UC Berkeley Law clinical program director Laura Riley publishes book on homeless advocacy

July 26, 2023

BERKELEY LAW — In Homeless Advocacy(opens in a new tab), her recently published book from Carolina Academic Press, Berkeley Law Clinical Program Director Laura Riley delves into how to be a legal advocate for people experiencing homelessness. 

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UC Berkeley Law Startup Law Initiative offer pro bono legal services to low-income entrepreneurs

July 26, 2023

THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN — Berkeley Law students in the Startup Law Initiative, or SLI, learn the law in action by partnering with Bay Area startups pro bono. Students in SLI provide otherwise-unaffordable legal guidance to low-income founders, founders of color and female-identifying founders, according to Tiana Wang, a former student fellow and future president of

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Florida A&M University Law professor Kim Crag-Chaderton recognized for pro bono work

July 26, 2023

ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION — The Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Pro Bono Coordinators Association announced the attorneys who were recognized for their 2022 pro bono work.

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Pepperdine Law Religious Liberty Clinic cited by US Supreme Court

July 25, 2023

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — The United States Supreme Court has published a unanimous decision in Groff v. DeJoy, significantly expanding employers’ obligations to accommodate religious practices in the workplace.

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Suffolk Law establishes Environmental Law & Policy Clinic

July 24, 2023

JD SUPRA — New for the 2023-24 academic year, Suffolk University Law School will offer a full-year clinic program for environmental policy and casework.

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Fordham Law Criminal Defense Clinic recognized for video mitigation project

July 10, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — The New York Times covered the work being done by Fordham Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic students, led by Professor Cheryl Bader, to bring mitigation videos to marginalized clients. A fairly recent defense effort, mitigation videos include interviews with the defendant, their family and friends, as well as social workers and psychologists that

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UIC Law International Human Rights Clinic works with community organizations to aid asylum-seekers

July 10, 2023

UIC LAW — The International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law continues their pursuit to provide resources to migrants and asylum-seekers in Chicago as a part of their Recent Arrivals Response Project.

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Lewis & Clark Law Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment advocates for regulations on squid fishing

July 10, 2023

LEWIS & CLARK LAW — In honor of World Oceans Day, our Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment (GLA) dives into the perils facing the highly intelligent jumbo flying squid and their importance to marine ecosystems.

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Mercer Law Asylum and Human Rights Clinic helps Kurdish man win immigration appeal

July 10, 2023

MERCER LAW — Thanks to a group of Mercer Law students in the 2022 Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, a Kurdish man who was persecuted in Turkey won his immigration appeal in February and recently gained his freedom.

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Mercer Law students aid refugees in the country of Georgia

July 10, 2023

MERCER LAW — Mercer University students and faculty helped build cultural bridges during a Mercer On Mission trip to Georgia this summer. Hosted by the Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia and the World Association of Georgia Muslims, the Mercer team stayed in Tbilisi at the Beteli Center for refugees, learning the refugees’ stories and helping

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