UC Irvine Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic requests release of records in police shooting case
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…
Read More about UC Irvine Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic requests release of records in police shooting caseA look the clinical legal education opportunities at Cornell Law
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…
Read More about Drake Law moot court team wins regional event to advance to national competitionFordham Law student Mohamed Sweify discusses the need for diversity and inclusion in dispute resolution practice
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.
Read More about Fordham Law student Mohamed Sweify discusses the need for diversity and inclusion in dispute resolution practiceFlorida International Law student Loune-djenia Askew publishes article in University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review on confidentiality agreements
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.
Read More about Florida International Law student Loune-djenia Askew publishes article in University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review on confidentiality agreementsGonzaga Law National Moot Court Team wins regional event to advance to national competition
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…
Read More about Gonzaga Law National Moot Court Team wins regional event to advance to national competitionHarvard 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.
Read More about Harvard Law professor Jon Hanson showcases student films on tort law and justiceHarvard Law International Human Rights Clinic studies the effect of privatizing the U.S. Postal Service on rural communities
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…
Read More about Harvard Law International Human Rights Clinic studies the effect of privatizing the U.S. Postal Service on rural communitiesUniversity of Houston Law Blakely Advocacy Institute hosts moot court national championship
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…
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