MFIA Wins Access to Records Showing if Maine Jail Recorded Attorney-Client Calls
After a two-year legal fight by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) a court determined that a county jail’s call log is a public record.
Tracing 100 Years of the American Law Institute
A new book co-authored by Chancellor Kent Professor Emeritus of Law and Legal History Robert W. Gordon looks at the first 100 years of the American Law Institute.
Alicia Bannon ’07 Shapes the Conversation on Fines and Fees
A report that Alicia Bannon ’07 co-authored as a Liman Fellow in 2010 is still influencing how people think about fines and fees in the criminal justice system.
Podcast: Professor Mike Wishnie Finds Delight When Students Take On Tough Cases
Professor Mike Wishnie discusses his clinic work and “cases of a lifetime,” which include suing the Department of Veterans Affairs to win Black veterans the benefits they earned.
Victoria Cundiff ’80 Discusses IP Law Careers at Year’s First Chirelstein Colloquium
Intellectual property litigator Victoria A. Cundiff ’80 discussed building a career in intellectual property law.
Liberian Environmental Defenders Freed But Clinic and Advocates’ Investigation Continues
Green Advocates International and the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic welcomed the recent release of Liberians imprisoned since protests against a Turkish mining company in 2018 but vowed to continue investigating irregularities in the related arrests and convictions.
Launchpad Scholars Soar as Program Gets Off the Ground
The first cohort of 25 Launchpad Scholars gathered in August for a welcome summit, which kicked off a year-long program that provides intensive support as the scholars navigate the law school admissions process.