Minnesota Law student wins Burton Award for Legal Writing
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — Minnesota Law student Frank Guenthner ’18 is the winner of a 2018 Distinguished Legal Writing Award. Guenthner’s article discusses the interplay of city and state power and the role of preemption when state governments attempt to prohibit controversial city ordinances without replacing them with affirmative statewide policies.
Read More about Minnesota Law student wins Burton Award for Legal WritingMiami Law students simulate $30 million purchase and sale of minor league baseball team
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Aimed at providing practical experience in the sports law field, Miami Law students partake in a dynamic, months-long negotiating and contract drafting simulation in which they worked in teams to represent the purchasing and selling sides of a transaction involving a $30 million minor league baseball team.
Read More about Miami Law students simulate $30 million purchase and sale of minor league baseball teamMiami Law students launch initiatives for Majory Stoneman Douglas High School community
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law students are showing support with a number of initiatives for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community in Parkland, FL including: helping to increase voter registration and turnout, ensuring high school students know their rights, and advocating for gun policy reform.
Read More about Miami Law students launch initiatives for Majory Stoneman Douglas High School communityKentucky Law student named Distinguished Law Student for the Sixth Circuit
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW — Kentucky Law 3L student Grace Greenwell has been selected as The American College of Bankruptcy’s Distinguished Law Student for the Sixth Circuit for 2018. The program seeks to identify and promote prospective leaders in the insolvency and bankruptcy profession.
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW — Kentucky Law 3L student Julie Greenlee continues to work pro bono at Legal Aid of the Bluegrass after serving as a paid law clerk last summer. The work at Legal Aid varied from clerical tasks and client intake to in-depth research and writing projects.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW — UDC Law student Tijuana Barnes ’18, who lost two siblings to gun violence, is featured in the American Bar Association Journal for her leadership supporting the March for Our Lives in Washington DC.
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — The Wyss Foundation, a charitable organization that promotes land conservation in the American West, has selected Colorado Law student Eric Dude ‘19 as a 2018 Wyss Scholar.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Baltimore Law student Herman Brown received the Maryland State Bar Association’s Steven J. Mandell Business Law Scholarship Award for the outstanding rising 3L business law student. Brown was presented with the award at the Section’s annual dinner on May 7 at the Capital Grille in Baltimore.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Syrause Law 3L student Kimberly Grinberg is preparing for a major international conference on US/Mexico drug policy, treaties, and cross-border security. The conference-Rethinking the War on Drugs and US-Mexico Security Cooperation-will take place on Feb. 9, 2018 at the University of California-San Diego.
Read More about Syracuse Law student prepares for international conference on US-Mexico drug policySouthwestern Law student wins National Law Review Law School Writing Contest
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Southwestern Law 3L student Jamison Gilmore was selected as the winner of the National Law Review Law School Writing Contest. Gilmore’s article, “Augmented Reality Incitement: How the Creator of Pokémon GO, and Those Who Follow, are Open to Tortious Liability,” was published on their website.
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