Advancing Democracy
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.
Traveling from Arizona to New York to compete at the top moot court level
Two students from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University reached the final rounds of the New York City National Moot Court Competition, which took place from January 29 to 31.
ASU Law’s D.C. Leadership Academy returns for a second year to empower students in the nation’s capital
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University’s D.C. Leadership Academy is offering students the chance to gain invaluable skills and experience in the heart of U.S. law and policy.
ASU Law’s Academy for Justice joins effort to erase criminal records for deserving presidential pardon recipients, offering true second chances
In a significant step toward criminal justice reform, the Weldon Angelos Presidential Pardon Expungements Act (H.R. 10248) has been introduced in Congress, offering new hope to those who have received presidential pardons but still face the lasting consequences of their criminal records.
ASU Law grad earns degree while balancing duty and education
For the past year and a half, Ariel Parker has spent countless hours on the laptop at the kitchen table of her California home. With her cats nearby for comfort, she has worked toward earning a Master of Legal Studies (MLS) from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. And, now, this fall, it all pays off.
Advancing democracy through justice, pro bono work and civil rights
Benjamin Rundall (JD ‘14), an attorney with Zwillinger Wulkan, has long been an advocate for marginalized communities and the protection of civil rights. Much of Rundall’s work involves representing people and cases that might otherwise lack legal representation.