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US law schools help communities during eviction crisis

JURIST

The White House and the Justice Department announced Friday that 99 law schools across 35 states and Puerto Rico answered the attorney general’s call for action to help communities during the housing and eviction crisis. In August 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a letter to the legal community calling for help.

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AG Garland Pushes Major Law Firms and Law Schools to Protect Renters Against Eviction

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The Biden administration is calling on law firms and law schools to help fight evictions following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week to remove protections created by the federal government in response to the pandemic, reports Bloomberg News.

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Kunoor Chopra Joins Cloud Court Advisory Board

The Cloud Court Blog

Cloud Court is pleased to announce the addition of a new advisor, Kunoor Chopra. Linkedin ) Kunoor, a California attorney, is Co-founder and VP of Legal Services at Elevate. She is a Fellow and on the Board of Trustees of the College of Law Practice Management. Kunoor holds a JD from Loyola Law School and a BA from UCLA.

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Comprehensive Study of Regulatory Reform Finds It Is Driving ‘Substantial Innovation’ In Legal Services Delivery with No Harm to Consumers

LawSites

A Stanford Law School study published today of regulatory reforms in Utah and Arizona finds that they are “spurring substantial innovation,” that they are critical to serving lower-income populations, and that they do not pose any substantial risk of consumer harm.

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Canadian prime minister nominates first indigenous justice to the Supreme Court

JURIST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the nomination of Ontario Superior Court of Justice Judge Michelle O’Bonsawin, to the nation’s highest court on Friday. O’Bonsawin, an Abenaki member of the Odanak First Nation, will be the first indigenous justice at the Supreme Court.

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Fastcase Names the 2022 Fastcase 50, Honoring ‘Innovators, Techies, Visionaries and Leaders’ in Law

LawSites

If you are looking for a scorecard naming those who are leading the charge on innovation in law, you can do no better than the Fastcase 50 , the annual listing by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.”.

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The Week of Jan. 29 Brings Three Legal Tech Conferences, Spanning BigLaw, SmallLaw and A2J

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Long called Legaltech New York, it was renamed Legalweek in 2017 , and is one of the largest, longest-running and most-anticipated conferences focused on legal technology and the business of law, last year drawing over 6,000 attendees and featuring more than 300 speakers. This year, it runs Jan. 29 to Feb. The conference runs Feb.

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