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From Opposite Sides of the World, Students Find Friendship at MLaw

Born into different cultures and raised on opposite sides of the world, 2Ls Thomas Kadri and Surya Kundu were living far from parallel lives when their paths crossed one summer's day in a courtyard at Michigan Law.

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Tax Student's Research Grabs International Attention

International Tax LLM student Amir Pichhadze is still adjusting to the fact that his paper in Tax Notes International is currently the fouth-most-downloaded among tax practitioners.

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"42" Generates New Interest in Rickey—Just As His Descendent Graduates MLaw

With the Jackie Robinson bio-pic "42" clocking in among top-grossing movies, the topic of Michigan Law grad Branch Rickey -- who signed Robinson -- was bound to come up during Senior Day festivities.

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Messages of Inclusion, Passion, and Determination Infuse Senior Day

Wherever life may lead, be a champion for a more inclusive America, outgoing U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, '81, bid graduates of the Michigan Law Class of 2013 Sunday afternoon.

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Detroit Center for Family Advocacy: Review Finds High Success Rate in Keeping Kids with Families

The Detroit Center for Family Advocacy (CFA) has achieved high rates of success in its efforts to keep kids out of foster care and with family members, according to a new report by an outside evaluator, and now the CFA is working with organizations in other states to replicate the model it has established

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MLaw Prof Explores Evangelical Underrepresentation Among Legal Elite

Are evangelicals underrepresented among America's legal elite? It is a question that has intrigued Michigan Law Prof. Dan Crane for more than a year and one he revisited this month while guest blogging for the Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University Law School.

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Michigan Law Clinics Help Fill Justice Gap

For hundreds of clients who benefit every year from the pro bono services of as many as 17 Michigan Law clinics, it's hard to imagine a more effective combination of the practical and the theoretical in legal education.

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MLaw Students, Alumni Awarded Fellowships for Public Service, Research

With the aid of a wide range of merit-based fellowships, many Michigan Law students and alumni will have the ability this year to continue their studies abroad, provide legal assistance to underserved populations, and pursue government work that may have been impossible without financial assistance.

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MLaw Grad Appointed to Traineeship with the International Court of Justice

Moments after arriving home at her London apartment following a visit to the United States, Michigan Law graduate Sarah St. Vincent learned that she had been selected for a coveted traineeship on the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

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SAC CAPITAL DEFENDS INSIDER CLAIMS

"When they say they are no longer fully cooperating, they may end up in front of a judge arguing over the subpoena or the breadth of it."

—Prof. Erik Gordon in a Washington Post story on SAC Capital's message to clients that it is no longer cooperating unconditionally with the government to defend insider-trading allegations.

SAC CAPITAL DEFENDS INSIDER CLAIMS

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