Public Interest News

Randy Hiroshige’s undergraduate courses in ethics and philosophy led him to consider a career in law. “During college, I started to see how structures propagate injustice and developed an ethical commitment to helping those ground down by legal structures,” he said. His desire to pursue graduate degrees in both law… Read More

Suvall will teach the new Youth Opportunity Clinic, which will support to youth who are at risk for criminal legal involvement. Read More

VLS students are working in 18 states, D.C. and the Netherlands for federal and state courts, government legal departments and nonprofits. Read More

Students secured externships with federal and state courses, government agencies and legal nonprofits and in corporate legal offices. Read More

Coker will work at the Metropolitan Nashville Public Defender’s Office and Dowling for the Shelby County Defenders. Read More

Stopher will work at the National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago; Seixas will work at the Children’s Law Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Read More

Clarke’s lecture, “Democracy under Attack: Race, Rights and Resistance,” addresses the role of lawyers in responding to racial injustice, voter suppression and other civil rights issues. Read More

Banks will spend summer 2018 working at the Texas Civil Rights Project. Read More

A six-student team helped the Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union create a new nonprofit. Read More

Seven VLS students traveled to Lumpkin, Georgia, to work with attorneys from the Southern Immigrant Freedom Initiative on behalf of immigrant detainees. Read More