Texas A&M Law announces residency externship program in public policy

June 30, 2020

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Texas A&M School of Law Residency Externship Program in Public Policy is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 Class of law students who will be representing the school in Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C.

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University of Chicago Law International Human Rights Clinic releases report on police use-of-force policies

June 24, 2020

UCHICAGO NEWS — Released June 10 by the International Human Rights Clinic, the report comes amid growing demands for police reform at local, state and federal levels following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Laquan McDonald and many other black Americans.

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Penn Law hosts Global Institute for Human Rights 2020

June 24, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — At a time of a global pandemic, international experts and thought leaders from around the world, from India, China, Zimbabwe, London, France, Brazil, Egypt and Lebanon convened on June 8-19 through the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Global Institute for Human Rights.

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Penn expands Master in Law program

June 24, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — This past week, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s innovative Master in Law (ML) program welcomed over 90 students into its summer session, double the number that enrolled last summer, for what will be the school’s first ever completely remote term.

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West Virginia University Law celebrates Public Interest Advocate fellows

June 23, 2020

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — West Virginia University College of Law students are working throughout the region this summer for legal organizations that help those in need. The students are Public Interest Advocates Summer Fellows. They work for 10 weeks in paid, full-time positions for organizations that provide legal services to low income clients, the elderly, children, victims

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University of Chicago Law professor Claudia M. Flores co-publishes report on police use-of-force policies

June 18, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL — Police department use-of-force policies in the nation’s 20 largest cities fail to meet international human rights standards, according to a report released today by the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School.

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Harvard Law Petrie-Flom Center hosts webinar on health and legal concerns of prisoners during the pandemic

June 18, 2020

HARVARD LAW TODAY — COVID-19 presents a unique threat to people in prisons and jails, agreed panelists at “Incarcerated Populations and COVID-19: Public Health, Ethical, and Legal Concerns,” a webinar hosted by Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics on May 20th.

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Lewis and Clark Law Criminal Justice Reform Clinic files amicus brief for release of vulnerable prisoner

June 18, 2020

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Criminal Justice Reform Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School (CJRC or Clinic) and the ACLU of Oregon filed an amicus brief on Friday in Curry County Circuit Court in the case of Danny Alcazar, 28, who is seeking release from prison while his case is on appeal. Alcazar is currently

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How summer programs help prepare international law students

June 18, 2020

LLM GUIDE — A number of institutions run summer programs ahead of LL.M. start dates, especially for overseas lawyers hoping to improve their command of the English language. But the coronavirus is disrupting summer programs that are usually held on campus. Many are being put online instead.

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Arizona State University Law partners with Arizona Legal Center to provide students with summer opportunities

June 18, 2020

ASU NOW — “Our goal was to accommodate every student in need of a position this summer, and I am proud to say that we met that goal….” Assistant Dean Ray English, who oversees ASU Law’s Office of Career and Employment Services, says in short order, projects were expanded, jobs were created and, ultimately 94 students

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