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Law prof sues Boeing, alleges toxic fumes inhaled on flight

A law professor is suing Boeing for $40 million, alleging that exposure to toxic fumes on a 737 operated by Delta Air Lines last August led to his lasting brain and respiratory injuries, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Dec 12, 2025 9:10 AM CST

From Jailhouse Lawyer to 'Real' Lawyer: Calvin Duncan talks about his extraordinary journey

Calvin Duncan was wrongfully convicted. So the inmate with a ninth-grade education taught himself the law behind bars. In 2011, after being incarcerated for 28½ years, he secured his release. Duncan went on to earn an undergraduate degree at Tulane University in New Orleans. At age 60, he graduated from the Lewis & Clark School of Law.

Dec 11, 2025 9:05 AM CST

Why employers are the missing voice in the public service loan forgiveness debate

Few federal programs sit more squarely at that intersection of policy, workforce sustainability, and access to justice like Public Service Loan Forgiveness. While borrower experiences have shaped the public narrative, a critical voice has been largely absent from congressional debate: the employers who rely on PSLF every day to recruit and retain the public sector professionals that keep our justice system moving.

Dec 10, 2025 1:45 PM CST

Washington lowers bar pass score retroactively as NextGen set to debut in July

The Washington Supreme Court order stated that the state’s Uniform Bar Exam passing score, which had been set to 266 since July 2020, would be lowered to 260 on the advice of the state’s three law school deans.

Dec 10, 2025 10:46 AM CST

2025 Year in Review: Generative AI, access to justice and law schools

Another year is nearly in the books. In many ways, 2025 was a continuation of trends present in previous years.

Dec 10, 2025 9:08 AM CST

Visiting law prof at Harvard agrees to leave US after firing pellet gun near synagogue

A visiting Harvard Law School professor has agreed to self-deport after his visa was revoked following an incident involving firing a pellet gun near a synagogue.

Dec 9, 2025 2:19 PM CST

University of New Hampshire law students slam hybrid JD program as dean steps down

As the dean of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law steps down Dec. 31, students and faculty are expressing concerns over the hybrid JD program that she helped launch in 2019.

Dec 9, 2025 12:30 PM CST

Number of US lawyers increases for first time since 2020, is up 5.6% over 10-year period, ABA report says

The number of active lawyers in the United States has hit a 10-year high and has increased this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 9, 2025 10:11 AM CST

St. Thomas College of Law returns to compliance with ABA accreditation standards

The St. Thomas University College of Law in Florida is back in compliance with two accreditation standards and remains an approved law school, according to a memo by the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Dec 8, 2025 2:08 PM CST

FTC supports end to ABA council’s ‘monopoly’ as law school accreditor

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission endorsed ending the “monopoly” of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as the country’s sole law school accreditor, citing “overly burdensome law school accreditation requirements” that raise prices and stifle attempts to offer “a differentiated, more affordable product.”

Dec 4, 2025 11:27 AM CST

‘Vampire law’ and ‘vibe coding’ among top 2025 legal words

Have you ever heard of “vampire law” or “vibe coding?” If not, you’ll be able to learn all about them in Burton’s Legal Thesaurus, a specialized reference tool for lawyers and other legal professionals that was first published in 1980. They join other top new terms and phrases compiled this year by law professors and academics who are part of a committee tasked with updating the lexicon of law.

Dec 3, 2025 12:27 PM CST

Law student’s post that ‘Jews must be abolished’ wasn’t true threat justifying expulsion, judge rules

A law student who argued in a seminar paper that federal courts “have the power to arrest the dispossession of white America” and posted on X, formerly Twitter, that “Jews must be abolished” was expressing opinions that are likely protected under the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled last week.

Dec 2, 2025 2:44 PM CST

What happens when 2 USC Gould Law professors divorce? The university gets sued

Professor Camille Gear Rich is suing the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, stating that the administration ignored her Title IX complaints that professor Stephen M. Rich, her ex-husband, was having an affair with a student. She also alleges the school later denied her disability accommodations in retaliation.

Dec 2, 2025 1:36 PM CST

These law schools have the best return on investment, analysis says

The University of Georgia School of Law has the best return on investments for law students, according to an analysis by legal jobs aggregator LawCrossing.

Dec 2, 2025 10:33 AM CST

Dissenting appeals judge in Texas redistricting case complains winners were George Soros, Gavin Newsom

A federal appeals judge used his dissent in a Texas redistricting case last week to “highlight the pernicious judicial misbehavior” of the judge who wrote the majority opinion and to complain that the main winners in the case are billionaire George Soros and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Nov 24, 2025 11:50 AM CST

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