DU prof calls for removal of police in Pittsburgh schools

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 09/03/2020 The national conversation regarding police presence in schools hit Pittsburgh this summer, as Duquesne law professor Tiffany Sizemore and Pitt professor Jeff Shook wrote an open call for Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) to stop using police to manage children in their schools. Sizemore, head of the Juvenile Defender Clinic at Duquesne, wrote that “in light of the continued police … Continue reading DU prof calls for removal of police in Pittsburgh schools

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Two Duquesne law professors among 1,000 to reject Trump’s Attorney General nominee

Raymond Arke | Asst. News Editor A new president means a new administration. Sometimes, however, appointees can draw plenty of controversy. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the nominee for Attorney General, has garnered significant scrutiny since he was picked for the job. On Jan. 10 and 11, he faced in his hearing a national letter of over 1,000 law school professors opposing his nomination — … Continue reading Two Duquesne law professors among 1,000 to reject Trump’s Attorney General nominee

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New Duquesne law clinic to focus on juvenile education

Carolyn Conte | Staff Writer Pittsburgh-area grade school and high school students in danger of expulsion will have a new place to turn to for help in Duquesne’s new Education Law Clinic. Assistant Clinical Law professor Tiffany Sizemore-Thompson will supervise students as they pursue juvenile cases in the new clinic, which partners Duquesne law students with Pittsburgh schoolchildren and their families. The clinic will help … Continue reading New Duquesne law clinic to focus on juvenile education

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