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Human Trafficking Academy Hosts Representative Ross Spano to Commemorate ‘National Crime Victims’ Rights Week’

  On April 11th, in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the Human Trafficking Academy was honored to host Florida State Representative Ross Spano in a talk attended by law students, faculty, staff, and community members. Professor…
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Professor Roy Balleste Joins High-Level International Team Crafting New Outer Space Laws

St. Thomas Law Professor Roy Balleste has been asked to join a new team of internationally-renowned  experts on space law who will be developing rules applicable to the military use of outer space. The project, MILAMOS (Manual on International…
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St. Thomas Immigration Law Students Host Free Legal Screening Clinic

On Saturday, March 17th, the School of Law and the Immigration Law Students Association (ILSA) partnered with Catholic Legal Services and Americans for Immigrant Justice to provide free immigration legal screenings to the surrounding community.…
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St. Thomas Law Intercultural Human Rights Law Review Hosts “Dreaming with DACA” Symposium

The St. Thomas Law Intercultural Human Rights Law Review recently hosted its annual symposium. This year, the event focused on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Titled “Dreaming with DACA”,…
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St. Thomas Law Graduate, Tarlika Navarro, Appointed to Broward County Circuit Court

  Tarlika N. Navarro '10 St. Thomas Law alum Tarlika N. Navarro is one of two recent South Florida judicial appointments made by Governor Rick Scott.  She will serve in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit…
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St. Thomas Law Students’ Life-Changing Experience Assisting Detained Somali Refugees

Professor Lauren Gilbert and eight St. Thomas Law students -  Carolina Acosta-Fox, Mirtha Garcia-Alvarez, Tessa Juste, Diego Sanchez, Melany Cornejo, Catherine Perez, Vanessa Baez, Nathalia Lozano -  recently spent two days at the Glades…
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St. Thomas Law Alum, Eneami Bestman, Recognized as Rising Star by Attorney-at-Law Magazine

St. Thomas Law 2016 graduate, Eneami Bestman, recently had the honor of being recognized as a "South Florida Rising Star" by Attorney-at-Law Magazine. The magazine's January 2018 "Top Lawyers" issue featured an in-depth interview with…
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St. Thomas More Catholic Law Society Community Outreach: Packaging Food for the Homeless

  On February 1, 2018, the St. Thomas More Catholic Law Society hosted its First Spring Meeting and  community pro bono event. St. Thomas Law students prepared food packages for the homeless. The packages were distributed by Servidores…
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St.Thomas Law’s Human Trafficking Academy Commemorates International Day of Prayer

On February 8th, the Human Trafficking Academy and Campus Ministry joined millions of people of the global faith community on a day of prayer for the victims of human trafficking. In 2015, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace…
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National Champions: St. Thomas Law Beats Harvard and UC Hastings to Win National Trial Team Competition

The St. Thomas University School of Law’s trial team continued its championship run by being crowned the 2018 ABA Labor and Employment Law National Trial Competition champions. This year's national competition was held from January 27-28 in…