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Criminal Justice Reform Clinic Students Help Exonerate Oregon Man
On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Nick McGuffin was able to walk out of prison after nine years as a free man. Since 2015, Lewis & Clark Law School Criminal Justice Reform Clinic (CJRC) students have been involved in the case to have McGuffin’s case overturned due to exculpatory DNA testing, first working with the Oregon Innocence Project in the early years of the case and more recently with the Forensic Justice Project , a nonprofit dedicated to helping defense lawyers understand, find, and challenge scientific evidence introduced during trial.January 14, 2020 -
CJRC Obtains Clemency for Client
Governor Kate Brown commuted Johnathan Baker, a client of the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic , sentence on December 17, 2019. A minor when he was convicted, Baker was released from custody two and a half years early on his ten-year sentence.January 13, 2020 -
Professor Ozan Varol Releases New Book ‘Think Like a Rocket Scientist’
Professor Ozan Varol’s new book, Think Like a Rocket Scientist, reveals the playbook that rocket scientists use to turn the seemingly impossible into the possible.January 13, 2020 -
Nargess Shadbeh ‘85 Awarded the 2020 PILP Amburgey Award
Nargess Shadbeh , a 1985 graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School was announced as the recipient for the 2020 Public Interest Law Project’s Amburgey Award.January 10, 2020 -
GEI Authors Petition for Oregon Diesel Emissions Regulation
The Green Energy Institute and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center co-author a petition to the state of Oregon to establish a cap on toxic diesel emissions.December 20, 2019 -
Students featured in ABA Magazine
Three 2L students were featured in the ABA Student Lawyer Magazine for their pro bono work with asylum seekers at the border.December 20, 2019 -
Animal Law Litigation Clinic Files Lawsuit Against USDA
ALLC represents seven animal protection and conservation groups as they sue the USDA for gutting pig slaughterhouse oversightDecember 18, 2019 -
Professor Kathy Hessler Receives National Animal Law Award
Animal Law Clinic Director and Animal Law Professor, Kathy Hessler , received the Association of American Law School’s (AALS) Excellence in Animal Law: Scholarship, Teaching, and Service Award for 2020.December 11, 2019 -
Student Makes Oral Argument to the Oregon Court of Appeals
Bruce Myers, 3L, argued a post-conviction relief (PCR) appeal in front of the Oregon Court of Appeals on August 1, 2019.December 6, 2019 -
Professor Lydia Loren Publishes Fifth Edition of Copyright Casebook
Professor Lydia Loren has just released the fifth edition of her casebook- Copyright in a Global Information Economy . This edition provides both comprehensive topic coverage and integrated treatment of doctrinal, theoretical, international, and policy questions.December 5, 2019