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Prof. Steve Meili Appointed Director of Law Clinics
Professor Steve Meili has been appointed as the new director of the law clinics for a three-year term, starting this summer.
Meili, the James H. Michael Chair in International Human Rights Law, joined the Law School in 2008, became a tenured associate professor in 2018. He previously held the James H. Binger Professorship in Clinical Law (awarded in 2019).
Professors Steve Meili and Mitch Zamoff Appointed to Named Professorships
The Law School today announced the appointments of Professors Steve Meili and Mitch Zamoff to named professorships.
Two Minnesota Law Professors & Initiatives Plus 29 Alumni Are Honored for Excellence by Minnesota Lawyer
A total of 29 Minnesota Law alumni and the efforts of two Minnesota Law professors who spearhead experiential learning initiatives at the Law School were recognized by Minnesota Lawyer in its annual Attorney of the Year awards honoring the best of the legal profession in Minnesota.
As a Result of Tax Clinic's Advocacy, Minnesota DOR Makes Changes That Benefit Low-Income Taxpayers
Tax time may be less stressful for some low-income Minnesotans who have difficulty paying their tax bills thanks to recent state policy changes resulting the efforts of two students working through Minnesota Law’s Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Clinic.
In Minnesota Law’s Newest Clinic, Students Seek Clemency for Clients with Excessive Sentences
Seven years ago, professor JaneAnne Murray was tapped for the steering committee of Clemency Project 2014 (CP2014), a national effort by lawyers and advocates to provide legal assistance for people given excessively harsh prison sentences seeking clemency from President Barack Obama. She thought that to make this work meaningful, she should take on a few clemency cases with her students.
Minnesota Law Students Author Comprehensive Report on Conditions Faced by LGBTIQ Community in Guatemala
Three Minnesota Law students, working in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, produced a comprehensive and significant report shining a spotlight on the harsh and repressive conditions faced by the LGBTIQ community in Guatemala.
Providing Immigrants Legal Assistance During Covid—Reflections and Lessons Learned
It’s a Thursday afternoon, and students in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic are getting ready to meet with a client in a Law School conference room from an ongoing asylum case. They have conducted hours of research in preparation for the meeting, and are eager to share updates about the case.
Brent Murcia, 3L, Plays Pivotal Role in Legal Battle Against Pipeline
Near Cloquet, less than a mile away from where construction on the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline is taking place, dozens of people sleep in tents and protest the project in shifts.
Immigration and Human Rights Clinic Helps Mexican Family Win Asylum
A Mexican family that narrowly escaped cartel members who shot and pursued them is “ecstatic” after overcoming the odds—again—to win asylum in the United States with the help of Minnesota Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic.
Students Author Report on LGBT Conditions in Honduras
Four Minnesota Law students’ work on a recently released report on the conditions faced by members of the LGBT community in Honduras may prove helpful in establishing claims for asylum.
State, religious, and social forces in Honduras, one of the most violent countries in the world, make life extremely difficult for members of the LGBT community. As a result, some flee and seek asylum in the United States.
