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On May 21, The University of Maine School of Law’s class of 2022 graduated at Merrill Auditorium in downtown Portland, ME. After two years of virtual graduations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the celebration was buoyant and joyful for… Read More… about Maine Law graduates 76 students at first in-person graduation in two years
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PRESS RELEASE PORTLAND, ME – Authors of the recently published report, Lives in Limbo: How the Boston Asylum Office Fails Asylum Seekers, commend Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey and Representatives Jim McGovern, Jake Auchincloss, Chellie Pingree, Lori Trahan,… Read More… about Asylum Report Authors Commend Congress for Calling for Investigation into Boston Asylum Office
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The University of Maine School of Law recently announced its Summer 2022 Fellowships for students. This year, 35 students in total benefit from a wide array of fellowships that give participants insights into different facets of legal professions, from work… Read More… about 2022 Maine Law Fellowships announced
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On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, The University of Maine School of Law, University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center, University of Maine Portland Gateway, and the University of Maine Graduate School of Business celebrated the start of major renovations at… Read More… about Maine Law officially “breaks ground” on new home
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Fifty-eight percent of all new infections of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa are among women and girls. In adolescents, six out of seven new infections occur in girls. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations shared… Read More… about Justice for Women Lecturer invites attendees to continue unraveling systems of inequality
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The University of Maine School of Law will host its annual Summer Institute in Privacy and Information Security Law from May 23 – June 10, 2022. The courses are tailored for existing attorneys who can leverage the session to earn… Read More… about Privacy Summer Institute to be held May 23 – June 10
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Applications open: May 1, 2022- May 30, 2022 The University of Maine School of Law Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) supports recent University of Maine School of Law graduates in law-related public interest careers by assisting them in the repayment… Read More… about Applications for Maine Law’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program open May 1
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The University of Maine School of Law Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) recently received the 2022 Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project. This honor was conferred in recognition of the… Read More… about This recent report from the Maine Law Refugee and Human Rights Clinic is impacting the nation’s immigration law practices
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PRESS RELEASE PORTLAND, ME — Darcie McElwee, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, has been appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to serve on the twelve-person Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. The appointment was announced on Wednesday, March… Read More… about Darcie McElwee, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine and Maine Law alumna appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to the Advisory Committee of U.S Attorneys
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The practices used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Boston Asylum Office to review asylum claims violate international and domestic law, according to a new report from the University of Maine School of Law’s Refugee and Human… Read More… about Report: Boston Asylum Office violates rights of asylum seekers
