Syracuse Law welcomes first Rochester Institute of Technology Students for ‘3+3’ accelerated degree program
SYRACUSE LAW — Zach Eichner began his journey at RIT as a biotechnology major, but after taking some public policy courses he realized he may be better suited for a different field. When he learned about the newly developed Accelerated 3+3 Law Program partnership between RIT and Syracuse University (SU), he said a lightbulb went…
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Deno Himonas, who retired in 2022 as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court, is currently Innovator-in-Residence at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he encourages students to examine the regulatory status-quo that governs lawyers in America. His first order of business: Create a course called “Disrupting Regulation,” co-taught…
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Ukrainian refugees had few safe options as they fled their country after Russia’s 2022 invasion. One such family ended up in Utah. In April of last year, a mother and her two children entered the United States from Mexico and started the arduous process of applying for asylum. The family’s…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Third-year student Molly Schiff is this year’s recipient of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Rosenbloom Award. The award, bestowed annually, was established by Daniel Rosenbloom to honor students with a strong academic record who have significantly enhanced the academic experience of other law students by volunteering support and…
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UC IRVINE LAW — After nearly 17 years of wrongful imprisonment, Juan Rayford and Dupree Glass have been exonerated of all charges related to a 2004 shooting in Lancaster. Today, a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge vacated the final count against them, affirming their innocence and ending a long and painful chapter in their lives.…
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UC IRVINE LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Ninth Circuit Appellate Litigation Clinic provides students with an exceptional experience learning how to be effective advocates representing real clients in appeals before the Ninth Circuit. Third-year students Roy Bendavid and Nicole Tackabery researched, briefed and argued a recent case before…
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Olivia Lassa ’24 and Nicholas Medellin ’24 come from different backgrounds, but the two UC Law San Francisco students share one thing in common: both want to promote a positive atmosphere for LGBTQ+ students and their allies on their law school campus. That’s why they joined and became co-presidents of…
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — When Aadil Muhammad graduated from UC Law San Francisco in 2020, he dreamed of working for a public defender’s office, but financial obstacles made that dream feel unattainable. Then came the Bridge Fellowship Program at UC Law SF, which funded his year-long position at the Fresno County Public Defender’s Office.…
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FORDHAM LAW — Fordham Law student Ben Lew has been selected as the winner of this year’s Robert T. Matsui Annual Writing Competition. Held by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund, the competition seeks to encourage legal scholarship on issues of importance to the Asian American community. This is the second year in…
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GEORGETOWN LAW — The Georgetown African Law Society (GALS) hosted its launch event at the Sarah and Bernard Gewirz Student Center where it discussed rights of women in Africa. The event features Special Rapporteur Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie on the Rights of Women in Africa Washington D.C. The event, held on 19 April 2023, brought together…
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