Legal Education

UCLA can’t threaten Federalist Society over ID’ing students who disrupted event, free speech group says

After protesters disrupted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security general counsel’s talk to law students at the University of California at Los Angeles on April 21, the law school’s assistant dean emailed the conservative Federalist Society, encouraging the hosting group to not identify the protesters, noting that sharing that information could lead to disciplinary action.

Apr 30, 2026 3:15 PM CDT

Emory Law kicks out 1L after ‘hateful and harassing emails and social media posts’

The Emory University School of Law has expelled a first-year student, who earlier this year was banned from campus because of “concerning social media posts,” according to Law.com.

Apr 30, 2026 11:14 AM CDT

‘Jeopardy!’ superchampion, who’s also law student, exits show with over $880K

Which Jeopardy! 31-streak winner recently ended his reign and is also a law school student? The correct response is Jamie Ding, the orange shirt-attired New Jersey bureaucrat who holds the fifth-longest win streak in the game show's history.

Apr 29, 2026 2:11 PM CDT

Change of Venue: Few lawyers move to upstate New York, but a state program is trying to change that

Rural Pathways—in its second summer—will sponsor more than 20 law students heading into less-populated communities for an eight-week program in which they learn about the different legal careers available to them. The program, sponsored by the New York State Unified Court System, pays participants $30 per hour and provides them with housing options on local college campuses.

Apr 28, 2026 2:28 PM CDT

Southern University moves toward opening law school in Shreveport

Southern University has moved closer to opening a law school in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the historically Black university’s board of supervisors last Thursday unanimously approved a resolution that would build on its law center. The board received a report from an external consultant that outlined the feasibility of and demand…

Apr 27, 2026 11:42 AM CDT

Law student’s winning ‘Jeopardy!’ streak nets him $882K and place in game show history

A New Jersey law student has racked up 31 consecutive wins and $882,000 in prize money on “Jeopardy!”—and he’s still in the game show’s running.

Apr 27, 2026 11:31 AM CDT

ABA maintains commitment to bias elimination, diversity enhancement in justice system

The American Bar Association today reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed against the association by the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) in April 2025 over the ABA’s Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund (LOSF).

Apr 27, 2026 10:00 AM CDT

Public support for Supreme Court is falling, new poll finds

Approval of the U.S. Supreme Court is declining, according to a new national survey poll by the Marquette University Law School, with only 43% of respondents giving the justices high marks.

Apr 24, 2026 1:30 PM CDT

Yale Law student with psychiatric conditions denied anonymity in discrimination lawsuit

A federal appeals court denied Monday a Yale Law School student’s request to proceed under a pseudonym in a lawsuit aiming to stop the school from discharging her.

Apr 24, 2026 10:52 AM CDT

After 15 years of falling, number of men enrolled in JD programs grew last year

For the first time since 2010, the number of men enrolled in JD programs increased in 2025, reaching 50,900 last year compared to 49,000 in 2024, according to the AccessLex Institute's Legal Education Data Deck, released Thursday.

Apr 23, 2026 1:22 PM CDT

Will Allegheny County interns receive improv training? Yes, and play Dungeons & Dragons too

When the 20 summer interns arrive in June for their stint at the Allegheny County public defender’s office, part of their 10-week training will be all fun and games.

Apr 23, 2026 9:38 AM CDT

NCBE updates character report, changes questions related to mental health and substance abuse

The National Conference of Bar Examiners’ updates to its standard Character Report Application template used by many jurisdictions significantly changed questions related to mental health and substance abuse that previously put off many law students from receiving help.

Apr 22, 2026 11:39 AM CDT

Law school graduate employment rate for top-tier jobs remains high for the class of 2025

Overall, 87.7% of class of 2025 graduates from Council-accredited law schools were reported to be employed in full-time, long-term Bar Admission Required/Anticipated or J.D. Advantage jobs on March 16, 2026, roughly 10 months after graduation.

Apr 22, 2026 10:25 AM CDT

Retired Justice Breyer defends former colleagues on Supreme Court amid shadow docket scrutiny

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer recently defended his former colleagues on the high court and said he doesn’t think that any justice is pushing for a particular political agenda.

Apr 22, 2026 9:52 AM CDT

These World War II lawyers were heroes of mine

I graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law 50 years ago in May 1976, and I have been a law professor for 40-plus years. During my years as a law student, as an attorney and as a law professor, I have come to regard several attorneys among those I consider my heroes.

Apr 21, 2026 3:28 PM CDT