former Senator Bill Nelson on the history of American politicsLewis & Clark Law Animal Litigation Clinic files lawsuit against USDA for failure to enforce animal and food safety
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Animal Law Litigation Clinic, representing animal protection groups, sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the Department of Agriculture today for failing to protect pigs who are too sick or injured to walk at slaughterhouses, posing serious risks to animals and food safety.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Animal Litigation Clinic files lawsuit against USDA for failure to enforce animal and food safetyFormer ACLU president and NYLS Law professor Nadine Strossen speaks at Marquette Law
MARQUETTE WIRE — The Marquette University Law School held an event focusing on free speech and hate speech Monday. It was sponsored by the Marquette Law Federalist Society and the Association of Women Lawyers. The event’s speaker was Nadine Strossen, the first female president of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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YAHOO FINANCE — New York Law School (NYLS) announced new programs and activities in coordination with the start of Legalweek 2020. In 2018, preLaw magazine ranked NYLS No. 8 of 30 “Top Schools for Legal Technology.”
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NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School sponsors an annual writing competition on the topic of legal ethics. All students with an interest in legal ethics are invited and encouraged to participate.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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