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Lindsay Ayers and Tierra Copeland on Zoom

Youth Justice Clinic participants continue commitments to youth rights through publication and public education

In February, 3L Tierra Copeland participated in the D.C. Justice Lab’s Safety Summit 2022: Prevention over Punishment. This Black-led policy forum and safety summit called for a range of evidence-based, community-responsive policy changes that also reduce violence in the D.C. area.  Copeland’s remarks at the event sought to educate the […]

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

3L Gloria Cannon carries on Deepwater Horizon work with Whistleblower Protection Clinic

While continuing her work from Spring 2021 to present in the Whistleblower Protection Clinic (WPC), UDC Law 3L Gloria Cannon is working with Congress to challenge the ongoing public health and environmental disaster resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  

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Prof. Tianna Gibbs wins SALT Junior Faculty Award

Associate Professor Tianna Gibbs received the 2022 Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Junior Faculty Award in a virtual ceremony Jan. 7, 2022. The award honors a faculty member with seven or fewer years as a legal educator for their commitment to justice, equality and academic excellence in teaching, scholarship […]

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Fourth Annual UDC Law Gala raises over $130,000 toward scholarships, fellowships, bar prep

 On Tuesday, Nov. 9, the District of Columbia School of Law Foundation hosted the Fourth Annual UDC Law Gala at the University of the District of Columbia Student Center Ballroom, raising $135,425 toward supporting students through tuition scholarships, fellowships and bar study programs. The funds raised at the gala came […]

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