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Civil Rights Appellate Clinic News

U.S. Supreme Court
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – On November 1, 2021, the Penn State Law in University Park Civil Rights Appellate Clinic filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States in a case that seeks to clarify the rights afforded to servicemembers under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
Kira Geary (left) and Anna Notchick (right)
UPDATE, June 17, 2021: The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Mr. Mondelli, represented by the Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic and argued by 2021 Penn State Law alumnae Kira Geary and Anna Notchick.
2020-2021 Civil Rights Appellate Clinic students
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Law in University Park Civil Rights Appellate Clinic had a busy fall semester that culminated in the completion of two major filings—a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court and an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Supreme Court of the United States
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Law in University Park Civil Rights Appellate Clinic recently filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. Biel v. St. James, a religious liberty case that was granted certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court that poses the question of which test the court should apply in determining who qualifies as a “minister” under the ministerial exception.
Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Law in University Park students are thrilled to have reached an agreement with the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) to allow Ms. Jane Doe to sit for the LSAT exam with accommodations. Last year, the Third Circuit appointed the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic to represent Ms. Doe as a friend of the court. The Clinic successfully argued that Ms.
Kathryn Dutton, Cailtlin Jolley, Amber Bynum, and Amanda Brunt
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Just five weeks into the fall semester, a team with Penn State Law’s Civil Rights Appellate Clinic co-authored and filed a brief in a case that is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The landmark civil rights case will decide whether or not cable companies can be sued for refusing to carry programming from an African American-owned network.
Jennifer Bruce & Jorge Rivera | Penn State Law
UPDATE: The district court read the pro se allegations too narrowly, and the allegations do show "concrete" injury. On Nov. 1, this case was remanded to the U.S.
Civil Rights Appellate Clinic students and Director Michael Foreman
UPDATE:  Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic On the Winning Side of Supreme Court Decision
Civil Rights Clinic Students and Director | Penn State Law
UPDATE: The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has listed Doe v. Law School Admission Council for argument on September 12, 2019, and has granted the motion to have a student argue it. Penn State Law in University Park student Jenny Bruce will argue the case. UNIVERSITY PARK, PA–Students in the Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic got real insight into law practice facing two short briefing deadlines at the start of the spring semester.

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