University of Virginia Law’s Innocence Project provides second chance for wrongfully convicted
CAVALIER DAILY – On Jan. 12, Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed orders to release Messiah Johnson, a Virginia inmate who was convicted in 1998 and sentenced to 132 years in prison for a robbery he did not commit.
Read More about University of Virginia Law’s Innocence Project provides second chance for wrongfully convictedUSC Gould Law’s Post-Conviction Justice Projects lobbies for criminal justice reform along with musician Common
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW – USC Post-Conviction Justice Project Director Heidi Rummel joined the rapper Common to help shine a light on criminal justice bills.
Read More about USC Gould Law’s Post-Conviction Justice Projects lobbies for criminal justice reform along with musician CommonNative American Law Students Association dedicates mission to Native American law and issues
UT DAILY BEACON – Elizabeth Holland, NALSA president and third-year law student, said NALSA aims to accomplish its goals by hosting events that provide information to educate those interested in Native American law and push for more Native American law students while remaining inclusive.
Read More about Native American Law Students Association dedicates mission to Native American law and issuesStetson Law students learn about professional development during conference
STETSON UNIVERSITY – Stetson Law students attended a daylong professional development conference on Jan. 19 on the Gulfport campus.
Read More about Stetson Law students learn about professional development during conferenceSeveral New England Patriots players attend events focused on race, equality, and justice at Harvard Law leading up to Super Bowl appearance
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – Several members of the New England Patriots and leading Massachusetts criminal justice experts joined a “listen and learn day” at Harvard Law School.
Read More about Several New England Patriots players attend events focused on race, equality, and justice at Harvard Law leading up to Super Bowl appearanceAdvice on planning an LSAT strategy for prospective law students
U.S. NEWS – More test dates give law school applicants flexibility in determining when to sit for the exam.
Read More about Advice on planning an LSAT strategy for prospective law studentsFlorida Coastal Law’s focus on Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam pays off in November
JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD – Students of Florida Coastal School of Law turned in a nearly perfect performance when 97 percent of them passed the November Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.
Read More about Florida Coastal Law’s focus on Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam pays off in NovemberHouston Law Center to host Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor for talk with students
MARKETS INSIDER – The Justice is scheduled to answer questions from current law school students as well as those in pre-law programs in a session moderated by UH Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes.
Read More about Houston Law Center to host Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor for talk with studentsUniversity of Chicago Law’s Exoneration Project helps to free wrongly convicted client
CHICAGO MAROON – Murder charges were dropped last week against Thomas Sierra, who spent 22 years in prison, following legal efforts by the Exoneration Project, a pro bono legal clinic at UChicago Law School.
Read More about University of Chicago Law’s Exoneration Project helps to free wrongly convicted clientSMU Dedman Law to demonstrate consumer-friendly software apps designed by students at showcase
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW – To create the software applications, three teams of SMU Dedman Law students collaborated with fall 2017 legal-aid partners.
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