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Webinar on Constitutionality of Indian Child Welfare Act on Feb. 7
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a 1978 law that regulates removal and placement of Native American children, is being challenged as unconstitutional in a case currently before the Supreme Court, Haaland v. Brackeen.
Plaintiffs include non-Native couples who are seeking to foster or adopt children with Native American ancestry (even though Native relatives are willing to adopt them), a biological parent who hopes to have their child be adopted by non-Native people, and three states: Texas, Louisiana and Indiana.
Discussing what’s at stake in this legal challenge are UBalt Law Prof. Kimberly Wehle; April Youpee-Roll, a lawyer with the Los Angeles firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, and a member of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes; Prof. Neoshia Roemer, who teaches Native American Law and Family Law at the University of Idaho College of Law; and April Olson, a lawyer with Rothstein Donatelli who specializes in Indian law.
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Prof. Shanta Trivedi, faculty director of the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts at UBalt Law, will moderate the discussion.
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Student Organization Activities & Events |
Find a complete list of student organization meetings and events on Campus Groups.
Black History Month Events: BLSA celebrates with events (featuring alliterative titles!) every day this week, such as Money Monday, Trivia Tuesday and Wellness Wednesday. Details and registration on Campus Groups.
Immigration Law Association (ILA): General body meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 5-6 p.m., Affinity Room.
SSWLC: Trauma-Informed Lawyering Training, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 5-7 p.m.
ILA, BLSA and SEE: Navigating the Intersection of Race, Immigration and Education, Saturday, Feb. 11, 11-1, 12th floor.
Criminal Law Association: General body meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 12-1, Affinity Room and Zoom.
BLSA: Weekly Study Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 14 (and subsequent Tuesdays), 4:30-9 p.m. AL 912.
The South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA) will once again be active at UBalt Law. Executive board openings are treasurer, secretary and event chair. Applications for these positions should be submitted to Nirali.patel@ubalt.edu by Friday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m.
The UBalt Campus Pantry is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from noon to 6 p.m., or by appointment (email pantry@ubalt.edu to schedule). The pantry has food, supplies and other resources for the campus community.
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Law Forum Symposium on Pioneering Black Lawyers in Md. Set for Feb. 16
The UBalt Law Forum presents a Feb. 16 symposium about Maryland's early Black lawyers and the challenges they faced in gaining admission to the bar, as well as obstacles still in existence for Black lawyers seeking bar admission and judgeships.
Panelists will include Texas lawyer and author John Browning, Maryland lawyer Domonique Flowers, the Hon. Pamila Brown, J.D. '79, administrative judge of the Howard County District Court, and the Hon. Lynn Stewart Mays, associate judge on the Circuit Court of Baltimore City.
Panels will be moderated by UBalt Law Prof. Jose Anderson and the Hon. Sidney Butcher, associate judge on the District Court of Anne Arundel County. The event is co-sponsored by the Historical Committee of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, Gallagher Evelius and Jones, CRC Salomon, and the Harry A. Cole Judicial Council of the Maryland Judiciary. Register to attend.
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Student Loan Repayment Workshops on Feb. 14
Leah Young, an accredited financial counselor from AccessLex Institute, will visit the law school on Tuesday, Feb. 14 to host two financial coaching workshops focused on student loan repayment options.
The workshops will be at noon and 7:45 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom. Students will be able to reserve a one-on-one counseling session with Young that afternoon. Make an appointment using Campus Groups.
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Mar. 1 Panel on Black-Jewish Relations and the Civil Rights Movement
Blacks and Jews have a complex shared history, a highlight of which was meaningful cooperation in the movement for civil rights in the 1960s. Rabbis, Freedom Riders and Jewish lawyers risked their reputations -- and often, their lives -- in support of equal rights. That relationship frayed over the years and is admittedly more tense today.
On Wednesday, Mar. 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., a distinguished panel of scholars will explore these issues together: Taylor Branch, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author best known for his landmark, three-volume history of the civil rights era, "America in the King Years"; Prof. Charles L. Chavis Jr., a historian at George Mason University whose work focuses on the history of racial violence and civil rights activism and Black and Jewish relations in the American South; and Rabbi Geoffrey Basik, a longtime Baltimore teacher, mentor and community leader and rabbi emeritus of Kol HaLev Synagogue.
The discussion will be moderated by WYPR's Midday host Tom Hall, a widely respected public speaker and moderator. A reception will follow. Register.
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Law Review Symposium on Antitrust, Honoring Lande, Set for March 10
The UBalt Law Review is hosting a special symposium celebrating the career of Venable Prof. Robert H. Lande, a beloved teacher and colleague, on Friday, Mar. 10 from 9:30 to 6 p.m.
Lande, who is retiring from teaching this summer, was co-founder of the American Antitrust Institute, past chair of the Association of American Law Schools Antitrust Section, an award-winning scholar, and a leading intellectual force behind the 21st century’s reinvigorated antitrust movement.
Distinguished antitrust scholars, practitioners, policymakers and reform advocates will participate in a series of panel discussions addressing competition policy, antitrust law, and Lande’s vital role in shaping the national debate about the need to protect consumers from cartels and monopoly power. Lande will deliver a keynote address. Learn more and register.
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Law Career Development Events Happening Soon |
Check your inbox for the LCDO Weekly Record every Monday, as well as the 6th floor TV screen, for listings. Register for LCDO events at UB Law Connect.
2023 Equal Justice Works Rural Summer Legal Corps: Apply Now!
Application Deadline: Feb. 14. Apply.
In partnership with Legal Services Corporation (LSC), Equal Justice Works will support 45 law students in serving rural communities this summer through the Rural Summer Legal Corps. Student Fellows will spend eight to 10 weeks at LSC-funded civil legal aid organizations, while developing valuable skills and gaining hands-on experience in several areas of public interest law.
Students earn $7,000 for working 300 hours during the summer of 2023. After the application closes, you will be contacted by the host organizations if selected for an interview. All Student Fellows will be selected by no later than March 25, 2023. If you have any questions, email EJW at ruralcorps@equaljusticeworks.org.
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UBalt Law students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Maryland Association for Justice on Friday, Feb. 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. for an opportunity to learn the most effective ways to present a disputed liability jury trial.
Attendees at the Mock Trial, to be held in the Moot Courtroom, will learn useful strategies and tips for how to try a case and counter typical defense strategies and arguments, with time for a question-and-answer session to follow.
Dean Ronald Weich will portray the judge and preside over the proceedings. UBalt Law students will play several roles, such as witnesses. A networking reception will follow on .5 level.
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Apply Now for Bar Exam Study Grants
The School of Law will begin awarding Bar Exam Study Grants to students who are about to graduate, as well as recent graduates, who are at risk for passing the bar exam and who have demonstrated financial need.
These grants are intended to assist graduates who cannot otherwise afford to take time off from work to study for the bar, and/or those who have caregiving responsibilities that will limit their ability to devote time to bar prep.
The purpose of the grants is to allow grantees to take unpaid time off work or pay for substitute care, so they may devote more time to studying for the bar exam.
Grants will be awarded in the amount of $2,500 or $5,000, based on need, and disbursed AFTER graduation.
Check your inbox for more details, or reach out to Prof. Neal Kempler, nkempler@ubalt.edu.
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CARES Grants Available
The UBalt CARES & HEERF grants are provided by the U.S. Department of Education to support students who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The maximum award amount for Spring 2023 is $1,500.
More information as well as access to the application can be found here. Additional questions can be directed to the Financial Aid Office.
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