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Environmental law overlaps human rights law in Rachel Rivers’ internshipAt her summer internship with the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW), Rachel Rivers is using her legal education to protect the environment while advancing human rights.

U.S. Supreme Court to hear case filed by Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate ClinicThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case presented by the Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic.

Penn State Law ICTY interns help bring closure to people of the Former YugoslaviaSarah Hart ’12 was an elementary school student in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, when she received a thin red Scholastic magazine detailing the violence, chaos, and terror as Yugoslavia gradually broke apart.

Penn State undergraduates spend week immersed in lawForty Penn State students from University Park and four Penn State branch campuses spent their first week of summer vacation immersed in the Socratic method, law books, and professional possibilities at Penn State Law.

Students urge Supreme Court to hear military harassment caseCan a civilian employer harass a service member based upon military status? The answer to this question can affect the 500,000 Reservists and National Guard members who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since late 2001. Today the Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic as part of an expert legal team from across the country filed a Petition for Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in Carder v. Continental Airlines, 2009 WL 4342477 (S.D. Texas, Nov. 30, 2009).

Transfer application fee waived for 2011Penn State Law has waived the transfer application fee for 2011.

Professor Farmer to participate in International Competition Law Conference in DubrovnikPenn State Law Professor Beth Farmer has been invited to participate in the International Competition Law Conference, “Competition Law in Transition: Trends and Challenges” held in Dubrovnik, Croatia from June 15-17.

Immigration symposium confirms the need for overhaul of the U.S. Immigration systemAre there serious flaws with the U.S. immigration system? Yes, was the primary response echoed by a group of leading immigration experts who convened at Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law on March 18 for a symposium titled “Immigration Adjudications: Court Reform & Beyond."

Penn State Law to present 'Immigration Adjudications: Court Reform & Beyond'On Thursday, March 18, 2010, Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law will present "Immigration Adjudications: Court Reform and Beyond."

Center for Immigrants' Rights to host naturalization workshopThe Center for Immigrants’ Rights and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will host a “Path to Naturalization” workshop on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 to review the naturalization process and discuss the rights and responsibilities of United States citizens.