University of Virginia students study legal remedies for air pollution in Colombia
UVA LAW — As part of the International Human Rights Clinic, our student group traveled to Bogota, Colombia, last month to meet with our partner organization, Dejusticia, in order to conduct interviews with researchers and practitioners involved in Colombia’s efforts to improve air quality.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW — William & Mary Law School Dean Davison M. Douglas accepted an award on Wednesday in recognition of the school’s designation as the number one “Military Friendly” Graduate School in the country.
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UNIVERSIT OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — UVA Law 3L student Joanna Kelly has been named a Dorot Fellow with the Alliance for Justice, a group that serves as a watchdog for potential areas of concern in the federal judiciary.
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Utah Quinney Law student Tyler Hubbard ’19 is the second recipient of the Glenn C. and Bruhneild R. Hanni Scholarship. The award has inspired Hubbard to give back to others in the future once he has established himself in the legal profession.
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LAW.COM — The law students behind a national effort to end mandatory arbitration at law firms stepped up their efforts. The students, led by Harvard Law School’s Pipeline Parity Project, also are asking the National Association for Law Placement to begin collecting information from firms to identify those that require employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW — The Peggy Browning Fund was established in memory of Margaret A. Browning, a prominent union-side attorney and member of the National Labor Relations Board. These fellowships provide law students with unique, diverse and challenging opportunities to fight for social and economic justice
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BROOKLYN LAW — Chloe Gordils ’19, Executive Articles Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review, was one of 10 law school students nationally to receive the Burton Distinguished Legal Writing Award
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PENN STATE DICKINSON — First-year law students Mari Boyle and Rachel Tunney earned the win at Dickinson Law’s 1L mock trial competition on March 22, 2019 .
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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS NEWS — The University of St. Thomas School of Law has partnered with the American Bar Association (ABA) and pledged to improve lawyer and law student well-being. St. Thomas Law is one of the first schools in the country to make the pledge.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW — Charles Ureña, a third-year UW Law School student, has received the 2019 Burton Award for law school writing. He is one of ten law students nationally to receive the award.
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