Cleveland-Marshall Law students fight to protect domestic violence victims from local nuisance laws
CLEVELAND PLAIN-DEALER — Three Cleveland-Marshall Law students–Vanessa Hemminger, left, Marissa Pappas and Calla Bonanno–testified before the Euclid City Council committee in an effort to protect domestic violence victims from nuisance laws in Cuyahoga County. The student project was part of a law and public policy course taught by Cleveland-Marshall Law Professor Joseph Mead.
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URBAN AFFAIRS FORUM — Cleveland-Marshall Law Professor Joseph Mead discusses his graduate public policy course and the successes of former students who created campaigns that changed several local ordinances in the Cleveland metropolitan area.
Read More about Cleveland-Marshall Law Professor Joseph Mead discusses students’ campaigns in changing local ordinancesCapital Law student helps people rebuild their lives after incarceration with support of Moyer Fellowship
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Capital Law student Elizabeth Williams ’19 took her passion for public service to the next level, creating resources to help people rebuild their lives after incarceration. She did this with the support of the Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Fellowship and the mentorship of a committed Capital alum, Mindy Yocum,…
Read More about Capital Law student helps people rebuild their lives after incarceration with support of Moyer FellowshipBuffalo Law highlights the Pro Bono Scholars Program
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — University at Buffalo School of Law’s Pro Bono Scholars Program aims to help accepted students hone their practice-ready skills during their last semester of law school. In addition to working full-time at nonprofit organizations and government agencies, they take the bar exam early in February.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Boston University School of Law students participated in the annual Spring Break Pro Bono Service Trip program to bring legal services to those in need. The participants traveled to Michigan, Louisiana, New York, Maine, and Puerto Rico. A third of the students remained in Boston to aid local entities.
Read More about Boston Law students use spring break to provide pro bono legal servicesBoston Law students develop app to help prosecutors combat human trafficking
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Two Boston Law students, Kelsey Jones ’18 and Meghan Poole ’19, from the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program worked with a pair of computer science students affiliated with BU Spark! to develop a multi-functional app to help law enforcement personnel identify victims of labor trafficking.
Read More about Boston Law students develop app to help prosecutors combat human traffickingBoston Law faculty and students volunteer to provide legal support for detained children and families
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TODAY — Faculty from Boston University School of Law and School of Social Work, along with four law students and one master’s level social work, volunteered for a week with the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Project, to provide legal and social work support for detained children and families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read More about Boston Law faculty and students volunteer to provide legal support for detained children and familiesStudents at California law schools help asylum seekers at border
PRI — Ten students from Berkeley Law went to the border town as volunteers with the organization Al Otro Lado, a group providing legal services to migrants seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border.
Read More about Students at California law schools help asylum seekers at borderUCLA Law honors two students for service to the law school community
UCLA LAW — Two UCLA School of Law students received the second-annual Skye Donald Spirit of Community Award, which is presented each year to students who demonstrate integrity, generosity and a focus on the well-being of the law school community.
Read More about UCLA Law honors two students for service to the law school communityStanford Law students provide legal services to rural communities
STANFORD NEWS — Stanford Law students put their training to work during a recent trip to Fresno, California, where they helped formerly incarcerated citizens move on with their lives.
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