WMU-Cooley Law and Michigan State University Law partner with local organizations to assist with criminal record expungement in state

September 14, 2021

LANSING STATE JOURNAL — This year, the mayor and city council together included funding in the city budget to help Lansing residents with expungement of their records.

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Albany Law partners with local colleges for Legal Studies Pathway Program

September 13, 2021

WAMC — Three area institutions have joined forces to offer law students a new opportunity. The University at Albany, Hudson Valley Community College and Albany Law School have launched a “legal studies pathway program,” which guarantees admitted students the opportunity to earn a degree from each institution, culminating with a Juris Doctor from Albany Law.

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University of Arkansas Law professor Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile named Harvard Kennedy School Senior Fellow

September 13, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government has named E.J. Ball Professor of Law Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile a Senior Fellow of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government for the 2021-22 academic year.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law professor Robert Steinbuch re-appointed to state FOIA task force

September 13, 2021

WILLIAM H. BOWEN SCHOOL OF LAW — Robert Steinbuch, a professor of law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law, will serve another term on Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act Task Force.

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UC Berkeley Law provides legal support for Afghan refugees

September 13, 2021

THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN — As terror in Afghanistan continues to sweep the streets and more Afghans seek refuge, UC Berkeley School of Law has established a legal support system aiming to help the rising humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

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UC Berkeley Law joins Weil Legal Innovators Program

September 13, 2021

BERKELEY LAW –Berkeley Law recently became the first West Coast law school to take part in the program, joining Harvard and Michigan as new partners this year. Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, New York University, and Penn are the other schools involved.

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UCLA Law clinic supports Yurok Tribe effort to access culturally important species

September 13, 2021

UCLA LAW — This spring, three UCLA School of Law students contributed to a longstanding Yurok Tribe effort to expand members’ access to traditional food systems along the Klamath River. The students were enrolled in two UCLA Law clinics, the Tribal Legal Development Clinic and the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic, led by Lauren van

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Campbell Law clinic supports student athletes

September 13, 2021

THE NATIONAL JURIST – For most of its existence, the NCAA didn’t allow student athletes to profit from their athletic prowess when they were represented in other media. That has since changed, and an athlete’s name, image and likeness (NIL) can now be used for commercial purposes, with the profit going back to the student. Understandably,

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Florida State University Law student Catherine Awasthi named Outstanding Law Student by Florida Bar Animal Law Section

September 13, 2021

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Congratulations to third-year student Catherine Awasthi, who recently received The Florida Bar Animal Law Section’s Outstanding Law Student Award! The award recognizes law students at Florida law schools who have made significant contributions to animal welfare and education.

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Georgia State University Law Professor Lisa Bliss discusses the clinical learning experience

September 13, 2021

GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Clinical Professor Lisa Radtke Bliss makes an impact on hundreds of students each year as associate dean of Experiential Education and Clinical Programs at Georgia State College of Law, but her role in educating the next generation of lawyers can be attributed to a serendipitous opportunity that occurred while she was

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