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In the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), law student Desmond Meade addresses how he is “taking his message to Washington, D.C. where he will speak at a Congressional briefing about the Democracy Restoration Act. The DRA would give Desmond and others like him the chance to participate in the democratic process by restoring voting rights in federal elections to the approximately four million Americans who are no longer incarcerated, but are denied the right to vote because they once served criminal sentences.”

Desmond Meade is the current president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), and a 2nd-year law student at Florida International University College of Law.
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In FIU News, Law Fellow Ryan Stoa addresses the world’s growing water crisis and how The Global Water for Sustainability (GLOWS) program, led by FIU, has become a major player in the field.

Ryan Stoa is currently the Program Executive Officer for Global Water for Sustainability – GLOWS, as well as a Fellow in Water Law and Policy at Florida International University College of Law.

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In the National Post, FIU Law School Professor Elizabeth Price Foley writes on the perception of America’s foundational principles.

Elizabeth Price Foley serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Justice Florida Chapter. She is also the Institute for Justice Chair in Constitutional Litigation and Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law.

The Tea Party rises

The growing perception that America’s foundational principles are on the verge of a deep, dark, politically correct precipice has created a political environment akin to a gas leak. It was only a matter of time before something ignited the flames of political resistance. As it turned out, the spark was a free-falling economy and a crumbling housing market. For years, Wall Street greed and congressional policies combined to encourage widespread departure from traditional mortgage lending practices, in which no-documentation, no-money-down, interest-only, high debt-to-income-ratio and other high-risk or “sub-prime” loans became commonplace … Read more at the National Post.com »

Professor Jose Gabilondo was quoted in a U.S. News and World Report about Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen’s comments professing admiration for Fidel Castro. Professor Gabilondo is a nationally recognized commentator in the Spanish-language media.

Professor Howard Wasserman was quoted in a CNN article about Miami Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen and his remarks on Fidel Castro. Professor Wasserman has been writing about sports and the First Amendment since 2001.

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Born in Ghana, raised in the United Kingdom, and educated in the United States and Canada, Tawia Ansah fits right into a College of Law whose faculty has been ranked among the most diverse in the country.

But even in a college – and university – teeming with diversity, Ansah comes with a unique world view.

As a legal expert for several international organizations, including the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the United Nations Centre for Human Rights, Ansah helped emerging nations adopt democratic laws. In Rwanda, he helped train law enforcement in how to conduct investigations; in Bosnia, he trained officials on how to run elections, and monitored them to ensure fairness.

It is that international experience in Europe and Africa that he hopes will add a new dimension to an already international law school.

“The really interesting thing about FIU Law is how new and very forward-looking it is,” said Ansah, who is also the college’s associate dean for academic affairs. “Somebody with my background can really contribute and make a difference here.”

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—jprenaud

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