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March 28, 2020
Pittman v. South Carolina, No. 07-8436 (cert. petition filed December 17, 2007)
Questions Presented: (1) Is a sentence of 30 years without possibility of parole constitutionally disproportionate as applied to a 12-year-old child? (2) Are the mitigating qualities of youth relevant to whether a 12-year-old’s non-capital sentence is constitutionally disproportionate? (3) Does the Eighth Amendment prohibit the imposition of a sentence of 30 years without possibility of […] -
February 25, 2020
Since the rollout of the “Remain in Mexico” program in south Texas in the summer of 2019, the clinic has engaged in efforts to address the extreme harms suffered by asylum seekers trapped in northern Mexico during their U.S. Immigration Court proceedings as a result of this new policy. In the fall of 2019, student […] -
January 28, 2020
Protecting And Preserving African-American Cemeteries In Texas
African-American cemeteries are sacred sites that provide important links to African-American history, cultural ties, and family connections. Many African-American cemeteries, however, are endangered due to abandonment, deteriorating conditions, vandalism, and development pressures. This guide provides information on legal protections for older cemeteries in Texas and procedures that concerned residents, family members, and communities can follow […] -
January 10, 2020
Community Family Historical Preservation Association is an organization based in Jasper County focused on preserving the area’s cultural heritage as a “freedom colony”-a place where persons who had been emancipated from slavery settled. Clinic students assisted CFHPA in changing its status from an LLC to a nonprofit, drafting its founding organizational documents, and applying for […] -
November 11, 2019
Bethany Copeland ’20 and supervising attorney Leslie Strauch ‘95 of the Children’s Rights Clinic after having won their bench trial in November of 2019 .After 3 days of evidence and 2 weeks of waiting for a decision from the bench, Bethany Copeland ’20 and supervising attorney Leslie Strauch ’95 of the Children’s Rights Clinic won […] -
May 15, 2019
The Clinic authored and joined with dozens of law and social science professors to submit an “EXPERT RESPONSE TO THE FINAL EMERGENCY INTERIM REPORT OF THE CBP FAMILIES AND CHILDREN CARE PANEL OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL” in May 2019. The response discusses current immigration realities at the US-Mexico border. -
February 10, 2019
Pets with Passports provides pet relocation services with options such as long distance drives, moves across state lines, and even international relocation. ECDC students assisted Pets with Passports with its vendor contracts, customer contracts, and intellectual property. -
February 10, 2019
Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation and Community Land Trusts
With help from the Clinic, Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation (GNDC) developed the first community land trust program in Texas, in which homes are sold to homeowners, while the land underneath the home is leased to the homeowner via a 99-year ground lease. The ground lease prepared by the Clinic contains specific resale restrictions that ensure […] -
March 22, 2018
The Clinic is co-counseling with the Texas Civil Rights Project to represent the mother of Danarian Hawkins, a Houston man who died by hanging in the Harris County Jail. Plaintiff brings a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act in this federal court lawsuit filed in Houston. Hawkins had a psychiatric disability, and the lawsuit […] -
March 22, 2018
The Clinic is co-counseling with the Law Office of Don Tittle, P.C. to help represent individuals who were arrested as a result of being present in the area of a motorcycle club meeting in Waco, after a scuffle broke out in which nine people were shot and killed. Plaintiffs bring claims of false arrest against […]
