Making a Difference
Public service is a core value in legal education and the legal profession. AALS provides the latest public interest related news and information in American law schools.
GW Law Inns of Court and Foundations of Practice Programs
The Inns of Court and Foundations of Practice programs at George Washington University School of Law has been nationally recognized with an E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award.
Empirical Research in Clinical Legal Education
Four authors—Colleen Shanahan (Columbia Law), Jeffrey Selbin (UC Berkeley Law), Alyx Mark (Wesleyan University/American Bar Foundation), and Anna Carpenter (University of Utah Law)—report findings from a large dataset of legal cases that shed light on the teaching-service promise of law school clinics.
LAW360 — Diversifying law schools and disregarding the “myth” that there aren’t enough minority attorneys available to hire and promote to top legal positions could help make lasting change for Black attorneys, a panel of lawyers said Tuesday.
Read More about Black lawyers push law firms to improve recruitment and outreachKATC 3 ABC — The ACLU of Louisiana is looking for people who have been victimized by racist policing. The organization wants to find people willing to be plaintiffs to challenge unconstitutional practices.
Read More about Louisiana ACLU challenges unequal policing practicesTHE APPEAL — Studies show that 95 percent of the nation’s prosecutors are white and that the lack of Black and brown representation in courts negatively affect outcomes for people of color.
Read More about Study: Racial disparities among judges and prosecutors result in unequal sentencing outcomes