Loyola Social Justice Law Clinic |
UNPARALLELED COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
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NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
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From groundbreaking casework to tireless advocacy, the work of our clinics in 2024 was a testament to the values we hold dear: equity, access, and the unwavering pursuit of justice. As we enter 2025, now more than ever, we stand with our clients and the many members of our community affected by the recent wildfires. In collaboration with our long-standing partners in the local legal aid community, our clinic faculty are right now assessing how our faculty, students, and alumni can best support relief and recovery efforts in the coming months. Thank you for your continued and generous support, without which none of this would be possible.
- Elizabeth Bluestein
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LIJC's Binational Migrant Advocacy Project Leads Historic Trip to Tijuana for 250 DACA Recipients |
The Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC) has received a transformative gift from Alicia Miñana and Rob Lovelace to establish the Binational Migrant Advocacy Project (BMAP). BMAP is the first-ever binational immigration clinic based at a U.S. law school, in collaboration with the ITESO in Guadalajara, and the IBERO Tijuana. Last week, BMAP brought together law students, legal professionals, and 250 DACA recipients for an educational trip to Tijuana. This educational collaboration with partners ImmDef and Justice Action Center also provided DACA participants with lawful admission to the U.S., which can facilitate an easier pathway to obtaining legal status in the U.S. More >>
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Ernest Cox Released From Prison After 40 Years |
Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI) client Ernest Cox’s convictions were vacated on Oct. 4, 2024. Even though forensic evidence pointed toward another person (who was given immunity in exchange for testifying against Cox at trial), Cox was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder, and served more than 40 years in prison. He is one of three LPI clients released from prison last year. More >>
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ADVOCATING FOR SYSTEM-INVOLVED YOUTH |
Mariam Bablanian '25 shares her experience honing her advocacy skills and assisting system-involved youth in the Juvenile Justice Clinic. More >>
| | SEEING EDUCATION POLICY ADVOCACY IN ACTION |
Nicole Abnous '26 shares her journey into education law, navigating challenging assignments and seeing policy advocacy in action. More >>
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SARA CAMPOS '99 HONORED WITH 2024 L. RANDOLPH LOWRY EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD |
LCCR Director Sara Campos ’99 was honored with the L. Randolph Lowry Educator of the Year Award by the Southern California Mediation Association. More >>
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| MARISSA MONTES '12 HONORED WITH 2024 BEERMAN FOUNDATION AWARD FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE |
LIJC Director Marissa Montes ’12 was honored by the Beerman Foundation for Peace and Justice with a Social Justice in Action fellowship award. More >>
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Youth Justice Education Clinic’s Advocacy Restores Hope for Student Facing Expulsion |
In a recent case highlighting the Youth Justice Education Clinic’s commitment to holistic advocacy, the team’s dedicated efforts supported a 16-year-old student unfairly caught in the school-prison nexus. More >>
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Mediation Resolves Long-Standing Tenancy Dispute |
The Loyola Center for Conflict Resolution helped resolve a long-standing tenancy dispute. Mediator Janet Sacks Grundfest ’89 and clinical student Andrew White ’25 guided the parties through two full-day sessions, resulting in a mutually beneficial agreement. More >>
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Loyola Justice for Atrocities Clinic to Monitor Trial of Senior Syrian Governmental Official |
The Loyola Justice for Atrocities Clinic is proud to be partnering with the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre to monitor the trial of former senior Syrian government official Samir Osman Alsheikh. The trial is set to begin in L.A. in August. More >>
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Marisa Harris '17 Returns to CJLP as New Director of CCCJP |
We are thrilled to welcome back Marisa Harris '17 to the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy as the new director of the Collateral Consequences of Conviction Justice Project (CCCJP). Harris succeeds Elie Miller, founding director of the CCCJP. More >>
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| CLINICS HOST GATHERING AT ALUMNI GRAND REUNION |
Clinics took part in the Alumni Grand Reunion at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Clinic alumni attended to reconnect and catch up with colleagues. More >>
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- Performative Justice: Nearly 2 Years After Launching Unit to Free Innocent People in Prison, Attorney General’s Office Hasn’t Reviewed A Single Case, L.A. Taco, Dec. 16, 2024
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L.A. County Judge Weighing Shutdown of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, Daily Breeze, Dec. 13, 2024
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Holocaust Survivors’ Compensation at Stake in Supreme Court Case, Media on the Hill, Dec. 3, 2024
- 'This Time, We Will Be Ready.' L.A. Immigration Advocates Brace for Second Trump Presidency, NBC Los Angeles, Nov. 7, 2024
- L.A. Man Spent a Decade in Prison for ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Death. Was it Based on Faulty Evidence?, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 2, 2024
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