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Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet says he isn’t bothered by his inclusion on a conservative group’s new watch list of leftist professors.
“It’s not a big deal,” Tushnet tells…
Nov 29, 2016 10:10 AM CST Workers with criminal records in low-skilled, white-collar jobs are generally no more likely to be fired than other employees, with one exception, according to a study by researchers at Northwestern…
Nov 28, 2016 7:00 AM CST Updated: As the July 2016 bar results are released, it appears that nationally, there’s a slight uptick with scores, says Erica Moeser, president of the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Nov 21, 2016 5:25 PM CST The Concord Law School of Kaplan University, which offers online courses, in the past month has filed petitions in Arizona, New Mexico and Connecticut, asking the states to change existing…
Nov 18, 2016 4:50 PM CST The former law dean of the University of California at Berkeley has dropped a lawsuit seeking to stop a school disciplinary proceeding initiated due to allegations he sexually harassed his…
Nov 18, 2016 7:00 AM CST The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar announced on Tuesday that it is placing the Charlotte School of Law on probation and publicly censuring Valparaiso University…
Nov 17, 2016 1:36 PM CST Nov 17, 2016 8:30 AM CST After making five-figure scholarship donations to Indiana Tech School of Law, some attorneys are wondering what will happen with their money. Eric Welch, a Muncie lawyer with his own firm,…
Nov 16, 2016 2:40 PM CST A program that certifies lawyers as privacy law specialists is expected to go before the ABA House of Delegates in February. The International Association of Privacy Professionals administers the certification…
Nov 15, 2016 11:01 AM CST A University of Oregon law professor who wore blackface to her off-campus Halloween party “wounded our community,” according to a letter to students written by university president Michael Schill. Regardless…
Nov 8, 2016 10:09 AM CST A judge in California has denied a law professor’s request for racial data on would-be lawyers who took the state bar exam. Judge Mary Wiss of San Francisco said the…
Nov 8, 2016 9:03 AM CST The South Texas College of Law has opted for a tweak rather than an entire name change after losing an injunction fight over its plan to change its name to…
Nov 7, 2016 2:31 PM CST Prospective law students who hope to earn more in a year than their law school debt should consider these law schools with the highest salary-debt ratios. U.S. News & World…
Nov 3, 2016 10:44 AM CDT It’s the standard advice for prospective students who are considering law school because they don’t know what to do with their lives. Don’t do it, the advice goes. Opt for…
Nov 2, 2016 10:04 AM CDT Updated: After suffering a nearly $20 million loss, Indiana Tech Law School has announced it will close at the end of June 2017. Indiana Tech president Arthur Snyder said the…
Oct 31, 2016 10:15 AM CDTAre former offenders more likely to be fired for misconduct?
Some states see increase in bar pass rates, while others witness declines
For-profit Concord School of Law seeks more state bar exam opportunities for its grads
Former UC Berkeley law dean drops suit over school’s handling of sex harassment allegations
ABA puts one law school on probation and censures another
Competence-based CLE: A different way to learn
Will Indiana Tech law school donors get refunds?
ABA House is asked to accredit program that certifies lawyers as privacy law specialists
Law prof who wore blackface at Halloween party ‘wounded our community,’ university president says
Judge denies law prof’s request for bar-exam racial data
South Texas College of Law announces its latest new name
These law schools are tops for median private-sector pay exceeding student debt
Going to law school for the wrong reasons? It worked for this justice
Indiana Tech Law School will close after $20M loss
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