economy away from growth and toward human development. We will pursue changes in laws, policies, international agreements, and institutions to ...
University of New Hampshire School of Law Commencement 2011 White Park Concord, NH May 21, 2011
UNH Law Co-Hosts Global Conference On Ending Domestic ...
More than one hundred scholars and advocates from around the globe will convene in Portsmouth, NH, on November 6-8 to discuss ending domestic and sexual violence, in a conference jointly sponsored by the University of New Hampshire School of Law, the University of New Hampshire and the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
“Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence: Innovations in Practice & Research Conference” comes at a critical time – just a month after the landmark federal Violence Against Women Act expired. The legislation, which passed in 1994 and was reauthorized in 2000 and 2005, dramatically changed the legal landscape for victims who once suffered in silence.
The conference will feature noted legal scholars, child protection officials, court personnel, housing providers, mental health professionals, judges, faith-based organizations, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, probation officers, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, non-profit agencies, non-governmental victims advocates, and legal service providers, including law school clinics and researchers. It will provide basic and advanced training for practitioners and researchers on collaborative efforts to increase the quality of services provided to victims, improve the criminal justice system’s response to victims, and foster informed research on emerging issues....
Criminal ... - University of New Hampshire School of Law - unh.edu.
Four students in UNH Law’s Criminal Practice Clinic have worked on two complex, high-profile jury trials recently, a rare and valuable experience for law school students, according to Professor Chuck Temple , the clinic’s director.
“Most attorneys in New Hampshire have never tried a jury trial,” Temple said. “Through the Criminal Practice Clinic , there will be a total of four jury trial experiences for students this year.”
, involved multiple players accused of conspiring to buy oxycodone from an undercover officer at Lowe’s. Two of Dalessio’s co-defendants had already entered guilty pleas.Denton, Spony and Temple set out to prove that Dalessio was not a part of what they called the “circle of conspiracy” and was not aware of the intent to purchase. Spony, a student in the first-level clinic course, spent countless hours behind the scenes, reviewing phone records and researching evidence, and she also was instrumental in drafting jury instructions. Denton and Temple chose the jury, and during the trial, Denton, who is taking the advanced clinic course, made the opening statement and cross-examined four police officers who were testifying against Dalessio. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury deliberated for two hours and found Dalessio not guilty.
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New Hampshire: Little Support For Repeal Of Gay Marriage LawOn Top Magazine - Dec 31, 1969
By Staff A new poll released Friday shows little support for an attempt to repeal the state's gay marriage law. The WMUR Granite State poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center found that only 27 percent of 500 randomly