A look at the Harvard Law Animal Law and Policy Clinic
HARVARD LAW — Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic will enter a new chapter after the departure of its director at the end of this semester. From an ongoing lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding its laboratory inspection policies to successful advocacy efforts to allow plant-based milk alternatives to be labeled…
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — The first night of group competition kicks off Friday night at the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Many of the hula dancers taking the stage have pursued professional paths that are molded by and grounded in their love and commitment to hula. Makawao native Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum never…
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PENN CAREY LAW — The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has announced the release of the final set of recommendations from a community-centered Sentinel Event Review (SER) of incidents during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd. This report…
Read More about Penn Law Center for the Fair Administration of Justice to release recommendations related to protest activityGift to Tulane Law to create Fund for Clinical Education and Advocacy
TULANE LAW — In life, immigration attorney Valerie Zukin fought for the most vulnerable, transforming detained immigrants’ access to representation in northern and central California. Through her indefatigable determination and grit, she convened and inspired other lawyers and established the infrastructure that today provides thousands of detainees with access to counsel in the region. Zukin,…
Read More about Gift to Tulane Law to create Fund for Clinical Education and AdvocacyCase Western Reserve Law proposal for internationalized Ukraine War Crimes Court endorsed by US Government
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Last summer, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf and his colleagues at the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) drafted model legislation to establish the Ukraine High Court for War Crimes. The project was the result of weeks of research and meetings with Ukrainian and…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law proposal for internationalized Ukraine War Crimes Court endorsed by US GovernmentUniversity of Hawai’i Law adjunct professor represents the Republic of Vanuatu in climate justice case
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — A lecturer at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law who represented the Republic of Vanuatu for the past three years, has helped the country secure a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) requesting an advisory opinion on climate change from the International…
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HOWARD LAW — The Howard University School of Law will host the inaugural Broady Symposium on Structural Inequality: Post-Racial Constitutionalism and the Roberts Court on April 13 at 11:00 a.m. in the Damon J. Keith Moot Court Room. Distinguished scholars around the country will speak on diverse issues focusing on the Court’s race jurisprudence. Due…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — Although January 1, 2023, marked a century since the murders of Black citizens and the destruction of their town, the year began with Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, banning state public schools from teaching the pilot AP African American Studies course. “I am Black history,” said Lizzie Polly Robinson Brown Jenkins,…
Read More about University of Miami Law Center for Ethics and Public Service hosts discussion on the Rosewood MassacreNevada lawmakers consider bill to fund UNLV Law Immigration Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS LAW — The UNLV Immigration Clinic, run by Boyd Law School, could soon get more funding from state lawmakers to help support. Assembly Bill 328 would provide $1 million that would be spread out over the next two years.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC MCGEORGE LAW — University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law is launching an innovative program to help local governments make transformative changes to mental health services with a $5 million grant from the state’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. McGeorge public policy faculty will work with behavioral health…
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