November 2022

Regina Shaw ’97 honored, inaugural Alumni Hall of Fame class inducted at Fifth Annual UDC Law Gala

Photos: Fritz PhotoGraphics

More than 150 people gathered for the Fifth Annual UDC Law Gala, centered on honoring the history and legacy of the law school. Regina Shaw ’97 and Freddie Mac received the 2022 Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Champions for Justice Awards, and Karen Newton Cole ’87, Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas ’96, Saleema Snow ’97 and LaRuby May ’06 were inducted into the inaugural class of the UDC Law Alumni Hall of Fame.

Relive the Gala

Catching Up With UDC Alumni: Jonathan Smith '84 wins Jerrold Scoutt Prize from D.C. Bar Foundation

Link to UDC Law Gala promo video; footage from 2021

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SCHOOL NEWS

Youth Justice Clinic hosts juvenile justice reform symposium

On Oct. 29, the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) Youth Justice Clinic (YJC) and community partner National Center for Juvenile Justice Reform hosted a symposium at UDC Law to discuss changing the narrative and practices around juvenile justice.

Immigration and Human Rights Clinic wins case before even getting to trial

Earlier this month, students in the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) Immigration and Human Rights Clinic prevailed in immigration court, securing asylum protection for a Salvadoran family of six.

Read the family's story.

UDC Law in the news

Prof. Kristina Campbell talks to Mother Jones about Arizona in-state tuition for undocumented students

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LaRuby May '06 featured on hometown station WEAR-TV (Pensacola, FL) for Hall of Fame

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Prof. John Brittain (with Richard D. Kahlenberg) in Chronicle of Higher Education on diversity post-Affirmative Action

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