Category Archives: ChildLaw
Loyola School of Law in the News – Civitas ChildLaw Center
The following article highlighting Loyola’s nationally recognized Civitas ChildLaw Center ran last week in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Civitas ChildLaw Center helps the smallest clients By Jack Silverstein Law Bulletin staff writer It might not look it, but the small lounge … Continue reading
Civitas ChildLaw Center Newsletter| March 2014
The ChildLaw Center publishes a monthly newsletter highlighting upcoming events, internship and career opportunities, and faculty, staff and student news. Click here for more information.
Civitas ChildLaw Center Newsletter| February 2014
The ChildLaw Center publishes a monthly newsletter highlighting upcoming events, internship and career opportunities, and faculty, staff and student news. Click here for more information.
Loyola School of Law in the News: Professor Bruce Boyer
Professor Bruce Boyer co-authored the commentary “The Baby Veronica Saga: Denial of a Father’s Rights and Now a $1 Lesson,” which was posted on Huffington Post on 11/27.
Amie B: Kickin’ off the Holiday Season
As I have mentioned in my earlier blogs, I spent a year working at Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh. While I loved my experience there, I missed the holiday season! As a Muslim-majority country, in the sub-continent, Chittagong … Continue reading
Amie B: ChildLaw Fellow
As I have mentioned throughout my blogs, I am a 2016 ChildLaw Fellow. Every year the Civitas ChildLaw Center selects a class of fellows from the incoming students who “seek a law degree in order to advocate for children in their … Continue reading
Civitas ChildLaw Center Newsletter| November 13
The ChildLaw Center publishes a monthly newsletter highlighting upcoming events, internship and career opportunities, and faculty, staff and student news. Click here for more information.
Amie B: Gun Violence Among Youth in Chicago Symposium
This past week the Children’s Legal Rights Journal hosted its annual symposium. Its topic: “Gun Violence Among Youth in Chicago.” The approach to violence and its solutions were framed as a public health issue, not a criminal one. Speakers from … Continue reading
Amie B: National Latina/o Law Student Association Conference
Recently, my friend Jenessy Rodriguez traveled to New Mexico with Loyola’s Latina/o Law Student Association (LLSA) to attend the National Latina/o Law Student Association Conference in Sante Fe . It sounded like an amazing opportunity and she is kind enough … Continue reading
Amie B: Coffee Talks and Quest for Hope
Searching for Hope In my studies and work experience, I have dedicated my life to public interest, working towards creating sustainable justice. At different moments of my life, that work has taken on different forms. For a summer it was … Continue reading