Archive for '2009'

FIU Law Awarded Grant from Council on Legal Education Opportunities (CLEO): Launches Program to Support Students Traditionally Underrepresented within the Legal Profession

Miami (December 7, 2009) – The Florida International University College of Law was recently named the 35th law school in the nation to be recognized as a Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) institution.  The College of Law also received a substantial grant from the group to underwrite costs associated with running the 2010 Summer Institute.
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LAW STUDENTS PETITION INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOR ITS FAILURE
TO GRANT HAITIANS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS

Hurricane-Ravaged Haiti Cannot Support Prospective Deportees, 35,000 of Whom Need Work Permits to Support Families Here and in Haiti, Says FIU Legal Clinic
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(Tallahassee, FL) Florida International University law students, Bryan Jones and Marielys Llerena took first place in the ABA Regional Negotiation Competition held on November 7th and 8th in Tallahassee.
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