Loyola University New Orleans Law student Caroline Strohe wins state bar association student writing contest
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS — 3L Caroline Strohe received first place in the Louisiana Bar Association Family Law Section’s student writing contest for her article entitled Embryotic Custody: A Proposed Synthesized Approach to Properly Balance Procreative Freedom.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Final exams and papers can compound end-of-semester anxiety. Colleges are increasingly offering students coping mechanisms and enhanced mental health services at this time of the year.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Tuesday, Dec. 17, American University Washington College of Law welcomed high school students from Prince Georges County Public School’s Law, Education, and Public Service Academies for Law Day. The half-day event—presented by the AUWCL Office of Admissions and organized by JD Admissions Senior Administrative Assistant Vanessa Anthony—focused on financial…
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW — Under the direction of Professor of Law Laura A. Hernández, second- and third-year Baylor Law students, along with several volunteer Baylor Law faculty and staff members, assisted permanent residents with completing their N-400 naturalization applications, and collecting the necessary supporting documentation to send to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). 22 student…
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UCI LAW — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) students in the Civil Rights Litigation Clinic (CRLC) have made a request to the South Pasadena City Council and Police Department for public records to be released in regards to an officer-involved shooting of city resident and former actress Vanessa Marquez. The Civil Rights Litigation…
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THE CORNELL DAILY SUN — To supplement what they learn in the law school classroom with real-life experience, Cornell law students participate in courses, dubbed “clinics,” where students assist real clients with real legal problems. Many people are unaware of their legal protections or have trouble accessing government agencies that do assist workers with certain types of…
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake University Law School will advance to the 70th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York City this February after an outstanding performance in the regional competition. The National Moot Court Competition is an annual inter-law school event designed to promote the art of appellate advocacy. It is sponsored by the New York City…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — S.J.D. candidate Mohamed Sweify, who is also a teaching fellow at Fordham Law, wrote an essay for the New York State Bar Association discussing how diversity and inclusion have become important parts of the legal field and in the practice of ADR.
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LAW — 3L Loune-djenia Askew article titled “Confidentiality Agreements: The Florida Sunshine In Litigation Act, The #Metoo Movement, And Signing Away The Right To Speak’ was published by the University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review, Volume 10, Issue 1.
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GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Team E for “Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies” was represented by 3L Mary Calderon, 3L Taylor Schaefer, and 2L Chris Ryder. Team E won best brief and defeated the University of Montana in the final round to take first place in the regional competition. Our moot court teams’ brief-writing process began in August and culminated with…
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