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Clinics and Practicum

Immigrants' Rights Clinic makes progress amid tough political climate
The Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic has had a busy year. During a tumultuous, tense, and constantly evolving political cycle, students at the clinic have taken on multiple projects in the 2017-18 academic year, resulting in multiple victories, both locally and across the nation.
Supreme Court ruling in separate case sets Penn State Law clinic client free
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Sessions v. Dimaya, 79-year-old Carlton Baptiste, a client of the Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, was released from federal custody.
Civil Rights Appellate Clinic Involved with the SCOTUS Labor Cases
The Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic has been involved in two high-profile employment cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term.
Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic helps Agent Orange victims
WPSU Radio marks Veterans Day with a story on Penn State Law's Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic.
Civil Rights Appellate Clinic witnesses history at Gorsuch’s first oral arguments
Students in Penn State Law's Civil Rights Appellate Clinic just happened to be at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 17, Justice Neil Gorsuch's first day on the bench for oral arguments.

Students learn by experience in Penn State Law’s legal clinics and practicum. Under the guidance of clinical faculty, second- and third-year students earn academic credit while engaging in all aspects of the legal process, from legislative advocacy to client representation. Corresponding skills training courses give students a knowledge base on which to build their professional experiences.

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Professor Wadhia comments in Pacific Standard on "bizarre legal territory" that could be facing DACA

Daily Collegian reports on the work of the Center for Immigrants' Rights

Penn State Law student wins scholarship from Energy & Mineral Law Foundation

Professor Wadhia on Trump v. Hawaii, Pereira v. Sessions, and Justice Kennedy's retirement

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Dave Dambreville

Spring 2013 – Civil Rights Appellate Clinic

“As a member of the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, I was able to sharpen my research and writing skills as well as work with a great team on real cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal circuit courts. Thank you for such an amazing semester!!!”

Class of 2013
Employment: Litigation Associate, Kimmel & Silverman, P.C.