New York’s lieutenant governor to speak at Buffalo Law commencement

May 1, 2017

INDEPENDENCE CARD – The University at Buffalo School of Law will host the 77th lieutenant governor of New York State at its 128th Commencement exercises on May 21.

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Stetson Law student receives Pro Bono Service Award

May 1, 2017

STETSON UNIVERSITY – Student Taylor Greenberg received the 2017 Pro Bono Service Award for Outstanding Service by a Law Student from the Sixth Judicial Circuit at the Pinellas County Justice Center in Clearwater.

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Three sets of siblings share their stories as they set to graduate from UVA Law

May 1, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – It’s a rare event when three sets of siblings graduate at the University of Virginia School of Law in the same year and even rarer when the class includes two sets of identical twins.

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A look at Thomas Jefferson Law’s mentorship program

May 1, 2017

PRLEAP – The Crawford Legal Institute Mentorship Bond Program completed its seventh year of operations with the largest ever group of student volunteers.

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Maine Law students elect journal editors

May 1, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW – The Maine Law Review and the Ocean and Coastal Law Journal recently elected Bonnie Ball and Isaac McMahan to serve as their new editors-in-chief.

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Notre Dame Law alumnus, co-founder of Bioethics Defense Fund talks to law students about bioethics

May 1, 2017

NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL – Nikolas T. Nikas, the co-founder, president, and general counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund, told students last week at Notre Dame Law School that they will be called on during their careers to consider those moral limits.

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Penn State Law students ‘Don the Kente’ in emotional ceremony

April 28, 2017

PENN STATE LAW – Chardae Davis, a second-year student who helped organize this year’s event, said the Donning of the Kente celebrates the graduating students’ success and contribution to their school and community.

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Former AG Loretta Lynch discusses “unique burden of lawyers” during award acceptance speech at UVA Law

April 24, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – Her remarks, titled “The Role of Lawyers in a Post-Truth World,” were given in association with the award, which is UVA’s highest external honor.

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Clinics under Minnesota Law’s Center for New Americans provide hands-on experience for students, legal help to immigrants

April 24, 2017

MINNPOST – Most of the center’s work focuses on cases in Minnesota, whose immigrant and refugee groups range from Somalis clustered in the urban core of Minneapolis to Hispanics scattered across several small towns.

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