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    "content": "<h1>Law and Government Institute Year in Review 2018-2019</h1>\r\n<h4>Happy New (Academic) Year! June may seem to be an odd time of year for an end of year message, but it is the end of the Law and Government Institute&rsquo;s academic year. We want to share with you highlights from 2018-2019.</h4>\r\n<p><strong>Jump to: &nbsp;<a href=\"#connect\">Connect with Us</a></strong></p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<h3>Highlights</h3>\r\n<p><br />This year the Law and Government Institute brought in a wonderful crop of events to Widener Law Commonwealth. Our annual lecture in honor of John Gedid featured Professor Gillian Metzger of Columbia Law. Chief Magistrate Judge Susan Schwab &rsquo;92 served as our Jurist in Residence and she brought together an amazing panel discussion about criminal justice reform. We co-sponsored numerous events with the Pennsylvania and Dauphin County bar associations, including a program on public service student loan forgiveness. We hosted a continuing judicial education program on immigration law for state court judges in coordination with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.</p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"irl://2019//\" alt=\"Photo from 2019 John Gedid Lecture\" height=\"\" width=\"333\" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2020//\" alt=\"Photo from 2019 Jurist in Residence Lecture\" height=\"\" width=\"333\" /></div>\r\n<p>We continued our role as a sponsoring organization of Draw the Lines, a civic education project aimed to educate the public about legislative redistricting. Professor Family served as a judge for Draw the Lines&rsquo; first legislative district mapmaking competition.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>At the law school&rsquo;s yearly Evening at the Capitol event, we were proud to honor David Sunday &rsquo;07 with the Excellence in Public Service Award. David is the district attorney for York County. We also celebrated Sandy Graeff, who is retiring in June.</p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"irl://2017//\" alt=\"Professor Jill Family presenting award to alumnus Dave Sunday.\" height=\"\" width=\"333\" />&nbsp; &nbsp;<img src=\"irl://2022//\" alt=\"John Gedid speaking as Professor Family and Sandy Graeff look on.\" height=\"\" width=\"333\" /></div>\r\n<p>Sandy has been an essential piece of the Law and Government Institute&rsquo;s success. Sandy has worked tirelessly to help plan and execute our events and to enhance the experiences of our students. She will be missed not only by Widener Law Commonwealth students, professors, and staff, but also by the entire legal community.</p>\r\n<div><img src=\"irl://2018//\" alt=\"2019 L&amp;G graduates at lunch\" style=\"display: block; float: left;\" width=\"333\" /></div>\r\n<p>Our 2019 certificate graduates are poised to make a big impact in the world of government law. House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler and Tara Hazelwood &rsquo;05, Deputy Chief Counsel, House Democratic Caucus, were special guests at our annual Law and Government Institute graduation lunch.</p>\r\n<p>Due to the continuing generosity of Patrick Murphy &rsquo;99, students Lindsay Eichinger and Kim Creech served as Patrick Murphy Fellows this year. The fellows helped create a career guide to working in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, among other things.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div><img src=\"irl://2021//\" alt=\"Students presenting at a conference\" style=\"display: block; float: right;\" width=\"333\" /></div>\r\n<p>Thanks to the efforts of Jonathan Bigley &rsquo;95, Scott Cooper &rsquo;93, and Professor Chris Robinette, our students presented at a Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society conference. The students collaborated with medical residents and examined how changes in the law affect the daily life of doctors.</p>\r\n<p>We need your support to continue our work educating the next generation of public leaders. Please <a href=\"https://commonwealthlawalumni.widener.edu/donate\">donate</a>!&nbsp; Even small amounts make a big difference.</p>\r\n<p>Happy New Year! We wish you a wonderful 2019-2020!</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://872//\" alt=\" Professor Jill Family\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"150\" /><strong><a href=\"ipl://35//WyIxNSJd////\">Jill E. Family</a></strong><br />Director, <a href=\"ipl://391//W10=////\">Law and Government Institute</a><br />Commonwealth Professor of Law and Government<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:jefamily@widener.edu\">jefamily@widener.edu<br /></a><strong>Phone:</strong> 717.541.3911<br /><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WidenerLG</a></p>\r\n<div class=\"clear\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n<hr />\r\n<h3><a id=\"connect\"></a>Connect with Us</h3>\r\n<h5><a href=\"https://twitter.com/widenerlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow L&amp;G on Twitter</a></h5>\r\n<h5><a href=\"ipl://481//W10=////\"><br />Sign up for L&amp;G email updates<br />&nbsp;<br /></a></h5>",
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