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Clinic Advocates for CT Parentage Law Overhaul
A Law School clinic led by Professor Douglas NeJaime aims to help pass the Connecticut Parentage Act.

Congressional Nominations for Military Service Academies Fail to Reflect Nation’s Diversity
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic, in collaboration with the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, released a report on congressional nominations of students to military service academies.

ROLC Joins NAACP and ACLU to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering in CT
The Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic represents the NAACP of CT and the ACLU of CT in efforts to abolish prison gerrymandering in the state.

Clinic Releases Report on Preserving Parental Rights for Incarcerated Parents
The Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization and Connecticut Voices for Children released a report that examines the collateral consequences of the Adoption and Safe Families Act on children with incarcerated parents.

Clinic Advocates for Parole Opportunities for People Sentenced as Young Adults
The Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic submitted testimony to the CT Judiciary Committee supporting a bill that would give incarcerated people serving long sentences for crimes committed before the age of 25 the chance to seek parole.

Supermax Prison Closure Marks Success for Lowenstein Clinic Partners
Connecticut's supermax prison closure is a success for the Lowenstein Clinic, which has supported efforts against the prison and Connecticut’s use of solitary confinement for the past decade.

Professor Singh Lemar and Three Alumni Selected as James W. Cooper Fellows
Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School Anika Singh Lemar and three Law School alumni have been selected as James W. Cooper Fellows for the Connecticut Bar Foundation.