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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Fordham Law launches professionalism fellows program

June 18, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law’s office of professionalism has launched a new one-year fellowship program for six upper-year students with an interest in and commitment to promoting professionalism, mentorship, and inclusion within the Law School.

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Harvard Law Food Law and Policy Clinic releases The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas mapping barriers to food donation

June 18, 2020

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) released a first-of-its-kind interactive resource to inspire long-term policy solutions to food waste, hunger, and climate change: The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas.

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Seton Hall Law graduate Fabiana Pierre-Louis reflects on Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies

June 18, 2020

ROI-NJ.COM — Fabiana Pierre-Louis, first black woman nominated for N.J. Supreme Court, got her start in Seton Hall pre-legal program built around Educational Opportunity Fund.

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University of Miami Law Environmental Justice Clinic develops tool to prevent displacement of vulnerable populations

June 9, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The communities the Environmental Justice Clinic serves are particularly vulnerable to displacement because of the high proportion of renters and the rent burdens they face. In response to concerns raised by the clinic’s community partners, the EJC developed the Displacement Vulnerability and Mitigation Tool, known as the DVMT or the Anti-Displacement

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St. Mary’s and University of Texas law clinics create eviction hotline

June 9, 2020

ST.MARY’S UNIVERSITY — The hotline is a collaboration between St. Mary’s Law’s Consumer Protection Clinic and Pro Bono Program, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, and the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic of the University of Texas School of Law.

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