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At the University of Maine School of Law, the bridge between classroom learning and professional impact is more than a promise—it’s a lived experience. This year’s Student Impact Summit brought together students, faculty, and alumni to celebrate the tangible difference… Read More… about Where Education Meets Practice: Maine Law Students Showcase Real-World Impact
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Maine Law hosted the 2026 Justice for Women Lecture on March 12, featuring Dr. Jane Anyango, a globally recognized leader in nursing education, intimate partner violence prevention, and rural community health. In her lecture titled “The Power of Community,” Anyango… Read More… about Justice for Women Lecture highlights the power of community-driven healthcare solutions
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Dear Maine Law Community, It is with deep gratitude that I write to share news of a transformational gift to the University of Maine School of Law. Through his estate, Dr. Edward David, M.D., J.D. ’87, has made an extraordinary… Read More… about A message from President and Dean Leigh Saufley: A historic gift for Maine Law
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Chris Northrop, Emeritus Professor of Law and Director of the Rural Practice Clinic (RPC) in Fort Kent, awarded the 2026 recipient of the Downing Award from the Maine Justice Foundation on January 28. The Downing Award recognizes legal aid staff… Read More… about Maine Law’s Chris Northrop Honored with 2026 Maine Justice Foundation Downing Award
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Students from Maine Law recently joined policymakers, diplomats, scientists, Indigenous leaders, and scholars from around the world at the Arctic Circle Assembly, one of the most influential international forums dedicated to the future of the Arctic. The experience offered Maine… Read More… about Learning about Arctic Law where it’s made: Maine Law Students at the Arctic Circle Assembly
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Mainers have long shared a strong sense of fairness, a responsibility to one another, and a commitment to due process as provided by the U.S. Constitution. At the University of Maine School of Law (Maine Law), these principles guide the… Read More… about Supporting Maine’s Vulnerable: Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic Serves Hundreds of Immigrants with Detention Consultations, Community Outreach, and Legal Training
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When Professor Jennifer “Jenny” Wriggins first joined the University of Maine School of Law faculty in 1996, she was hired to teach Family Law, supervise students in the Clinics at Maine Law (formerly the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic), and lead… Read More… about Professor Jennifer Wriggins retires after nearly three decades at Maine Law
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Four Maine Law students traveled to Belém, Brazil this fall as part of the University of Maine’s official delegation to the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) marking the fourth… Read More… about Maine Law’s Next Generation of Climate Advocates Goes to COP30
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More than a century ago, Passamaquoddy singers gathered around a wax cylinder recorder—an unfamiliar new machine brought onto their homeland by visitors from Harvard University. They sang war songs, dance songs, and family songs meant to travel only within their… Read More… about Protecting Indigenous Intellectual Property: Maine Law Hosts the 5th Annual Indian Law & History Lecture
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We are so proud to report that Professor Anna Welch, Founding Director of the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law, received the 2025 Justice Louis Scolnik Award presented by ACLU of Maine.… Read More… about Professor Anna Welch honored with 2025 Justice Louis Scolnik Award
