Colleges see growth in students seeking religious exemptions to vaccine mandates
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A group of students at Creighton University in Nebraska filed suit last week over the Jesuit university’s refusal to consider religious exemptions to its COVID-19 student vaccination requirement. Pope Francis and the U.S. Conference of Bishops have both urged people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but the students say they have objections…
Read More about Colleges see growth in students seeking religious exemptions to vaccine mandatesNew York state bar assesses COVID-19’s effect on the future of the legal profession
REUTERS — Asserting that the pandemic has transformed the practice of law and that COVID-19 may linger in some form indefinitely, the New York State Bar Association on Wednesday announced a task force to study the lessons of the crisis and make recommendations for “new ways of doing business that would benefit the entire legal community.”
Read More about New York state bar assesses COVID-19’s effect on the future of the legal professionCapital Law temporarily returns to remote classes due to rise in covid cases
ABOVE THE LAW — After sending students to remote learning environments for the better part of the past year and a half due to the coronavirus crisis, law schools across the country have finally opened up their doors to welcome their students back to real-life learning. But with COVID cases climbing due to the Delta variant,…
Read More about Capital Law temporarily returns to remote classes due to rise in covid casesWorkplaces watch college battles over masks and vaccines as offices reopen
REUTERS — A legal battle is brewing over remote work between administrators at U.S. colleges committed to in-person classes and some faculty with disabilities. Experts warn it is a precursor of what awaits employers that order staff back to the office amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Workplaces watch college battles over masks and vaccines as offices reopenFordham Law Dean Matthew Diller discusses the need to be flexible during the pandemic
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Dean Matthew Diller shares insights on the rise in applicants, changes to legal education, and return-to-campus plans with Law.com.
Read More about Fordham Law Dean Matthew Diller discusses the need to be flexible during the pandemicNYU Law Housing Rights Clinic students defend clients virtually
REUTERS — Javier’s trial clarified to me what had been in doubt across the legal field: that we could effectively center clients in a remote-working scenario. We can teach law students how to engage with clients and meet their legal needs through all available tools and technologies. With the participation of other stakeholders like courts and…
Read More about NYU Law Housing Rights Clinic students defend clients virtuallyWest Virginia University Law temporarily closes library due to COVID-19 exposure
WVU TODAY — West Virginia University announced today (Wednesday, Aug. 25) in a Community Notice that the George R. Farmer, Jr. Law Library at the WVU College of Law has temporarily closed after the University was notified of a COVID-19 exposure at the location.
Read More about West Virginia University Law temporarily closes library due to COVID-19 exposureEqual Justice Works releases statement on the Supreme Court decision to block the CDC eviction moratorium
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s order extending the federal eviction moratorium. The ban was a two-month order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that covered areas of the country experiencing high levels of community transmission of COVID-19.
Read More about Equal Justice Works releases statement on the Supreme Court decision to block the CDC eviction moratoriumThe Impact of the Coronavirus on Legal Education
U.S NEWS & WORLD REPORT — American law schools, typically traditionalist and resistant to change, have adapted with rare urgency to the continuing coronavirus pandemic. In the spring of 2020, most law schools – like other educational institutions – moved classes online, canceled campus activities and events, and restricted libraries and other facilities. Many allowed…
Read More about The Impact of the Coronavirus on Legal EducationGeorgia State University Law professor Courtney Anderson publishes research on the pandemic’s effect on the housing and opioid crises
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Associate professor of law Courtney Anderson’s research centers around health equity for the lower-class and people of color, an area where many health issues were exacerbated because of the pandemic.
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