Pitt Law professors and students aid local community with ‘greening’ vacant lots
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH LAW — Pittsburgh has a “wicked” problem: it’s 27,000 vacant lots, many of which were created from deindustrialization. These lots are often overgrown and run-down due to a lack of maintenance funding. But two law professors from the University of Pittsburgh are working to help “green” vacant lots in the Hill District…
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UNIVERSITY OF ST.THOMAS LAW — Recent St. Thomas law school graduate Trey Perez J.D. believes that changes to federal intellectual property (IP) laws and the Indian Arts and Crafts Act could better protect and boost the economic development of Native American tribes and Indigenous artists. He explains why in a paper that was published by…
Read More about Recent University of St. Thomas Law graduate Trey Perez publishes paper on protecting Native American artistsStanford Law joins international initiative to strengthen democracy and create responsible technology
STANFORD LAW — Through Project Liberty’s Institute, Stanford will collaborate with Georgetown and Sciences Po to shape the technical, ethical, and governance infrastructure of emerging technologies and the next-generation internet.
Read More about Stanford Law joins international initiative to strengthen democracy and create responsible technologyStanford Law celebrates 10th anniversary of Religious Liberty Clinic
STANFORD LAW — Judge Griffith attended Stanford Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic’s 10th Anniversary Conference on March 16, 2023, where he delivered the following remarks.
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — The Utah Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the argument Professor Paul Cassell advanced in the case F.L. v. Utah Court of Appeals, representing the petitioner F.L. After hearing from the victim, the Supreme Court rejected a defendant’s efforts to gain access to confidential sexual assault counseling records.
Read More about University of Utah Law professor Paul Cassell wins Utah Supreme Court case for crime victim’s rightsGrant to West Virginia University Law will support substance use disorder reentry aid
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY LAW — The WVU College of Law is taking a six-figure federal grant and investing it in the future of those recovering from substance use disorder in North Central West Virginia. Through a $117,000 State Opioid Response grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the College of Law is…
Read More about Grant to West Virginia University Law will support substance use disorder reentry aidCall For Papers: AALS 2024–Clinical Section’s program Collaborating to Defend Democracy in Communities Under Attack
ImmigrationProf Blog — The author shares a call for papers for a program on defending democracy to take place during the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
Read More about Call For Papers: AALS 2024–Clinical Section’s program Collaborating to Defend Democracy in Communities Under AttackHow law school clinics are addressing heirs’ property rights issues
JDJournal — Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law is making significant strides in addressing the complex issue of heirs’ property rights through its pro bono heirs’ rights clinic. Led by Professor Kelly McTear, who serves as the director of public interest programs at the law school, the clinic aims to provide assistance to…
Read More about How law school clinics are addressing heirs’ property rights issuesA look at UC Law San Francisco International Development Law Center
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — From helping develop curriculum for law schools in Africa to promoting sustainable fishing in the Pacific islands, UC Law San Francisco has been awarded multiple grants for projects that impact the globe.
Read More about A look at UC Law San Francisco International Development Law CenterCase Western Reserve Law professor Matt Rossman and student Rebecca Kimmelfield discuss work in Community Development Clinic
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — For college students, the weeks leading up to graduation typically bring about final exam cram sessions and the final touches on important class projects. However, for a trio of third-year law school students at Case Western Reserve University, their year-long project isn’t going to end when they graduate. Instead, in…
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