The Children & Youth Law Clinic joined other child advocates to bring a federal suit against the FL Dept of Children & Families for its failure to maintain safe living arrangements for foster children in FL's Southern Region. On April 17, a district judge denied the DCF’s motion to dismiss the case.
As the only securities arbitration clinic in Florida providing free assistance to small claim investors, current and former student interns celebrated a notable milestone for the Investor Rights Clinic - reaching and crossing the $1 million dollar mark in client recoveries.
The Health Rights Clinic settled a lawsuit earlier this month with the state and the federal government to reopen applications for disaster food relief following a fall 2017 hurricane. The agreement will allow more than 158,000 disabled Floridians to apply for assistance.
The Immigration Clinic is lead counsel in a class action lawsuit for men and women on a botched and abusive deportation flight to Somalia. The group sustained injuries from shackling at their wrists, waists, and legs for almost two days, including 20+ hours on a runway in Dakar, Senegal.