Welcome to Santa Clara Law. Whatever your field of interest, whatever draws you to study law, you probably hope to make a difference in the world. Santa Clara Law, with its commitment to social justice, can help you find that…
Welcome to Santa Clara Law. Whatever your field of interest, whatever draws you to study law, you probably hope to make a difference in the world. Santa Clara Law, with its commitment to social justice, can help you find that…
In a Seinfeld episode, after Jerry allows another driver to merge ahead of him and then doesn’t receive a “thank you wave,” he complains to Elaine, “How could you not give a thank you wave?” It’s just good manners. Holding…
This petition and press release were circulated today by Natalie Bridgeman Fields, one of the Clinic’s board members. We encourage you to sign the petition to President Littlefield here. Please find Natalie’s message below: _______________ Dear all, Accountability Counsel has…
If you follow college football, you are probably aware of the exploits of Bobby Petrino, who was recently named the new head football coach at the University of Louisville. This is actually Petrino’s second run as Louisville’s head coach. Consider…
This is a list of clerkship positions recently added to OSCAR. To see all available clerkship positions, please go to: https://oscar.uscourts.gov/. If students have any questions or need any assistance in applying for a clerkship, please contact Law Career Services.…
This blog post is part of our ongoing guest Blog Series: “Opportunity Knocks.” For a full schedule, please see: http://law.scu.edu/lcs-blog/upcoming-blog-series-opportunity-knocks/ As a law student, you likely have mastered the art of outlining, know how to brief a case quickly, and…
As posted earlier, the IRS continues to take the position that Registered Domestic Partners (RDPs) and Civil Union Partners (CUPs) are not married for purposes of federal tax law. As I reported in my January 9 post, this concerns me.…
Details: Please join the Hastings-to-Haiti Partnership for a CLE event entitled “Grande’Anse, Haiti: Environmental Potential and Unrest” on Wednesday, January 29th at 6:00 pm in the Alumni Resource Center, U.C. Hastings College of the Law. Though culturally rooted in the…
Freedom Fighters, a documentary that follows a group of Texas exonerees as they form a detective agency to help exonerate other innocent inmates, received a MacArthur Foundation grant yesterday. The $150,000 grant for Freedom Fighters will enable director Jamie Meltzer…