UC Irvine Law Immigrant Rights Clinic wins settlement from City of Laguna Beach for detainment of DACA recipient
LOS ANGELES TIMES — The city of Laguna Beach has reached a settlement with a Laguna resident who was held by local police for federal immigration officers in 2018 despite his status as a DACA recipient. As part of the settlement approved Jan. 16, Laguna Beach will pay Edgar Torres Gutierrez $18,750 and show a training…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — An article by a University of Houston Law Center 3L student and a recent graduate is currently being featured in the January 2020 issue of Environmental Law Institute’s Environmental Law Reporter. “The Case for a Legislated Market in Minimum Recycled Content for Plastics,” was authored by 3L student Rachael Beavers Horne…
Read More about University of Houston Law student Rachel Beavers Horne publishes article in Environmental Law ReporterLewis & Clark Law Criminal Justice Reform Clinic obtains post-conviction relief order for client
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Nick McGuffin was able to walk out of prison after nine years as a free man. Since 2015, Lewis & Clark Law School Criminal Justice Reform Clinic (CJRC) students have been involved in the case to have McGuffin’s case overturned due to exculpatory DNA testing. CJRC…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Criminal Justice Reform Clinic obtains post-conviction relief order for clientLewis & Clark Law professor Melissa Powers and student Destiny Shelton publish book reviews in Transnational Environmental Law
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Melissa Powers and Lewis & Clark Law School student Destiny Shelton ’20 wrote book reviews that were published in Transnational Environmental Law, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of environmental law.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE — The popular conference, hosted by the University of Maryland Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), brought farming and conservation experts together at the Crowne Plaza Annapolis for an exchange of ideas on legal topics impacting Maryland’s farming and environmental communities.
Read More about University of Maryland Law hosts agricultural and environmental law conferenceA look into University of New Hampshire Law professor Micky Minhas’s experiential IP law class
NH BUSINESS REVIEW — In a class taught by Micky Minhas, a UNH Law grad and now vice president and chief patent counsel for Microsoft, students last week learned about intellectual property issues directly from experts who work for such companies as Apple, Dolby Laboratories, Fox Entertainment, Google, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung and Uber, among others.…
Read More about A look into University of New Hampshire Law professor Micky Minhas’s experiential IP law classQuinnipiac Law hosts week-long series on human trafficking awareness
QUINNIPIAC — The Quinnipiac School of Law will host a week-long series of events, January 27-30, designed to raise awareness of human trafficking and prepare members of the university and broader community to help stop the crisis.
Read More about Quinnipiac Law hosts week-long series on human trafficking awarenessSouth Texas College of Law Houston Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic partners with IRS to assist local residents with tax cases
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Students in South Texas College of Law Houston’s (STCL Houston) Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) applied their classroom learning last weekend, easing financial burdens for dozens of Houston taxpayers — while simultaneously easing the caseload of the U.S. Tax Court. Through “Settlement Saturday” — the first event of its kind in…
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic partners with IRS to assist local residents with tax casesSouth Texas College of Law Houston president and dean Michael F. Barry welcomes new students at spring orientation
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston’s new president and dean Michael F. Barry recently addressed nearly 60 new students in the law school’s spring 1L class at orientation, providing them with both encouragement and honest feedback on the rigors of law school. To help the new students succeed, Barry presented…
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston president and dean Michael F. Barry welcomes new students at spring orientationSMU Dedman Law Black Law Students Association wins Small Chapter of the Year Award
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — Congratulations to the SMU Dedman School of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) for winning the Small Chapter of the Year Award at the Southwest Region of the National BLSA 4th Annual Regional Convention in Dallas. The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is one of the largest student-run organizations in the…
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