University of Missouri Law honors legacy of former dean Tim Heinsz with ‘bow tie day’
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI LAW — Mizzou Law celebrated the annual Tim Heinsz Bow Tie Day on Wednesday, September 25. Heinsz, a former MU Law Dean and Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law, died suddenly while jogging on the MKT Trail in July of 2004. Each year since his passing, colleagues, friends and students have celebrated Heinsz’s…
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PENN STATE — Arguing in front of an appellate court is a big deal for any seasoned attorney, requiring hours of research and preparation. For Jennifer Bruce, a third-year student at Penn State Law in University Park, the opportunity to present oral arguments in front of a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 12…
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UVA LAW — A teacher in Azerbaijan, a championship mock trial participant, an AmeriCorps tutor: Several members of the Class of 2022 who earned the University of Virginia School of Law’s top scholarships, which offer full tuition, hope to build a legacy of service and leadership beyond law school.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY LAW — In Fall 2018, the Henry T. King, Jr. War Crimes Research Office at Case Western Reserve University School of Law launched the Yemen Accountability Project, a student initiative to document and map war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Yemeni Civil War.
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CARDOZO LAW SCHOOL — Four Cardozo law students-John Walpole, Lauren Rosenberg, Miriam Azizi and Esther Shuchat-participated in the Historical Jewish Moot Court, in February and August 2019, along with six students from Vienna, six students from Moscow, and eight students from Tel Aviv.
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW — In the winter of 2017, University of Chicago Law students, most of them first-years, launched an independent research project that would span the rest of their law school careers. The result was an 88-page report, released September 18, aimed at helping nonprofits improve the accuracy and depth of their hate…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Low Income-Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) recently prevailed on two court cases. The clinic successfully won a motion to dismiss in front of the U.S. District Court, and received a concession from the IRS in the U.S. Tax Court. LITC students were instrumental to the success of these two arguments.
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NYU LAW — New York University Law welcomed 180 students from 59 colleges and universities for the 2019 Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) Career Institute—a five-day series of workshops and panels that developed the students’ networking and professional skills and provided insight into career opportunities. Organized by LEDA, the event took place August…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Three third-year law students from South Texas College of Law Houston recently joined a group of 42 legal, international relations, and military leaders from around the world who traveled to Israel to meet with high-level experts and officials and to explore the complex issues these officials confront on…
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TULANE UNIVERSITY — Two law students, Will Harrison and Ben Levine, from the Tulane Law’s Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic argued a Texas case before the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The case is working to appeal the dismissal of a 2017 lawsuit brought on the shooting of a Navy veteran…
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