William & Mary Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic secure victory for client in Tenth Circuit Court

January 9, 2018

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL – The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided United States v. Soza in favor of Appellant Bradley Soza, a client of the William & Mary Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic.

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William & Mary Law student helps client win clemency through pro bono work

January 9, 2018

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL – Claire Lashley J.D. ’17 teamed with a small group of summer associates and attorneys at White & Case in New York City in its pro bono efforts to help a client, who had been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for possession of a small amount of crack cocaine,

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UNM Law Child and Family Justice Clinic help middle school families prepare for immigration emergencies

January 9, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – Students in the Child and Family Justice Clinic (CFJC) developed, presented and distributed an Immigration Emergency Child Safety Plan kit designed to help immigrant families prepare for immigration emergencies.  

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Hofstra Law students volunteer to help young immigrants apply for DACA renewal

January 9, 2018

NEWSDAY – Thirty Hofstra University law students volunteered at the Salvadoran consulate in Brentwood on Saturday to help young immigrants apply for renewal of their temporary protection from deportation before Thursday’s deadline, as the Trump administration begins to wind down the DACA program.

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UC Irvine Law students help homeless persons recover and maintain their seized belongings

January 5, 2018

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW – Sarah Dawley and Carol Park, 2L students of the UCI Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic, helped homeless people residing in the Santa Ana riverbed recover and maintain their seized belongings.

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Chicago Law student educates LGBTQ prisoners about their rights

January 4, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL – When Nabihah Maqbool, ’18, launched a new pro bono project dedicated to helping LGBTQ prisoners find answers to legal questions, she’d expected to draw only a handful of other students.

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Miami Law launches Summer Public Interest Fellowship

January 4, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW – The Summer Public Interest Fellowship is a new competitive program that selects public-interested minded students as fellows and places them at public interest organizations across Miami-Dade County.

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A look at the changing landscape of student protest in higher education

December 27, 2017

ATLANTIC – The tax-bill overhaul mobilized a broad coalition of activists, offering first glimpses of what Republicans may be up against when they tackle financial-aid reform next year.

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USC Gould Law reflects on accomplishments in 2017

December 27, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW – Here is a selection of some favorite moments from 2017.

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BYU Law project aims to help Utah residents in debt

December 27, 2017

KUER (NPR UTAH) – The group is called LawX, it’s a semester-long project led by Kimball Parker, a practicing lawyer in Salt Lake City.

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