University of Arkansas Little Rock Law hosts symposium on school to prison pipeline
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NEWS — Law students at the UA Little Rock William H Bowen School of Law explored issues surrounding racism, education, and school policing in Arkansas schools at this year’s symposium. Nearly 150 people registered for the Friday symposium. The students reached out to members of the community as well as experts across the state-lines.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Participants in the Prosecutor and Defender clinics try to find justice for defendants and clients caught up in the nation-wide opioid epidemic.
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Six years of work by students in UB School of Law’s Environmental Advocacy Clinic – more than 1,450 pro bono hours invested by our student attorneys. And a total of 33 students who helped build the legal and informational foundation – all to celebrate the global significance of Western…
Read More about University at Buffalo Law Environmental Advocacy Clinic obtains global designation for Niagara RiverUC Berkeley Law hosts pro bono clinic for DACA recipients
BERKELEY NEWS — On Friday, October 25, Berkeley Law’s pro bono program, in partnership with Centro Legal de la Raza and Morrison & Foerster, hosted a clinic that paired law students and attorneys with DACA recipients to assist with renewal application paperwork. (UC Berkeley Law video)
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BERKELEY LAW — On January 1, 2018, a new law went into effect barring California counties from charging administrative fees to parents and guardians of youth in the juvenile legal system. Senate Bill 190 was the culmination of more than five years of research and outreach by students in Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) to…
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — The Jagdish Bhagwati Fellowship, underwritten by the Indian government, supports graduate students at Columbia Law School who wish to specialize in the study of international trade, trade law, public interest, and human rights. According to 2019–2020 Bhagwati Fellowship recipient Rohan ’20 LL.M., “Life is about creating yourself. And to create yourself, you need…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Technology is fundamentally changing the world in which today’s law students will launch their careers. It may precipitate complicated new legal issues, exacerbate current concerns about privacy, civil rights, and economic disparity. Fordham Law faculty and students are studying how lawyers and the law can ensure that technology serves the common good, respects…
Read More about Fordham Law faculty and students look at the intersection of law and technologyHarvard Law highlights current and former U.S. servicemembers at school
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Hailing from all military services and both the officer and enlisted ranks, current and former members of the armed forces form an important and growing community at Harvard Law School, enriching the campus and elevating awareness about the legal and policy issues affecting those who served, and the significance of law in…
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THE CLUSTER –Mercer Law School’s Association of Women Law Students is set to host the third annual Lauren Giddings 5K to raise funds for the Lauren Giddings Scholarship. The race and scholarship are named after a former Mercer law student, Lauren Giddings, who was murdered in 2011. Giddings had recently graduated law school and was studying…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — When the Fall semester began in mid-August, most students in the Human Rights Clinic had only a vague notion of what advocacy before the United Nations meant. By the first week in October, eleven HRC students, under the supervision of Professors Caroline Bettinger-Lopez, Tamar Ezer, and Denisse Córdova Montes,…
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