Patrick Maxwell ’11 on conflict resolution and international humanitarian law
Patrick Maxwell is a dual-degree candidate for his JD at Harvard Law School and his MA in Law and Diplomacy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
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A wellspring of empathy: Connecting justice for the marginalized
For Goshen College alumni, action speaks louder than words. Equipped with a law degree and a sense of justice, these graduates are using their law careers to compassionately rethink criminal justice and restorative justice and serve people on the margins of society. Allen Bohnert ’98 Photo credit:…
Allen Bohnert ’98 interviewed in NPR story about troubling effects of lethal injection
Allen Bohnert '98 is a federal public defender who represents Ohio inmates with upcoming executions.
GC to offer new majors in public health, criminal justice and restorative justice
Beginning in the fall of 2020, Goshen College will offer two new bachelor’s degrees in public health and criminal justice and restorative justice.
Lisa Koop ’99 speaks to NPR about tent courts for migrant asylum-seekers
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Lisa Koop of the National Immigrant Justice Center about new courtroom facilities in Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border that are processing asylum claims via teleconference.
Graduate Story: Rudi Mucaj: A future polyglot prime minister?
Rudin Mucaj, a history major and pre-law minor from Fier, Albania, will defer grad school for a year of voluntary service in Washington, D.C., and is exploring many options after that, including someday becoming president of Albania.
J. Mark Ramseyer ’76 awarded Order of the Rising Sun by Japanese government
J. Mark Ramseyer, Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at the Harvard Law School, has been conferred with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, by the Japanese government. One of the oldest and highest national decorations, the award recognizes Ramsayer’s extensive contributions to the development of Japanese studies in the U.S. and the promotion of understanding of Japanese society and culture.
Jonathan Witmer-Rich ’97: ‘Serial Podcast’ coming to a classroom
Jonathan Witmer-Rich '97, Cleveland State University Law School professor, is using the hit podcast "Serial" in his classroom. Serials' spotlight on the Cuyahoga County justice system has been the podcasts most popular season, with one-point-five million downloads the first day alone.
Attorney Lisa Koop ’99 weighs in on family separation along the U.S. border
In a two-part interview, Sheldon C. Good, executive director of The Mennonite, Inc., talks with Lisa Koop, associate director of legal services at Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center.
Lisa Koop ’99: Border Patrol Arrests Parents While Infant Awaits Serious Operation – NPR’s All Things Considered
"I can't pretend to understand any reasoning that would have led anyone up the chain of command to think that Irma and Oscar were flight risks or dangers to the community or in any other way people who needed to be followed into a hospital in order to be placed in deportation proceedings," says Lisa Koop, a lawyer with the National Immigrant Justice Center. She will be asking an immigration judge in December to let the Sanchezes remain with their children in the U.S.