This page highlights notable accomplishments and activities of current students – including clinic cases, honors, awards, student events, media mentions, books published, fellowships received, and community service. If you are a current student, we encourage you to submit story ideas and photos for inclusion on this page. If you have recently published an op-ed, were cited or quoted in the media, or published a paper, please tell us about it here. Student prizes are awarded annually.
News
Court Rules in Favor of Veterans Exposed to Radiation
In a nationwide class decision released on December 17, 2020, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reexamine how it evaluates disability claims of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation in a 1966 nuclear cleanup operation at Palomares, Spain.
Housing Clinic Files SCOTUS Brief on Behalf of Consumers
The Mortgage Foreclosure track of the Housing Clinic filed an amicus brief arguing that courts should be able to give ill-gotten profits back to the Federal Trade Commission for distribution to consumers.
Following WIRAC Win, Government Publishes Notice of DACA Restoration
Following a December 4, 2020 federal court decision in the Batalla Vidal v. Wolf lawsuit, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its website with a notice confirming that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has been restored in full to its pre-2017 form.
Federal Court Orders DACA Program Restored in WIRAC Case
A federal court ordered the Trump administration to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to its 2012 original form, another win in a series of victories for the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic.