Equal Justice Foundation Hosts 24th Annual Auction Night to Benefit Public Interest
On March 23, the Equal Justice Foundation hosted its annual auction night to help raise funds in support of students pursuing unpaid internships in the public interest sector. These scholarships enable AUWCL's students to gain valuable experience in public interest, while serving underrepresented members of the community.
Read moreAUWCL Professors Follow Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice with Interactive CLE Course
On Thursday, March 16, Professors Heather Ridenour and David Spratt presented “Shakespeare and Rhetoric” at the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia. This unique, experiential CLE was sponsored by Virginia CLE, the Washington College of Law Legal Rhetoric Program, and the American Shakespeare Center.
Read moreIn New Article, Professor Robbins Recommends Restricting the Rental of Weapons at Gun Ranges
Professor Ira Robbins’s article “Regulating Gun Rentals” has been published in the current issue of the UCLA Law Review. In this article, Robbins argues that, unlike gun ownership, gun rental does not implicate the core protections of the Second Amendment as defined by the U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller.
Read moreTwo AUWCL Students Named as 2017 Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows
Two American University Washington College of Law students have been named to the 2017 class of Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) Fellows. Katherine Beck and Jazmin Chavez will help provide legal assistance to immigrants fighting deportation through partnerships with New York non-profits.
Read more3L Noma Ndlovu on the Benefits of the AUWCL Community: "Success is Knowing Where the Resources Are"
Noma Ndlovu has taken full advantage of her time here at Washington College of Law. A 3L from New Jersey, Noma has enhanced the AUWCL community through her time as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, a mentor for first generation law students with the Advance Program, and through her judicial and government internships. She has gained valuable experience that she hopes to share with new students in the future.
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