I was fortunate to be selected for the U.S.-Mexico Border Trip facilitated and funded by the Immigrant Rights Clinic each year. The trip provides law students with the unique opportunity to directly aid in addressing the legal barriers faced by migrants at the border through collaboration with a local non-profit organization and under the direct supervision of experienced Clinic staff.
Students from the Legislative and Policy Advocacy Clinic in Camden created a step-by-step guide to break down the 10-step name change process in New Jersey. Taking it a step further, the students also developed a user-friendly website to make this valuable resource easily accessible to the public.
Rutgers Law School’s Expungement Law Project is hosting two free events this spring for low-income individuals seeking expungement of their New Jersey criminal history.
Oscar-nominated writer "Divine G" Whitfield spoke on a panel after a Rutgers Law screening of the film "Sing Sing" in which he starred and co-wrote. He is portrayed by lead actor Colman Domingo in the movie.
A coalition of tenant advocates released a new report urging the New Jersey courts to improve their process for reviewing residential eviction complaints.
Rutgers Law is launching three new clinics designed to enhance hands-on legal education: the Medical-Legal Partnership, the Mediation Clinic, and the Legislative and Policy Advocacy Clinic.