Advancing Democracy
ASU grad aims to use law degree to stand up for others
For McKenna Hunter, a third-year JD student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, the draw to law began early.
Grad takes next step to practice law, make an impact
Amrita Vyas is graduating from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University with a Master of Laws (LLM), bringing her one step closer to resuming her legal career.
ASU grad driven to practice law by personal experiences and injustices faced in Iran
“As a woman in Iran, I faced injustice and inequality,” said Negar Nahid, a third-year JD student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. “Women lawyers in Iran cannot become judges and prosecutors, and this inequality has always resonated with me in every step of my journey as an immigrant woman in the United States.”
"You Saved My Life:” A 15-year legacy of justice and redemption at ASU Law’s Post-Conviction Clinic
At the recent 15th Anniversary Alumni Reunion and Fundraiser for the Post-Conviction Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, formerly incarcerated Freddie Solano stood before a crowd filled with ASU Law faculty, clinic alumni and legal professionals, and spoke words that moved everyone in the room.
ASU Law’s Myles Lynk honored with ABA’s top ethics award
Myles Lynk, dean of the ASU Emeritus College and a professor emeritus in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, has been named the 2025 recipient of the American Bar Association’s Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award. This is the ABA’s highest honor for outstanding contributions to legal ethics and professional responsibility.
ASU Law’s First Amendment Clinic helps author secure interview with civil rights leader behind bars
When author Arun Kundnani couldn’t secure an interview with jailed civil rights leader Jamil Al-Amin, formerly H. Rap Brown, he turned to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University’s First Amendment Clinic for assistance. The clinic helped him gain access to the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson to meet with Al-Amin.
ASU Law student awarded Sustained Impact Human Rights Fellowship from Squire Patton Boggs Foundation and Human Rights Watch
Hannah Knight, a second-year JD student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, was awarded the Sustained Impact Human Rights Fellowship in Washington, D.C., through the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation and Human Rights Watch.
ASU Law Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center faculty win CPR’s Outstanding Professional Article Award
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution has announced the winners of its 42nd annual awards, including two members from the Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.