University of Virginia Law appoints Xiao Wang to lead Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

May 31, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Xiao Wang, a professor known for his innovations as an appellate clinic leader, is joining the University of Virginia School of Law faculty to direct its Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.

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Case Western Reserve Law First Amendment Clinic wins anonymous commenters case

May 22, 2023

CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Another win for the First Amendment Clinic! On April 20, the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas denied a Motion to Authorize Discovery into the identities of anonymous commenters criticizing the Beachwood Chief of Police Katherine McLaughlin.

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Recent University of Denver Law graduate Isabel Dufford discusses plans to work in Native American law

May 22, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER LAW — At the heart of Isabel Dufford’s interest in law is a desire to help people. Direct representation, family law and making a personal impact are at the center of her career goals after she graduates from Sturm College of Law on Saturday.

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Fordham Law students assist asylum seekers in Texas

May 22, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — Fordham Law students Jose Olivares Blanca, Ana Belzunce Crompin, Ross Levin, and Sonia Montejano traveled to El Paso, Texas, for their spring break with the Feerick Center for Social Justice Immigrant Justice Project. During the week-long trip, they had the opportunity to interact with individuals applying for asylum in the United States,

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Notre Dame Law Religious Liberty Clinic highlights students defending religious freedom around the world

May 22, 2023

NOTRE DAME LAW — This academic year, the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic student fellows have been actively defending religious liberty around the world in a variety of cases.

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University of Oregon Law Business Law Clinic offers name, image, and likeness advice to student athletes

May 22, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LAW — In 2021, the NCAA announced new rules that allowed student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness, rules that also apply to any student in Oregon, thanks to recent changes in state law. To address the growing need for NIL legal assistance, the Business Law

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University of St. Thomas Law students argue appeal for client in prison

May 22, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF ST.THOMAS LAW — Third-year students in the University of St. Thomas School of Law Appellate Clinic argued a constitutional case involving a prisoner’s “good time” or good behavior credits earned toward parole before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco, California, on April 18.

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Seton Hall Law Center for Policy & Research releases report on US torture

May 22, 2023

SETON HALL LAW CENTER — The Center for Policy and Research at Seton Hall University School of Law has released a report, “American Torturers: FBI & CIA Abuses at Dark Sites and Guantanamo,” which includes first person accounts and drawings of the torture from Mr. Abu Zubaydah, the first victim of the so-called “Enhanced Interrogation

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Southwestern Law Children’s Rights Clinic challenges discriminatory practices of hidden expulsions

May 22, 2023

SOUTHWESTERN LAW — Southwestern Law School’s Children’s Rights Clinic is taking a stand against the practice of “hidden expulsions,” a form of exclusionary discipline that pushes students out of their own schools and into alternative campuses or smaller schools. This issue was uncovered in an investigation by The Hechinger Report, and the clinic is working

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UC Irvine Law professor Katharine Tinto discusses the school’s Criminal Justice Clinic

May 15, 2023

UC IRVINE LAW — Law professor Katharine Tinto is the director for the Criminal Justice Clinic at the UC Irvine School of Law. Students are required to take a clinic where they work on real cases. Tinto and her team work on several programs, including compassionate release and excessive sentences projects, representing people who are

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