University of Minnesota Law Tax Clinic helped clients reduce their tax liabilities by $1 million
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — The law school’s Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Clinic had a record year in 2022—for the first time ever surpassing the $1 million mark in how much it helped clients reduce their tax liabilities. The clinic annually files a report with the IRS providing the client liability reduction figure as part…
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — There have been 67 mass shootings in the U.S. since the start of the new year, according to Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence incidents. The most recent mass shooting happened Monday evening on campus at Michigan State University, and as of Monday night, officials reported three…
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NORTHWESTERN LAW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic (CJCR) and community organization GoodKids MadCity (GKMC) hosted a youth-led town hall with Chicago mayoral candidates on Wednesday. In the event, young people from Chicago’s south and west sides led a conversation with the candidates focused on youth violence prevention, education,…
Read More about Northwestern Law Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic hosts mayoral town hallPenn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic files amicus brief
PENN STATE LAW — On Feb. 1, the Penn State Law in University Park Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, representing the National Employment Lawyers Association and the National Employment Law Project, filed an amicus brief with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in an employment discrimination case. The brief supports Shelley Fitzgerald, a guidance counselor fired from…
Read More about Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic files amicus briefUniversity of Arizona Law students Mia Burcham and Rebecca Caro Cohen open clinics to help expunge marijuana related charges
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAW — As Araceli thinks back to her charge for possession of drug paraphernalia back in 2013, it brings back memories of having trouble finding housing and a job. U of A law students Mia Burcham and Rebecca Caro Cohen want to help people like Araceli and are already setting up clinics…
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — In the wake of increasing gun violence, a new clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School kicked off in January as the first law clinic in the nation to fully focus on gun violence prevention through litigation.
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TOURO LAW — Community service and innovation are hallmarks of the education and experience at Touro University, and with the help of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and other Congressional leaders, future doctors, scientists and lawyers will now have expanded opportunities to develop their capacity to serve society. More than $3.2 million in federal funding…
Read More about Grant to Touro Law to establish Small Business Legal ClinicUC Law San Francisco hosts international law faculty to learn about their clinical education programs
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Faculty visitors from foreign law schools recently flew across oceans to visit the campus of UC Law San Francisco to learn more about its robust clinical education programs. Law professors from Ghana and Kosovo spent a full week in late January touring the campus, meeting UC Law SF faculty members,…
Read More about UC Law San Francisco hosts international law faculty to learn about their clinical education programsUniversity of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic successfully argue human rights case in international court
UNIVERISTY OF MIAMI LAW — As 2022 was coming to a close, the European Court of Human Rights issued a groundbreaking decision, taking a bold stand to address officer-perpetrated gender-based violence, an area of focus for Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic. As part of the Community Oriented and United Responses to Address Gender Violence and…
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NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER LAW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s National Appellate Clinic Network was ranked among the 10 finalists’ programs recognized for innovation advancing the legal industry through education by Bloomberg Law. Several of the Law School’s other centers were also highlighted, scoring high in two categories. Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Law School Innovation Program recognizes…
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