University of Virginia Law sues Department of Justice over non-prosecution agreements
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The First Amendment Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law has sued the Department of Justice again, asking for non-prosecution agreements that haven’t been delivered under federal Freedom of Information Act requests. And this time, the clinic is also seeking a list of every such deal federal…
Read More about University of Virginia Law sues Department of Justice over non-prosecution agreementsUniversity of Virginia Law launches transactional law competition
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A new competition at the University of Virginia School of Law will give students interested in business law an opportunity to present their mock negotiations before a panel of practicing corporate lawyers. The Transactional Law Competition will kick off Jan. 28 and conclude with final negotiations and a networking luncheon…
Read More about University of Virginia Law launches transactional law competitionWest Virginia University Law professor Jessie Richardson named co-editor of Water Law newsletter
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Jesse Richardson of the West Virginia University College of Law has been named co-editor of Water Law Newsletter. The newsletter is a national publication of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and provides information and updates on federal and state water law developments. As co-editor the Water Law Newsletter, Richardson will help…
Read More about West Virginia University Law professor Jessie Richardson named co-editor of Water Law newsletterYale Law Housing Clinic helps local residents with evictions, foreclosures, and fair housing
YALE DAILY NEWS — In light of the economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Law School Housing Clinic has intensified its fight for local and national housing justice. The clinic provides law students with the opportunity to practice direct service across three tracks: evictions, foreclosures and fair housing. Each track offers a different scope…
Read More about Yale Law Housing Clinic helps local residents with evictions, foreclosures, and fair housingInternational college student enrollment begins to recover from pandemic drop
U.S. WORLD & NEWS REPORT — The coronavirus pandemic forced normal life to an abrupt halt in 2020, disrupting entire industries and national economies. Travel was limited and, in some cases, prohibited. The grim reality of what that has meant for international students and the U.S. colleges and universities that welcome them is detailed in the…
Read More about International college student enrollment begins to recover from pandemic dropA look at COVID-19 related federal aid to colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The three rounds of COVID-19 relief funds for higher education passed by Congress in 2020 and early 2021 have had a “significant impact on students and institutions” and made a “tremendous difference,” Department of Education under secretary James Kvaal told lawmakers Wednesday. The House Education and Labor Committee held a subcommittee hearing to…
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NPR WAMU — Free community college was one of President Biden’s big campaign promises. It was also one of the first proposals that got dropped as Democrats began to negotiate and trim their social agenda in Congress. That program would have made community colleges tuition-free for the next five years. And although the national effort failed,…
Read More about Tuition-free community college dropped from federal higher education plansStudent borrowers see first impact of Public Service Loan Forgiveness reform
NPR WAMU — In recent days, thousands of federal student loan borrowers have gotten a shock. When they go online to check their loan balances, they realize, suddenly, they are debt-free. This wave of loan discharges is part of the U.S. Department of Education’s overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. NPR’s Cory Turner reports.
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COURT NEWS OHIO — Hundreds of the state’s newest attorneys completed their transition to licensed practitioners at the fall Ohio bar admissions ceremony on Monday. The 598 inductees took their oaths during the virtual event, which was broadcast and livestreamed from the Courtroom at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice…
Read More about Ohio inducts nearly 600 new lawyers at Bar Admissions CeremonySurvey: Law firms worry about staying profitable amid competitive hiring environment
ABA JOURNAL — Law firm business leaders are bullish about the future of the legal industry, but they are increasingly concerned about the impact of talent wars on profitability, according to a survey released Tuesday. Fifty-one percent of the surveyed leaders said lawyer recruitment and retention pose a high risk to future law firm profitability, while 35%…
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