Syracuse University program connects law and social work school to assist veterans
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LAW — At Syracuse University, the College of Law and the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics have formed a partnership to help veterans, and especially aging veterans, access the legal services they need and obtain the benefits they have earned and deserve.
Read More about Syracuse University program connects law and social work school to assist veteransUniversity of Utah Law Refugee Law Clinic assists local refugees
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Ukrainian refugees had few safe options as they fled their country after Russia’s 2022 invasion. One such family ended up in Utah. In April of last year, a mother and her two children entered the United States from Mexico and started the arduous process of applying for asylum. The family’s…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — The National MS Society honored Colette Sheehy, the University of Virginia’s senior vice president for operations and state government relations, with its Silver Hope Award during its 31st annual Charlottesville Dinner of Champions, held earlier this month.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — During the past year, students in clinics at the University of Virginia School of Law won asylum for a transgender immigrant, negotiated reduced charges for juveniles and helped localities reform their government operations, among other accomplishments.
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WASHINGTON & LEE LAW — The 2023 Spring Term course Threats to Democracy examined the form of government and explored the current challenges it faces.
Read More about Washington & Lee Law holds course on threats to democracy during spring semesterDuke Law adds juvenile justice advocate Lauren Fine to the Criminal Defense Clinic
DUKE LAW — Lauren Fine ’11, a nationally recognized advocate for youth justice reform, will join the faculty of Duke Law School in July as clinical professor of law and supervising attorney of the Criminal Defense Clinic.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON LAW CLINIC — The University of Akron hosts a monthly legal clinic to help Ohioans navigate sealing and expunging their criminal records.
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — Keith Harrison spent nearly three decades in a small cell in the Arizona state prison system, serving a life sentence for a crime that should have put him away for 11 years. In November 2022, thanks to Arizona State University’s Post-Conviction Clinic, Harrison, 58, walked out of prison a free…
Read More about Arizona State University Law Post-Conviction Clinic investigates wrongful convictionsGeorge Washington Law to open five new clinics in the fall
GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — GW Law’s Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics will offer five new clinics in the fall semester, which faculty say will help meet the large student demand for professional experiences they need to succeed after graduation.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — Since 1995, the University of Miami School of Law’s bankruptcy clinic has given current Hurricane law students the opportunity to deliver life-changing pro bono legal services to indigent clients throughout South Florida.
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