Harvard Law student Ben Miller-Gootnick wins ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice writing competition
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Ben Miller-Gootnick ’21 has won the Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Competition, an annual writing competition sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. The award, which includes a $5,000 cash prize, recognizes students who write on any topic relating to administrative law. On Nov. 19, Miller-Gootnick traveled to…
Read More about Harvard Law student Ben Miller-Gootnick wins ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice writing competitionHarvard Law professor Jon Hanson showcases student films on tort law and justice
HARVARD LAW TODAY — On the evening of November 14, students in Professor Jon Hanson’s 1L torts class gathered in a transformed Ames Courtroom to celebrate the third annual Torty Awards. The award ceremony celebrated the student-created short video documentaries about how tort law might apply to social issues.
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THE HARVARD GAZETTE — Madelyn Petersen worked with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic to determine what effect postal service changes would have on rural Iowa. As a member of Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic, she and several other students traveled to northwest Iowa to study how the federal government’s plan to potentially privatize…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The country’s top law school moot court teams will square off in January to determine the best of the best in the 12th annual Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship hosted by the Blakely Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center. Sixteen programs qualified for the tournament based…
Read More about University of Houston Law Blakely Advocacy Institute hosts moot court national championshipInterview with University of Pennsylvania Carey Law student Andrew Timmick
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students arrive with a diverse array of experiences, strengthening a richly intellectual and collaborative community. Andrew Timmick, a 2L who earned a bachelor’s degree in French and Philosophy from the University of Delaware, is no exception, coming to the Law School after serving several…
Read More about Interview with University of Pennsylvania Carey Law student Andrew TimmickCase Western Reserve Law student Justin Hill selected for Forbes Under 30 Summit
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Among the invited students was CWRU 2L Justin Hill, President of the Law School’s Black Law Students Association. Based on his application, including an essay about leadership and diversity, Hill was selected as a Forbes Under 30 Scholar to attend the 2019 event in Detroit from October 27-30,…
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW — Last month, the University of Chicago and Northwestern MLSA chapters co-hosted the National Muslim Law Students Conference, drawing more than 70 Muslim law students from more than 28 law schools and 15 states—one of the largest gatherings of Muslim law students in the country. The conference, aimed at establishing a national community,…
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CORNELL CHRONICLE — Flowers wanted to appeal, and two Cornell Law School professors – Sheri Lynn Johnson and Keir Weyble – agreed to take over the case. Working with two students from the Law School’s capital punishment clinic, they took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 21, 2019, in a 7–2 decision, the court overturned the conviction. The justices…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Bruce Myers, 3L, argued a post-conviction relief (PCR) appeal in front of the Oregon Court of Appeals on August 1, 2019 as part of his externship with O’Connor Weber, LLC. The case Myers argued for stated that the client’s criminal defense attorney was constitutionally ineffective because the attorney failed to accurately…
Read More about Lewis and Clark Law student Bruce Myers makes oral argument before Oregon Court of AppealsUniversity of Minnesota Law Asylum Law Project sees challenges in navigating recent immigration policy changes
MINNESOTA DAILY — The Asylum Law Project is a University of Minnesota group that allows first-year law students to provide legal assistance to organizations working with refugees and asylum seekers throughout the U.S. and Mexico.
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