http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-18T02:38:34-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_wont_be_criminally_charged_over_exploding_water_bottle_she_called_a_sc/ All criminal charges have been dropped against a Florida teen who initially faced an adult felony case after she mixed household chemicals in a water bottle and it exploded on school grounds. Kiera Wilmot, 16, has said the incident was a failed effort to develop possible science project. But even… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education Law, States, Florida Thu, 16 May 2013 15:20:20 -0500 44225.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cahill_steps_down_in_rutgers_probe_due_to_local_counsel_conflict_is_replace/ Last month, Cahill Gordon & Reindel was hired by Rutgers University to conduct an independent review of the school's handling of the suspension and firing of former men's basketball coach Mike Rice. But on Friday, after discovering a conflict, Cahill stepped down from the representation and has been replaced by… Education Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment, Law Firms, Trials & Litigation, States, New Jersey Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:39 -0500 44108.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cheerleaders_bible_banners_dont_violate_establishment_clause_judge_rules/ Bible-themed banners displayed by high-school cheerleaders do not violate the establishment clause, a Texas state judge has ruled. Judge Steven Thomas ruled on behalf of the Kountze High School cheerleaders on Wednesday, report the Associated Press, Reuters, the Houston Chronicle and a… Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Education Law, Religious Law, States, Texas Thu, 09 May 2013 07:30:31 -0500 44100.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suggestive_twerking_video_gets_33_high_school_students_banned_from_prom_gra/ A suggestive "twerking" video shot on on the grounds of a California high school, using its equipment, has gotten 33 students involved in the video banned from participating in prom, graduation and end-of-year sports events. The Scripps Ranch High School students affected by the ban included three star members of… Education Law, Trials & Litigation, States, California, Georgia Fri, 03 May 2013 10:30:03 -0500 44020.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_faces_felony_charges_in_water_bottle_incident_was_it_a_science_project/ Updated: A Florida teen is no longer facing adult felony charges after she caused a small explosion on school grounds in what her friends say was a science experiment gone bad. Kiera Wilmot, 16, was accused of mixing household chemicals in a water bottle, causing the top to blow off… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education Law Thu, 02 May 2013 06:00:38 -0500 43994.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_committee_agrees_to_consider_new_bar_passage_accreditation_standard/ An ABA committee has agreed in principle to a proposed new law school accreditation standard that would raise and simplify the current bar passage requirement. Under the proposed new standard, a law school would be required to show that 80 percent of its graduates who sat for the bar exam… Bar Associations, ABA, Careers, Bar Exam, Education Law, Law Schools, Law Students Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:57:24 -0500 43956.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/schools_use_of_timeout_room_didnt_violate_constitution_10th_circuit_rules/ An Oklahoma school district that placed a special education student in a “timeout room” to stop his unruly behavior did not violate his constitutional rights, a federal appeals court has ruled. In an opinion (PDF) issued on Tuesday, the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Disability Law, Education Law, Trials & Litigation, 10th Circuit Court Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:09:24 -0500 43894.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_14_arrested_after_refusing_to_remove_nra_t-shirt/ A West Virginia middle school student was arrested and pulled from school Thursday, accused of creating a disruption after he refused a teacher's demand that he remove a T-shirt that displayed the logo of the National Rifle Association and a rifle. Jared Marcum, 14, his stepfather and lawyer maintain the… Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education Law, States, West Virginia Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:14:57 -0500 43853.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/free_football_tickets_sweetened_exit_deal_for_general_counsel_pressured_to_/ Rutgers University’s interim senior vice president and general counsel has negotiated an exit deal that includes cash and free football tickets. John Wolf will be paid nearly $420,000, representing 18 months of his salary, and will get tickets for next season’s Scarlet Knights football games, the Careers, Lawyer Pay, Education Law, In-house Counsel, Labor & Employment Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:59:39 -0500 43726.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_fallout_for_rutgers_over_fired_coach_as_another_ex-employee/ A former employee filed a whistleblower suit against Rutgers University in state court in New Jersey on Friday, contending that he suffered retaliation for complaining about mistreatment of basketball players. Eric Murdock, who made public a video that led to the recent firing of the basketball coach, followed by the… Contracts, Education Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, New Jersey Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:27:11 -0500 43620.