UCLA Law professor Joanna Schwartz examines the costs of police misconduct to the public
NPR — For months, protests over the police-involved killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others reinvigorated an intense debate over policing. Then, the mayor of Louisville, Ky., announced the city would pay $12 million to Breonna Taylor’s family and institute a number of police reforms.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s virtual “The Rooney Rule, Race, and Access in Athletics: A Fireside Chat with Jim Rooney and Jeremi Duru,” will host Jim Rooney and Jeremi Duru on September 30th to discuss the “Rooney Rule” in the National Football League.
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PITTSBURGH CURRENT — It has been a touch over 10 years since Jordan Miles’ violent encounter with the Pittsburgh Police in Homewood shook the city.
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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS — University of St. Thomas School of Law Professor Gregory Sisk has filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Brownback v. King.
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ABA JOURNAL — A group of deans from ABA-accredited law schools in California have asked the California Supreme Court to change its online October bar exam to an open-book format with no remote proctoring.
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DAILY TOREADOR — Law students across the country have faced a variety of challenges from March onward as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The Texas Tech School of Law has seen multiple changes to ensure the education process is effective.
Read More about Texas Tech Law deans discuss impact of the pandemic on legal educationMassachusetts law faculty and students detail experiences with online classes this fall
LAW360 — When Cambrea Beller looks out her window, she sees the Bitterroot Mountain Range to one side, the longest single mountain range in the Rockies. Flanking her to the other direction are the majestic Sapphire Mountains, and in between is a lush, green valley.
Read More about Massachusetts law faculty and students detail experiences with online classes this fallEmory Law professor William Carney looks at law school curriculum changes over the last 40 years
THE NATIONAL JURIST — Law and literature? Of course, that’s a thing. Indeed, in law school today, you can find all sorts of specialty courses.
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BOISE DEV — Concordia Law School in Boise was one of three law schools nationally, that for two consecutive years, posted a 100% ultimate bar pass rate, according to its website.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Jennifer Daskal, founder and faculty director of American University Washington College of Law’s Tech, Law and Security Program, has been selected as a 2021 New America National Fellow.
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