UC Berkeley Law Policy Advocacy Clinic presents report on fees in the juvenile legal system
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…
Read More about Mercer Law Association of Woman Law Students raises funds for bar exam expense scholarshipUniversity of Miami Law clinic submits reports on human rights violations to United Nations
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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GRAND FOLKS HERALD — The power of a good argument and a couple of pairs of leopard shoes helped propel Tatiana Hamilton and Katie Winbauer to a narrow victory in the finals of UND’s intra-school moot court competition. Members of North Dakota’s Supreme Court judged the competition Wednesday evening, a tradition that stretches back years, but…
Read More about University of North Dakota Law students compete in moot court competition judged in front of North Dakota Supreme CourtSanta Clara University Law hosts Second Chances Empathy Hackathon focused on criminal justice
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY LAW — Law 360 ran an article about Santa Clara Law’s recent Second Chance Gap Hackathon event, which took place on October 26. Below is an excerpt from the article. Nearly 100 students, data experts, lawyers and reform advocates gathered at the Santa Clara University on Saturday to find technology solutions to help close…
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SEATTLEU — Nelson and dozens of other criminal justice reform activists, including Tarra Simmons ’17, lobbied state legislators in Olympia to pass the New Hope Act, which went into effect this summer. The new law makes it easier for people with certain misdemeanor or felony convictions to clear their records, as long as the convictions meet…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Law students from South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) won first place at the 11th Annual St. John’s Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon in New York City last weekend. During the competition — hosted by St. John’s University School of Law — students advocate on behalf of a client…
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