Harvard Law project provides legal support to people with disabilities during the pandemic
HARVARD LAW TODAY — For people with disabilities the COVID-19 pandemic has had particularly pernicious repercussions, from increased exposure to the virus to overtly discriminatory governmental policies, such as Alabama’s rescinded policy to deny people with intellectual disabilities access to ventilators in the event of a shortage.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The purpose of the grant is to provide legal information and representation for Harris County residents facing housing instability due to COVID-19. The funding will be used to assist with evictions in Justice of the Peace and county courts and rental assistance applications for tenants.
Read More about University of Houston Consumer Law Clinic receives grant to provide legal aid to tenants facing evictionLewis & Clark Law student Jessica Olave to provide legal aid services to agricultural workers in Oregon
LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Jessica Olave ’23 was named one of a few dozen law students in the nation to be a Student Fellow for Equal Justice Works’ Rural Summer Legal Corp. She will work with Legal Aid Services of Oregon to help agricultural workers in rural counties of Oregon.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law student Jessica Olave to provide legal aid services to agricultural workers in OregonUniversity of Miami Law Human Rights Law Clinic advocates for the decriminalization of homelessness before Ninth Circuit court
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic recently filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Blake v. City of Grants Pass, highlighting that punishing homelessness through the imposition of fines and fees for life-sustaining activities violates international human rights law.
Read More about University of Miami Law Human Rights Law Clinic advocates for the decriminalization of homelessness before Ninth Circuit courtPenn Law Legislative Clinic co-publishes report on use of medical deportations of undocumented immigrants
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Researchers in the Legislative Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Free Migration Project have released a new report on the use of medical deportations, revealing a routine, yet often unreported, practice of deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Read More about Penn Law Legislative Clinic co-publishes report on use of medical deportations of undocumented immigrantsUSC Gould Law Post-Conviction Justice Project wins release of clients
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in the Post-Conviction Justice Project recently won life-changing victories for two clients. PCJP continues to fight for second chances for clients like William and Jerome, and to advocate for policy and legislative changes to move toward a more fair and just criminal system in California.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — During the spring semester, students in clinics at the University of Virginia School of Law reunited an immigrant father of five with his family, secured educational assistance for an autistic child and drafted a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief, among other accomplishments.
Read More about University of Virginia Law celebrates the success of its clinics this springWMU-Cooley Law Innocence Project secures exoneration of client
FOX 17 — Berrien County Circuit Court Judge Angela M. Pasula set aside Corey McCall’s conviction Friday morning during a hearing. “I commend the attorneys and investigators in my office, the local agencies, and the WMU-Cooley Innocence Project for their hard work in ensuring justice for Mr. McCall”
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law Innocence Project secures exoneration of clientUniversity of Baltimore Law professor Gilda Daniels testifies before Congress on voter suppression
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — On June 11, University of Baltimore School of Law Prof. Gilda R. Daniels testified before the Elections Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration. The theme of the hearing was how to ensure free and fair access to the ballot for all Americans.
Read More about University of Baltimore Law professor Gilda Daniels testifies before Congress on voter suppressionUniversity at Buffalo Law graduate Kaitlyn Lauber receives New York State Bar Association’s top award for public service
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Kaitlyn Lauber ’21 initially kept track, but soon lost count of the hours she spent staffing Erie County Family Court’s help desk. It turned out to be more than 400 hours last year – over the spring semester, full time in the summer, and then on into the fall.
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