Exonerees Attend State of the Union Address – Time is Ripe for Change! For the first time ever, tonight two exonerees, Michael Morton* and James Tillman*, will be attending the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.…
Exonerees Attend State of the Union Address – Time is Ripe for Change! For the first time ever, tonight two exonerees, Michael Morton* and James Tillman*, will be attending the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.…
Did you make any resolutions associated with the start of 2016? Have you already broken them? Many of us have experience making – and breaking New Year’s resolutions. One January, I arrived late for my longstanding yoga class because there…
2016 First Amendment Gerrymander Standard Writing Competition Due March 27, 2016 In December 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Shapiro v. McManus allowing a First Amendment challenge to Maryland’s congressional districts to move forward. Separately, a three-judge…
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association announces its 2015-2016 Law Student Writing Competition. The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association (CFCBA) is a voluntary bar association made up of nationwide members who practice law in the areas that lie…
The California State Bar Real Property Law Section (“RPLS”) and the RPLS Journal Committee are proud to announce the Second Annual RPLS Journal Law Student Writing Competition open to all California law students. The California Real Property Journal (“Journal”) is…
Countless youth sports advocates extol the ways in which lessons learned playing sports transcend the playing field. More so, proponents of youth sport tout how participation in athletics provides a unique and invaluable venue for adolescents to experience such virtues.…
WINTER 2015-2016 SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY CONTEST BRAD WOLK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Orlando, Florida: Appeals Law Group will be holding its annual Winter Essay Writing Competition, open to all current full-time and part-time matriculated students in an ABA accredited law school. This $500.00…
This writing competition, which offers 7 cash prizes, is designed to increase the awareness of the impact of laws governing the retention and dissemination of criminal records by courts and state agencies, as well as the laws governing the public’s…
What a year it has been! We are delighted to share our “2015 Year in Review” so you can read about the hard-fought successes we have had this year. Thank you for your continued support! Read our full 2015 Year…
A complaint has been filed in federal district court (Middle District of Florida) by a gay man who, with his committed partner of many years, conceived a child with the use of an egg donor and a surrogate. The case…