Yale Law clinic represents veteran advocacy groups in DOD, DHS lawsuit related to sexual assault and harassment

January 10, 2018

NEW HAVEN REGISTER – The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School is representing Protect our Defenders and the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center in the action.

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Mississippi College Law students help facilitate successful adoption of 17 children

January 10, 2018

CLARION LEDGER – Mississippi College law students recently worked with families to cut through that process.

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Southwestern Law establishes Community Lawyering Clinic at Cal State Northridge

January 9, 2018

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL – Southwestern Law School, in partnership with Cal State Northridge, has opened a community-based legal clinic, the Community Lawyering Clinic, to serve students at the university needing assistance with immigration issues.

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Southwestern Appellate Litigation Clinic students prevail in immigration decision in Ninth Circuit Court

January 9, 2018

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed with Southwestern Appellate Litigation Clinic students’ argument in Chavez-Garcia v. Sessions that departing the country while under a removal order does not automatically waive one’s right to appeal.  

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UMKC Law hosts “Know Your Rights” event for Kansas City youth

January 9, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW –  On Sept. 16, 2017, Kansas City Youth Court and UMKC School of Law hosted the event “Know Your Rights and Learn the Law” in honor of Constitution Day.

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University of Miami Law student works to advance opportunities for women and girls

January 9, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW – As a HOPE Fellow and Miami Scholar Carly Starkey continued her work advancing economic and educational access and opportunities for women and girls in her 2L summer as a legal intern with Equal Rights Advocates in San Francisco, CA.

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Seattle Law Immigration Law Clinic students help those affected by policy changes

January 9, 2018

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – When students signed up for Professor Won Kidane’s Immigration Law Clinic this spring, they had no idea that their line of work would be the subject of daily headlines and massive protests at airports across the country.

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UNM Law advocates on behalf of the disability community before Supreme Court

January 9, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – For more than 30 years, University of New Mexico School of Law Distinguished Professor Jim Ellis has been working with teams of law students to advocate for the disability community in amicus briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Utah Law student Liz Thomas honored with Pro Bono Publico Award

January 9, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Utah Star Bar honored S.J. Quinney College of Law student Liz Thomas with the Pro Bono Publico Award, given to a law student in Utah who demonstrates outstanding commitment to volunteer legal services for disadvantaged populations in the community.

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Miami Law Health Rights Clinic helps client gain access to hurricane relief voucher

January 9, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The Health Rights Clinic students reached out to their clients to make sure they knew about the Florida’s post-hurricane relief in the form of food stamp distribution.

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