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California delays releasing results from troubled February bar exam

The State Bar of California will not be able release the much-anticipated results of the problem-plagued February bar exam on Friday as initially intended.

Apr 30, 2025 8:47 AM CDT

Racial disparities in admissions, scholarships remain in law schools, AccessLex Institute study says

Students of color receive a disproportionately lower percentage of full-tuition scholarships, with white students receiving 70% of them; Hispanic students received 9% and Black students received 6% of full-tuition scholarships.

Apr 29, 2025 3:47 PM CDT

Harvard Law Review investigated for alleged ‘spoils system’ that uses race in article selection

The federal government has opened an investigation into the Harvard Law Review “based on reports of race-based discrimination permeating the operations of the journal,” according to an April 28 press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Apr 29, 2025 12:13 PM CDT

Class Is in Session: How some law schools are training students in generative AI

More options are emerging for AI coursework that not only examines the ethical uses of AI but also offers hands-on experiences that range from practicing contract negotiations and court appearances via AI-generated simulators to developing systems to handle divorce and end-of-life documents in legal clinics.

Apr 28, 2025 1:22 PM CDT

More 2024 law grads find jobs than in 2023, new ABA data shows

For the third year in a row, law school graduates in 2024 were more likely to find jobs than their peers who graduated a year earlier, according to data released Wednesday by the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Apr 24, 2025 12:57 PM CDT

Some of California’s troubled bar exam was drafted by nonlawyers with help from artificial intelligence

Updated: Despite a multimillion dollar contract with Kaplan to create its new bar exam, the State Bar of California recycled some questions and had its independent psychometrician draft portions of its new bar exam’s multiple-choice questions with help from artificial intelligence, according to a news release.

Apr 24, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Did you default on your student loans? What to know as collections restart

The U.S. government will resume involuntary collections on defaulted federal student loans next month, the Education Department announced Monday, ending a five-year pause that began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 22, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

Supreme Court’s late-night order barring deportation was ‘extraordinary in many ways;’ what did Alito say?

The U.S. Supreme Court acted quickly after the American Civil Liberties Union filed an emergency application Friday evening that sought to block what appeared to be the imminent deportation of its clients.

Apr 21, 2025 9:44 AM CDT

Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund program

A group led by a conservative activist has filed a lawsuit alleging that an ABA scholarship program engages in “blatant discrimination” in violation of federal law.

Apr 17, 2025 12:36 PM CDT

Judge finds probable cause to hold US in contempt; is Trump administration ‘at the cusp of outright defiance’?

A federal judge who banned the Trump administration from removing Venezuelan immigrants from the United States ruled Wednesday that there is probable cause to find the government in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying his directive.

Apr 16, 2025 3:53 PM CDT

House committee drops information request about law clinics amid ‘ongoing negotiations’ with Northwestern

The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Workforce has withdrawn its request for information on law clinics at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, citing "ongoing negotiations" with the university and an intent to pursue "other means of inquiry."

Apr 14, 2025 10:59 AM CDT

California delays releasing results from troubled February bar exam

Racial disparities in admissions, scholarships remain in law schools, AccessLex Institute study says

Harvard Law Review investigated for alleged ‘spoils system’ that uses race in article selection

Class Is in Session: How some law schools are training students in generative AI

More 2024 law grads find jobs than in 2023, new ABA data shows

Some of California’s troubled bar exam was drafted by nonlawyers with help from artificial intelligence

Did you default on your student loans? What to know as collections restart

Supreme Court’s late-night order barring deportation was ‘extraordinary in many ways;’ what did Alito say?

Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund program

Judge finds probable cause to hold US in contempt; is Trump administration ‘at the cusp of outright defiance’?

House committee drops information request about law clinics amid ‘ongoing negotiations’ with Northwestern

Federal judge’s Columbia clerk boycott didn’t harm public confidence in judiciary, judicial council rules

After Texas chief justice criticizes ABA, state supreme court reconsiders ABA accreditation for law schools

Harvard Law, Duke University fall out of top 5 in latest US News law school rankings

Which firms, legal groups, law profs signed briefs supporting Perkins Coie in challenge to punitive Trump order?

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