Case Western Reserve Law co-hosts law clinic in East Palestine

May 15, 2023

CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Nearly three months after news broke that a train had derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, students in the Environmental Law Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law held a free legal clinic in East Palestine. The clinic, in collaboration with River Valley Organizing, Community Legal Aid, Fair Shake

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Drexel Law Immigration Law Society provides pro bono assistance to immigrants in El Paso

May 15, 2023

DREXEL LAW — Many students at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law spend the week of spring break relaxing. Ayushi Kokroo and several of her classmates put this year’s break to a far different purpose—one that ultimately reminded Kokroo of why she came to law school to begin with. On March 11, Kokroo and five

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Gonzaga Law students provide free legal advice at pop-up clinic

May 15, 2023

GONZAGA LAW — The justice system is confusing and expensive, but local organizations and attorneys are trying to help in honor of the late Spokane activist Sandy Williams. The Sandy Williams Justice Center Free Walk-In Legal Clinic started last month and continues through June.

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A look at University of Maine Law’s rural practice clinic

May 15, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE LAW — If you need to hire an attorney, you want one with experience. A new collaboration between the University of Maine School of Law and the University of Maine at Fort Kent is giving law students just that while serving a population where legal services are sparse. The rural practice clinic

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University of Minnesota Law professor Megan Walsh discusses the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic

May 15, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — For director Megan Walsh, launching the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School filled a void in legal education. The clinic, a three-year pilot project that began in January, focuses on promoting gun violence prevention through strategic litigation, using student pro bono legal work to support

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Notre Dame Law Religious Liberty Clinic represents clients in inmate’s religious rights case

May 12, 2023

NOTRE DAME LAW — The Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief last month in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit case Loving v. Morton, representing Sikh, Jewish, and Muslim groups. The brief argues that the Second Circuit should re-examine its precedent to allow for monetary damages for

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University at Buffalo Law Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic helps transgender clients with legal name change process

May 9, 2023

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW — What’s in a name? It’s a reflection of one’s identity. Yet for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, changing their legal name to align with their identity is often a difficult and intimidating process. A new initiative by UB School of Law’s Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic, led by Associate Professor

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Catholic University Law professor Jocelyn Dyer discusses cross-clinic collaborations at AALS Clinical Conference

May 9, 2023

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LAW — Catholic Law’s Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor Jocelyn Dyer joined colleagues from University of Maryland and American University’s law schools on April 28, 2023, in presenting at the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Clinical Conference on Finding Hope in Each Other: Capacity-Building through Cross-Clinic Collaborations and Community Partnerships.

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Mitchell Hamline Law celebrates 50 years of clinical legal education

May 9, 2023

MITCHELL HAMLINE LAW — Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the clinical program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law was not something Roger Haydock foresaw when he helped launch it as one of the nation’s the first such programs in 1973. But that’s what Haydock, a founding professor of the Mitchell Hamline Clinical Program, and other

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Northeastern Law Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy releases report on water policy transparency

May 9, 2023

NORTHWESTERN LAW — Northeastern Law’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE), has released the latest publication in its series on water and human rights in the U.S., “Data on Tap: Realizing Human Rights through Water Utility Reporting Laws.” This briefing paper examines U.S. initiatives to promote water policy transparency through the lens

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