Some law deans were surprised to learn that a federal bankruptcy judge had decided to give their schools $4 million each in punitive damages awarded in a California couple’s wrongful…
The American Bar Association’s call to save the Legal Services Corp. was echoed by the general counsel from 185 companies in a letter to Congress on Tuesday, and by…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling in favor of the ABA in a suit by a blind man who claimed accreditation standards discriminate against law school…
Corrected: Arizona Summit School of Law, which is part of the for-profit InfiLaw System, received notification Monday that it has been put on probation by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. It follows a November 2016 ABA decision that put Charlotte School of Law, another InfiLaw school, on probation.
When inflation is calculated in, 115 law schools have seen students’ debt loads decline between 2013 and 2016, according to Derek T. Muller, who blogs at Excess of Democracy.
Jennifer Bard, dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, has been placed on administrative leave after faculty members discussing a vote of no confidence.
Sterling Partners may be unloading all three of its for-profit InfiLaw System schools, say some consultants after the announcement that Charlotte School of Law, which is currently on probation for…
Corrected: The recent announcement from Harvard Law School that it plans to accept the Graduate Record Examination as an entrance test, in lieu of the Law School Admissions Test, leaves…
Preet Bharara, the Southern District of New York U.S. attorney who was fired this month by President Donald Trump, after refusing to step down, has taken a position with New…
The traditional Saturday morning plenary session of ABA Techshow served as a wrap-up of activities that took place during the preceding three days, and underscored the main themes of the conference.
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The House heard statements by 10 speakers. Photography by Tom Salyer.
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