University of Georgia Law introduces Stonewall Equality Scholarship fund for leadership in LGBTQ community
GEORGIA VOICE — The University of Georgia’s (UGA) School of Law has successfully endowed the Stonewall Equality Scholarship Fund for law students who demonstrate leadership in the LGBTQ community – the first LGBTQ scholarship at UGA and the first LGBTQ law scholarship among Georgia law schools. The fund will benefit students who demonstrate leadership in LGBTQ issues…
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL LAW — A Northeastern Law team of faculty, students and graduates will be watching closely as lawmakers in Massachusetts debate “Conrad’s Law,” a bill that would make coerced suicide a crime. The bill calls for codifying coerced suicide as a separate crime, punishable by up to five years in prison. It would make it…
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THE ADA NEWS — Taylor J. Freeman Peshehonoff will receive the Outstanding Senior Law School Student Award from the Oklahoma Bar Association at its 115th annual meeting, Wednesday through Friday at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. She is among 21 recipients from across the state to be honored during the three-day event.
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NEW HAVEN REGISTER — The Trumbull Probate Court District recently hosted the members of the Quinnipiac University School of Law Probate Journal during a day of hearings held in the courtroom at Trumbull Town Hall. It is an opportunity for the Probate Law Journal members to observe a variety of hearings held in the Probate Court and…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) once again defended its title as the best advocacy law school in the United States with its unprecedented 132nd national advocacy championship at the National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom at Notre Dame Law School last weekend.
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus hosted area veterans during a Veterans Day recognition program on Monday, Nov. 11. Manning told the law school students that they can play a pivotal role in a veteran’s life, and become agents of change to help address issues veterans face in today’s society.…
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Why do law students experience such high levels of stress compared to students in other areas of graduate study? Following on from a recent episode where host Ashley Baker and new Law Student Division chair Johnnie Nguyen discussed the division’s upcoming mental health initiatives, Ashley now convenes a round table discussion to highlight…
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Community members, from the young to the aging, know they can rely on Albany Law School. For veterans and the elder population, annual pro bono law days lend much-needed guidance. For area children and families, various toy drives and events such as Trick or Treat Street make the holidays that much brighter—and…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — From Nov. 4-7, the World Bank will host Law, Justice and Development (LJD) Week 2019, bringing together the global community interested in using law and justice tools to contribute to development. We spoke to three PIOLD students about their involvement with LJD, participation with law and development groups on campus,…
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — James Cromley, a third-year student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, has won the John S. Jenkins Award for Excellence in Military Legal Studies. Given by the National Institute of Military Justice, the Jenkins Award is presented for the best nominated paper written by a…
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