Penn Law Supreme Court Clinic prepares overtime eligibility case for Supreme Court

March 7, 2016

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN – It is the opportunity of a lifetime — the chance to help prepare a case that will go before the Supreme Court. For the students on Penn Law School professor Stephanos Bibas’ full-year Supreme Court Clinic team, that opportunity has become a reality.

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UCLA Law’s Supreme Court Clinic helps four cases get heard by the Supreme Court

February 29, 2016

UCLA NEWSROOM – This year the court has chosen to review four cases brought by the UCLA Supreme Court Clinic. For perspective, each year about 10,000 cases are presented to the court, and 60 to 70 are selected to be heard, Banner said.

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UVA Law innocence project wins appeal to test discovered DNA evidence on behalf of convicted client

February 29, 2016

UVA TODAY – A Virginia Beach Circuit Court judge ruled Monday in favor of a request by the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law to test new forensic evidence the clinic uncovered on behalf of its client, Darnell Phillips. – See more at: https://news.virginia.edu/content/judge-agrees-test-dna-evidence-uva-law-innocence-project-discovered#sthash.ddz28KRL.dpuf

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Thomas Jefferson Law offers free tax services to underserved communities through VITA clinic

February 29, 2016

BUSINESS WIRE – Thomas Jefferson School of Law announced it will begin offering free tax preparation services February 25 through April 8.

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Marquette Law clinic to be recognized by local archbishop and civil service agency

February 29, 2016

WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL – Marquette University Law School’s volunteer legal clinic is being recognized by Milwaukee’s archbishop and a civil service agency.

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University of Virginia students attend national fellowship program in international law

February 29, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – Five University of Virginia School of Law students recently attended the fourth annual Salzburg Cutler Law Fellows Program, a national fellowship program that gives students the opportunity to establish connections and expand their interest in international law.

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West Virginia Law clinic publishes free legal guide for dealing with dilapidated properties

February 22, 2016

THE FAYETTE TRIBUNE – To help local governments, a clinic at the West Virginia University College of Law has published a free guide to navigating the legal issues of dealing with dilapidated properties.

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New Mexico Law students win national tax law competition

February 22, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – UNM Law School students Frank Cardoza and Scott Woody won best overall and best written submission in the J.D. division of the 15th Annual ABA Law Student Tax Challenge held in Los Angeles on January 29, 2016.

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Cut in funding from state leads to rising tuition for UC Berkeley Law in-state students over past decade

February 22, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE – Berkeley Law and Haas officials say California’s 9 percent cut in support for UC since 2007 gave them no choice but to eliminate most of the price break that state residents long enjoyed.

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University of Tennessee Law offers free help with income tax preparation

February 16, 2016

WVLT (CBS KNOXVILLE) – Students at the University of Tennessee College of Law can help worried taxpayers breathe a little easier. As part of the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, the students will offer free tax preparation help to members of the community.

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