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“In the Prisoner Assistance Clinic our job is to figure out how to minimize the collateral consequences of incarceration,” Maggie Lavoie, a 3L, said. Lavoie is one of the students this semester working in the Prisoner Assistance (PA) Clinic at… Read More… about How the Prisoner Assistance Clinic is safeguarding the rights of Maine’s incarcerated population
“When we don’t welcome those in need, we are not living up to the ideals of our nation,” Sally Stevens said, discussing the fellowship she recently established at Maine Law with the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC). Stevens, a… Read More… about New fellowship broadens scope and reach of Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic
“I’m going to tell the John Oliver story,” Jill Ward, Director of the Center for Youth Policy and Law and Adjunct Professor said, “so just bear with me.” Ward detailed how several of her student policy fellows were part of… Read More… about Maine Law experts and students advocate for the future of youth justice statewide and beyond
Maine Law’s Rural Practice Clinic (RPC) in Fort Kent was established in 2023 as part of a 3 year pilot program aimed at increasing access to representation for communities in and around Aroostook County. Maine is one of many states… Read More… about A day in the life of Rural Practice Clinic student attorneys
The Royal Asiatic Society in London, England recently named a prize in honor of Maine Law Professor Charles H. Norchi, the Benjamin Thompson Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Oceans and Coastal Law. The award will be… Read More… about Royal Asiatic Society names prize to honor Professor Charles Norchi