In celebration of its 50th anniversary, UDC Law partnered with SuitShop to provide each incoming student with a suit jacket to kickstart their legal careers. First-year students wore the suits for the Aug. 11 pinning ceremony where they received their 50th anniversary branded lapel pins and took an oath committing to the legal profession and service in the public interest.
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Four UDC Law students chosen for Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship Program
Four UDC Law students were chosen for the 2022 Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship Program this summer. Nija Bastfield, Genesis Aguirre Guerra, Taylor Rogers and Robert Ward participated in unpaid public interest summer law positions funded through grants from the John Paul Stevens Foundation.
Read MoreDC Affordable Law Firm welcomes three UDC Law alumni to fellowship program
Dionne Dillard, Loishirl Hall and Forrest Yang Lindelof will begin fellowships at DC Affordable Law Firm (DCALF) next month, where they will provide affordable and accessible legal services to modest- and lower-income D.C. residents. As part of the fellowship, all three 2022 graduates will receive a no-cost LL.M. in Advocacy […]
Read More3L Shawn Deadwiler chosen for ACS Next Generation Leaders program
Rising 3L Shawn Deadwiler has been selected to the American Constitution Society (ACS) 2022 Next Generation Leaders (NGL) program.
Read MoreGeneral Practice Family Defense Clinic students use experience to conduct Know Your Rights sessions
Throughout the Spring 2022 semester, General Practice Family Defense Clinic students have represented mothers whose housing conditions present health concerns for their children.
Read More3L Tonya Harris wins national American Kennel Club writing contest on animal law
Rising 3L Tonya Harris is the winner of the 2021-2022 American Kennel Club (AKC) Companion Animal Law Writing Contest, a legal writing competition that invites submissions from law students around the United States. Harris receives a $2,500 cash prize for her winning entry.
Read MoreThree UDC Law students chosen for Fellowship from LexisNexis African Ancestry Network and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation
3L Nija Bastfield and 2Ls Alexus McNeal and Songo Wawa have been chosen as fellows by LexisNexis African Ancestry Network (AAN) and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation (LNROLF) for 2022. Founded last year, the competitive fellowship identifies law students from across the six law schools at Historically Black Colleges and […]
Read MoreImmigration and Human Rights Clinic obtains asylum for voting rights activist from Nigeria
Students in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) worked to obtain asylum for a voting rights activist from Nigeria.
Read More3Ls Nija Bastfield and Darby Hickey win D.C. Bar’s 2022 D.C. Cup Moot Court Competition
UDC Law congratulates 3Ls Nija Bastfield and Darby Hickey for winning the 2022 D.C. Cup Moot Court Competition hosted by the D.C. Bar.
Read More3L 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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