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/million-dollar-plus_bonds_in_cheating_scandal_lawyers_say_al_capone_paid_le/ Lawyers reacted with disbelief when grand jurors recommended bonds as high as $7.5 million for educators accused in the Atlanta schools cheating scandal. The lawyer for former schools superintendent Beverly Hall, J. Tom Morgan, spoke to reporters after negotiating with prosecutors to reduce his client’s $7.5 million bond, Criminal Justice, Education Law, States, Georgia Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:07:48 -0500 43542.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/job_market_for_would-be_lawyers_is_bleaker_than_it_looks_analysis_says/ The job market for prospective lawyers is even bleaker than the law school employment outcome data released Friday by the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar would appear to suggest, according to one group's analysis of the data. Excluding jobs funded by law schools, only 55.1… Bar Associations, ABA, Careers, Education Law, Law Firms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Law Students Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:14:04 -0500 43504.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/barely_half_of_all_2012_law_grads_have_long-term_full_time_legal_jobs_data_/ Barely half of all 2012 law school graduates had full time, long-term legal jobs as of Feb. 15, according to employment outcome data released Friday by the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Law schools reported that 56.2 percent of 2012 graduates were in jobs requiring… Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Careers, Education Law, Law Schools, Law Students Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:50:32 -0500 43489.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_taps_currier_to_head_legal_ed_section/ After a nationwide search, the ABA has chosen Barry Currier, its interim consultant on legal education, as the new managing director of accreditation and legal education for the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The appointment was announced to the staff after the close of business Wednesday… Bar Associations, Education Law, Law Schools, Law Students Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:34:27 -0500 43470.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/shooter_in_elementary_school_massacre_had_weapons_and_ammo_galore_officials/ The deceased suspect in the massacre of six educators and 20 first-graders at a Connecticut elementary school last year was armed with a Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle and two semiautomatic handguns, which he used to fire over 150 rounds in less than five minutes, according to search warrants made public Thursday… Criminal Justice, Education Law, Legislation & Lobbying, States, Connecticut Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:21:02 -0500 43472.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/in_surprise_development_scotus_agrees_to_consider_a_voter_ban_on_affirmativ/ The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to Michigan’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action at colleges and universities. The court accepted the case though it has not yet issued a decision in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case challenging race-conscious… Constitutional Law, Education Law, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:01:40 -0500 43419.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/banned_from_campus_for_submitting_hot_for_teacher_essay_college_student_sue/ Booted out of Oakland University after writing an essay titled "Hot for Teacher" to fulfill a creative writing class assignment, a former student has filed a federal lawsuit against the public university, its trustees and other officials. Joseph Corlett, 57, says in the suit that the public… Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Education Law, Government Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, 6th Circuit Court, States, Michigan Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:23:26 -0500 43407.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_legal_ed_section_council_advances_lsat_requirement/ The governing council of the ABA's law school accrediting arm has preliminarily approved two more chapters of a proposed overhaul of the accreditation standards. The council, which met Friday and Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., voted unanimously to post the proposed changes (PDF) for notice and comment. It… Bar Associations, ABA, Education Law, Law Schools, Law Students Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:05:28 -0500 43321.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/adjunct_law_prof_faces_theft_and_harassment_charges_u_of_o_ban_over_campus_/ An adjunct law professor at the University of Oregon not only had his teaching duties reassigned after a confrontation with protestors at a campus demonstration on Thursday but was criminally charged. James Olmsted, 58, was cited for second-degree theft and physical harassment, escorted by… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Criminal Justice, Education Law, Law Professors, Law Schools, States, Oregon Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:23:42 -0500 43320.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/family_fights_for_bathroom_rights_for_their_transgender_grade_schooler/ A Colorado family is fighting for the right of their transgender daughter to use the girls’ restroom at her grade school in a complaint filed with the state’s civil rights division. The problem arose when Coy Mathis was 6 years old and in first grade in the Fountain-Fort Carson school… Civil Rights, Education Law Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:15:44 -0500 43318.abajournal.com