Career Ladder
The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Wayne Region held a career panel discussion at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Jan. 30.
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EVENTS
1L Summer Experience - UDM Law Campus
Monday, June 17, 2013A week designed for incoming 1Ls. Must register via the admitted student webpage.
2013 Law And Legal Education In The Americas: Comparative Perspectives - UDM Law Campus
Friday, June 21, 2013The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, with its partners in international dual degree programs, the University of Windsor Faculty of Law (Windsor, Ontartio, Canada) and the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico), is hosting an international law conference.
The conference will explore three distinct paths: social justice, professionalism & pedagogy, and commercial law, which are tailored to reflect the emphasis of the dual-degree programs and the institutions themselves.
Conference website - www.lita2013.com
NEWS
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Metrish v. Lancaster - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
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Michigan has stake in U.S. immigration debate with 150,000 undocumented residents
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American Constitution Society Presentation on Infamous Highers Brothers Wrongful Conviction Case
The Michigan Lawyers Chapter of the American Constitution Society presented a powerful program on wrongful convictions to UDM Law students.
Thomas Highers, who with his brother, Raymond, spent 25 years in prison for a murder they did not commit, appeared with his attorney, Valerie Newman, to tell the story of their case. The brothers were released last summer when a Wayne County Circuit Court judge granted them a new trial due to overwhelming evidence of their innocence and mistaken witness identifications.
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SYMPOSIUM DRAWS A CAPACITY CROWD OF GUESTS AND MEDIA TO LEARN HOW IMMIGRATION ENHANCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Relevant, timely, unique, insightful, visionary. This is some of the reaction to UDM's recent Law Review symposium entitled, Global Michigan: Immigration and Economic Growth, which featured Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R-MI) as the keynote speaker. U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) also provided his singular perspective as the son of an immigrant, and leading policymakers and distinguished academics drawn from across the U.S. and Canada discussed how Detroit and Michigan could best use immigration as a tool of economic development.