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An artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT averaged a C-plus on exams at the University of Minnesota Law School, according to four law professors who gave it a try.
Jan 26, 2023 12:39 PM CST
Updated: The ABA Journal asked all ABA-accredited law schools whether they planned to submit the survey. Out of the 117 schools that responded, 30 said they would not, and 23 were undecided.
Jan 19, 2023 1:40 PM CST
A man convicted as a minor in 1964 for killing and raping a teen girl in Germany has pleaded guilty to the 1973 murder of a Stanford law librarian.
Jan 13, 2023 1:30 PM CST
Judge slashes $24M punitive award in Unite the Right trial
U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon of the Western District of Virginia has slashed an award of $24 million in…
Jan 6, 2023 2:04 PM CST
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a video appearance Wednesday she felt a “sense of despair” because of the direction taken by the U.S. Supreme Court in the previous term.
Jan 5, 2023 12:33 PM CST
Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law, said he will cooperate in an investigation spurred by a ban on Zionist speakers by several student groups.
Jan 3, 2023 3:42 PM CST
U.S. News & World Report is changing its law school rankings system after several law deans announced that they would refuse to provide data to the publication because of their concerns about metrics that emphasize reputation and disincentivize support for public-interest careers.
Jan 3, 2023 10:57 AM CST
Every year, we like to take a look back at the news events and stories that most resonated with our online readers. This year, the financial state of the legal industry dominated the list, accompanied by disciplinary cases, law school rankings and the bar exam.
Dec 23, 2022 8:37 AM CST
Relying on data from ABA Standard 509 Information Reports released
Monday, the Law School Admission Council has found that for the incoming law school class of 2022, 36.6% identify as people of color.
Dec 21, 2022 11:32 AM CST
There is a slight decrease in JD enrollment for the fall 2022 term, according to data released Monday by the ABA’s
Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Dec 19, 2022 11:07 AM CST
The Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law is noncompliant with an accreditation standard that requires law schools to demonstrate “concrete action” by showing a commitment to having a diverse and inclusive faculty and staff, according to an ABA notice posted Wednesday.
Dec 15, 2022 11:50 AM CST
New York Law School is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for a scholarship program for women funded by Judge Judy Sheindlin, according to a report.
Dec 15, 2022 9:00 AM CST
Updated: On Tuesday, the ABA posted notice that the Ave Maria School of Law, the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law and Vermont Law School are out of compliance with Standard 316, which requires a bar passage rate of at least 75% within a two-year time period.
Dec 14, 2022 11:16 AM CST
The final holdout among top 14-ranked law schools has announced it will no longer participate in rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
Dec 12, 2022 2:41 PM CST
Two conservative federal appeals judges who previously announced plans to boycott Yale Law School clerks said they are seeing progress in tolerance for differing viewpoints at a university event Wednesday.
Dec 2, 2022 9:15 AM CST
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