Advocacy Update: Sheller Center Students File Urgent Appeal with the UN
John Farrell, Anthony Sierzega, Mariya Tsalkovich, all law students with the Social Justice Lawyering Clinic, worked with Juntos to draft an appeal filed by fifty-nine…
Temple Law Student Wins 2016 PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award Merit Distinction
Third-year student Lilah Thompson has been named a 2016 Pro Bono Publico Award Merit Distinction recipient by PSJD, a public service initiative of the National…
Temple Law Named a 2016 Best Value Law School
Temple Law has once again been named a Best Value Law School by PreLaw, an affiliate of National Jurist Magazine, making it the only Philadelphia…
Advocacy Update: Department of Justice Cites Sheller Center Language Access Study
A newly released report by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Language Access in State Courts, cites Barriers to Justice for Non-English Speakers in the…
Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics Names Jon Smollen as Director
Jon Smollen has been appointed as the Director of the Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics. He is the first person to serve the…
Advocacy Update: Supporting Returning Citizens in Montgomery County
Justice Lab students have partnered with the Montgomery County Public Defender Office to develop strategies to incorporate reentry into the Office’s holistic approach to criminal…
Second Year Evening Students Honored for Excellence, Commitment to Community and Profession
Second-year evening students Jasmine Greene and Maya Brown have been honored by the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division (Philadelphia Chapter) with scholarships named in…
Advocacy Update: Challenging Family Detention From An International Human Rights Perspective
Family detention is a pressing issue because of the psychological harm created by detaining children. One of the three family detention facilities in the U.S.…
Professor Epstein Named to Third Circuit Task Force on Eyewitness Identifications
Director of Advocacy Programs Jules Epstein has been appointed to the Third Circuit Task Force on Eyewitness Identifications by Chief Judge Theodore McKee. Epstein is…
Professor Emeritus Frank McClellan Honored for Service to the Disability Community
Professor Emeritus Frank McClellan has been honored with the Special Recognition Award by the Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD) for his “extraordinary commitment to…