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High School Students Explore Access to Justice in Appalachia, Legal Profession

High School Students Explore Access to Justice in Appalachia, Legal Profession

Twenty high school students, primarily from Appalachian Ohio, were selected from among a pool of almost 80 applicants to attend the Center for Law, Justice & Culture‘s 2019 Summer Law & Trial Institute. The program is designed to enhance the students’ understanding of the law and American legal system, explore […]

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August 1, 2019 at 3:06 pmNews

Alumni News | Phillips Blogs about Changing Mass Incarceration System

Erin Phillips

Erin Phillips ’16 is a law student at the University of Cincinnati and currently interning at the Ohio Justice & Policy Center, an organization with the mission is to create fair, intelligent, redemptive criminal-justice systems through zealous client-centered advocacy, innovative policy reform, and cross-sector community education. She graduated with a […]

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August 3, 2018 at 1:09 pmAlumni

High School Students Visit Supreme Court, Conduct Mock Trial

High School Students Visit Supreme Court, Conduct Mock Trial

by Kristin Distel Eighteen high school juniors and seniors attended the Summer Law & Trial Institute, an immersive residential experience—including a mock trial—that directly addresses the complex legal challenges associated with social and economic inequality in Appalachian Ohio. At the same time, the program seeks to increase understanding of the […]

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August 7, 2017 at 12:32 pmAlumni News

CLJC Features Social Work & Psychology Alum | Helping Prisoners Return to Society

Shawn Stover

Shawn Stover graduated from Ohio University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Psychology. He became a licensed Social Worker in 1991 and has worked in the Athens area for the past 26 years as a counselor, foster care assessor and with Athens County Job and Family […]

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February 20, 2017 at 9:48 amAlumni