University of Akron Law students at Immigration and Human Rights Clinic win cases for asylum-seekers
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — Since fall 2016, University of Akron School of Law students at the school’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic have provided one-on-one representation in removal defense cases for 32 asylum-seeking noncitizens detained at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown and at other facilities throughout the country where appeals clients are held…
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Alana Glover, Class of 2020, is one of 10 female law students in the United States who have been selected as Ms. JD Fellows. Ms. JD is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the success of aspiring and early-career women lawyers. It is also home to the National Women Law…
Read More about University of Baltimore Law student Alana Glover named Ms. JD FellowHarvard Law international public service fellows discuss experiences in program
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In 2019, 17 Harvard Law School students traveled to 13 countries as Chayes International Public Service Fellows. This program, established in 2001 and dedicated to the memory of HLS Professor Abram Chayes ’49, provides students with the opportunity to spend eight weeks during the summer working with governmental or non-governmental organizations concerned…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL — The Center on Professionalism (COP) at Penn Law oversees the Fellowship. After receiving a generous donation from Penn alumnus David Silk L’88, COP was able to create a sustained mechanism to support first gen law scholars. It was initially intended to support two students each year for the next…
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — The fields of comedy and the law don’t often have opportunity to converge – or, as Matthew Pangle, L’20, puts it, “usually, when someone steals a joke, you don’t go to court over it.” The exception to that rule is the subject of Pangle’s recent scholarship on the intersection of copyright law…
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YAHOO NEWS — University of Nebraska law students are helping to provide aid to undocumented immigrants facing deportation.
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW — This past summer, Law School students interned with Grubhub’s in-house counsel, represented clients with a student practice license, and worked to reform the Chicago Police Department. They tackled pro bono cases in a law firm setting, explored the intersection of technology and litigation, and interpreted contracts for the US Attorney’s Office…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW — An article by a University of Houston Law Center 3L student and a recent graduate has been accepted for publication in the Environmental Law Institute’s Environmental Law News and Reporter. The article, “All this talk, but plastics keep piling up,” by 3L student Rachael Beavers Horne and 2019 graduate Chantal Carriere…
Read More about University of Houston Law student Rachael Beavers Horne co-authors article for environmental law journalPenn State Law students argue disability case before federal appeals court
PENN STATE — Arguing in front of an appellate court is a big deal for any seasoned attorney, requiring hours of research and preparation. For Jennifer Bruce, a third-year student at Penn State Law in University Park, the opportunity to present oral arguments in front of a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 12…
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UVA LAW — A teacher in Azerbaijan, a championship mock trial participant, an AmeriCorps tutor: Several members of the Class of 2022 who earned the University of Virginia School of Law’s top scholarships, which offer full tuition, hope to build a legacy of service and leadership beyond law school.
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