Pepperdine Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution hosts symposium on advancing fairness and justice in the legal system

May 17, 2021

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — On Friday, April 23, the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution hosted ADR at the Roots: Exploring Diversity and Equity in the Field, a virtual symposium that convened scholars to consider the role of dispute resolution in advancing fairness and justice within the legal system and for society at large.

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University of Virginia Law student Nooreen Reza receives Virginia State Bar Law Student Pro Bono Award

May 17, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Virginia School of Law student Nooreen Reza ’21 was named this year’s recipient of the Virginia State Bar’s Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono Award.

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William & Mary Law Virginia Coastal Policy Center joins State Resilience Partnership

May 17, 2021

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — n light of the recent activity, innovation, and demand for guidance in this topic area, the Virginia Coastal Policy Center (VCPC) at William & Mary Law School has joined the newly launched State Resilience Partnership.

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Yale Law Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic publishes report on nursing home conditions during the pandemic

May 17, 2021

NEWS8 –Yale Law School Clinic released a major report on nursing home conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic Monday, researched and drafted by Yale Law School students in the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic on behalf of 1199NE.

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Albany Law hosts virtual discussion on reforming the electoral process

May 10, 2021

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — For its third 2021 Warren Anderson Series program, the Government Law Center offered a comprehensive discussion dealing with elections in New York on April 26, 2021. Its focus was on the need for reforms to make it easier to vote and to increase the efficiency of election administration.

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American University Washington College of Law faculty appointed to various federal positions

May 10, 2021

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — These appointees have assumed their roles at a daunting moment in U.S. history, as public health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic persist, a divided nation grapples with mounting national security issues, and civil and human rights violations threaten the future of American democracy. Members of the

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American University Washington College of Law celebrates anniversary of Disability Rights Law Clinic

May 10, 2021

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor and Acting Dean Robert Dinerstein founded the Disability Rights Law Clinic (DRLC) in 2005. Though his work in AUWCL’s nationally ranked Clinic Program began within the Criminal Justice Clinic, Dinerstein noticed how often these criminal clinic cases raised disability issues.

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University at Buffalo Law professor Anya Bernstein receives Fulbright grant to study legislative policy in Germany

May 10, 2021

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — How democracies actually work—the day-to-day administration of government—is a continuing scholarly question for Professor Anya Bernstein. Now she’s taking her longtime inquiry a step further with the help of a prestigious grant.

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Case Western Reserve Law Immigration Law Clinic prevents deportation of client

May 10, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For nearly a decade, Professor Aleksandar Cuic and his students in the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Immigration Law Clinic have been on the frontlines of the battle for human rights in America’s immigration courts. On April 20, they scored a major victory.

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Duke Law professor Arti Rai appointed to US Department of Commerce senior advisor post

May 10, 2021

DUKE LAW — Professor Arti K. Rai is the second member of the Duke Law School faculty to be asked to serve in the administration of President Joe Biden.

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