Monthly Archives: November 2019

Join the Movement: Support the UB School of Law’s Programs on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3

Posted on November 26, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

On Dec. 3, the School of Law will once again participate in the University-wide Giving Tuesday campaign – a day when the entire School of Law community comes together to celebrate and strengthen the programs, experiences and people that make … Continue reading →

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Three Men Exonerated After 36 Years in Prison; UB Innocence Project Aided in Investigation into Erroneous Conviction

Posted on November 26, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

Exonerations of the wrongly convicted can only be described as bittersweet. The joy at finally being found not guilty and released from prison is tragically tinged with the loss of so many years behind bars and so much suffering endured. … Continue reading →

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Kosovo Welcomes UB School of Law Prof. Emeritus Eric Easton as Fulbright Specialist on Challenges of Digital News

Posted on November 22, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

Professor Emeritus Eric B. Easton recently returned from Kosovo, part of the former Yugoslavia, where he spent two weeks as a Fulbright Specialist at the University of Prishtina. Here is his first-person account of his experience. I was asked to … Continue reading →

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UB School of Law’s BLSA Chapter Plans ‘Night Without a Home’ to Educate Students About Homelessness

Posted on November 20, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

On Friday, Nov. 22, in observance of national Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, the University of Baltimore Black Law Students Association will host an overnight event to allow students to experience the conditions of homelessness (lack of heat and shelter) … Continue reading →

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Water Affordability Bill, Fought for by UB School of Law’s Community Development Clinic, Passes City Council

Posted on November 19, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

A bill that will update Baltimore’s antiquated billing system for water passed the City Council on Nov. 18 and is headed to the desk of Mayor Jack Young, who introduce the measure a year ago and has promised to sign … Continue reading →

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Students in UB School of Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic Practice Creative Advocacy at SCOTUS DACA Hearing

Posted on November 19, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

On November 12, 2019, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the possible end of DACA: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The University of Baltimore School of Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic students and faculty traveled to the Supreme Court to … Continue reading →

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UB School of Law Student Organizations Lead Children’s Book Drive for Local Elementary School

Posted on November 18, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

Two student organizations, Parents in Law School (PILS) and Student Insurance Law Association (SILA) have partnered to donate children’s books to Fort Worthington Elementary School in east Baltimore. They are collecting books in a drop box by the 6th floor … Continue reading →

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UB School of Law Prof. Audrey McFarlane to Speak on Panel About Ongoing Segregation in Baltimore

Posted on November 12, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

Author Lawrence Lanahan‘s recent book, The Lines Between Us: Two Families and a Quest to Cross Baltimore’s Racial Divide, chronicles the history of segregation in Baltimore and why it stubbornly persists today. From the 1968 Fair Housing Act to the 2015 death of … Continue reading →

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UB School of Law Prof. Gregory Dolin Soon Heads to Palau to Serve on the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court

Posted on November 12, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

Plenty of faculty take sabbaticals to explore areas of academic interest. But beginning in January 2020, Prof. Gregory Dolin will begin an entirely new phase of his legal career, as he dons robes to serve in the Judiciary of the … Continue reading →

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Need Help Handling Life’s Challenges? The UB Student Assistance Program is at Your Service

Posted on November 4, 2019 by University of Baltimore School of Law

There are times when all of us have felt overwhelmed by challenges, whether they are financial, social, or we’re just not doing so well at coping with everyday life. The stress of trying to balance our studies with work and … Continue reading →

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