The Supreme Court has the opportunity to take a stand against prosecutorial misconduct this Friday when the justices will decide whether or not to hear Wolfe v. Clarke. Wolfe v. Clarke involves a murder conviction that was overturned due to…
“Karibu sana” is Swahili for “You are very welcome,” and it is a phrase I have heard countless times since I arrived in Dar es Salaam last week. I am a Fulbright scholar this semester in Tanzania, researching the role of…
During the Olympics, we find ourselves watching sports we haven’t watched for four years, or maybe eight (or…ever?). We’re emotionally moved by strangers we’ve never heard of from places we’ve never been. While this is a visceral experience, there’s a…
Michael Sam: Will His Sexuality or His Ability Count More on NFL Draft Day? As most everyone who follows sports knows, University of Missouri college football player Michael Sam recently announced that he is gay, thus becoming the first openly…
I first heard about the Patent Law Interview Program (PLIP) during the summer after my 1L year, which was too late. At the time I was upset because we were in the middle of a recession, and the “good” jobs…
This is a list of clerkship positions recently added to OSCAR. To see other recently added clerkships, follow the “Judicial Clerkship” tag to see other posts. To see all available clerkship positions, please go to: https://oscar.uscourts.gov/. If students have any…
Santa Clara Law’s International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) is proud to announce that it has been prominently cited in the recently released Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States. The Strategic Action…
Most students benefit from taking one or all of the courses listed below (maybe from a community college) during the summer before entering law school. (1) Critical Thinking – students learn and practice analyzing, applying standards, discriminating (recognizing similarities and differences),…
The Vermont Senate passed important legislation last week to help ensure that criminal investigations are as fair and accurate as possible. S184 is designed to reform eyewitness identification procedures so that lineups are given by an officer not investigating the…
As I bring my boys to school in the morning, Jake (age 3) often sprints ahead and, as his younger brother Knox and I arrive at the door, he announces, “I won!” To this, I recently responded, “Not quite, Jake. …