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11 Federal Inmates Freed From Prison Thanks to St. Thomas Law Clinic, Alumni
When President Barack Obama granted clemency to 325 federal inmates in the month of August, University of St. Thomas School of Law professor Mark Osler and several of his former students finally saw the fruits of their labor—some more than five years in the making.
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St. Thomas Named a Top 10 Private Law School for Best Value
The University of St. Thomas School of Law is one of the top 10 private law schools in the nation for best value, according to The National Jurist. Employment is the most important factor in the ranking, accounting for 35 percent. -
St. Thomas Law Named a Top 10 Law School Nationwide for Best Professors and Quality of Life
The University of St. Thomas School of Law is one of the top 10 law schools in the nation for professors and quality of life, according to a new study released by The Princeton Review. The school ranks No. 8 and No. 5, respectively. -
Professor Gregory Sisk Ranks Among Top Legal Scholars Nationwide
Professor Gregory Sisk, Laghi Distinguished Chair in Law, is recognized in two recent studies as one of the most prominent legal scholars in the nation. -
Alumnus Helps Free Federal Inmate Through Clemency Work
On June 3, 2016, Robert Sleepers received the phone call he had thought about for the past 12 years. Sentenced in June 2004 to a mandatory minimum of 20 years for his role in a non-violent, relatively low-level conspiracy to distribute cocaine, Sleepers admittedly broke the law, but his punishment far exceeded his crime. For… -
Vischer Tapped for National Leaders Council to Address Crisis in Legal Aid
The nonprofit organization that funds legal aid programs nationwide is calling on high-profile and influential leaders from various American industries to raise public awareness of the current crisis in legal aid, and University of St. Thomas School of Law Dean Robert Vischer was asked to be a part of the effort. -
Four Law Faculty Invested to Endowed Chairs, Professorships
This spring, the University of St. Thomas School of Law celebrated the investiture of four faculty members to endowed chairs and professorships: Robert Delahunty, Neil Hamilton, Mark Osler and Virgil Wiebe. -
Religious Liberty Clinic Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court on First Amendment Case
Students and faculty working in the University of St. Thomas Religious Liberty Appellate Clinic filed an amicus brief last week in the U.S. Supreme Court on its current First Amendment case Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley. -
Law Students Argue and Win Prisoner's Rights Case Before U.S. Court of Appeals
Third-year students in the University of St. Thomas School of Law Appellate Clinic argued and won a prisoner personal injury case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena, California, on April 7—marking the third year in a row in which students from this clinic have successfully convinced the appellate court…