University of Dayton Law and CSU-Cleveland Marshall Law join Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon Project
DAYTON 24/7 — Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday an expansion to the Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon Project to include new partners. The project assists in fast-tracking pardon applications for candidates that have become law abiding and contributing individuals through partnerships with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and universities. DeWine said, “In Ohio, we are…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The 2020 election saw the highest voter turnout in the U.S in over a century, breaking records nationwide despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Yet since then, many states have either proposed or enacted legislation to make it more difficult for voters to vote. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, at least 19…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos and NYU Law professor Deborah N. Archer discuss voting rights advocacyPodcast: Examining the future of the bar exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — The bar exam has been around in some form or another since the 1920s. However, it could be time for a change. The pandemic created challenges in administering the test. Some states allowed diploma privilege, others made significant changes. Many critics think it’s time to change the bar exam permanently—or even do away…
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BLOOMBERG LAW — In all U.S. jurisdictions except Wisconsin, passing a bar exam is a requirement to obtain a license to practice law. However, the Covid-19 pandemic forced some state authorities to adopt alternative paths to licensure for recent law school graduates. In the wake of those changes, criticism of the bar exam has blossomed into…
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ANCHOR BY SPOTIFY — Legal education is experiencing explosive applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will explore the opinions of legal education leaders regarding…
Read More about Podcast: Princeton Review’s Chad Chasteen discusses LSAT preparation and applying to law schoolPodcast: Attorney Brian Cuban discusses lawyer and law student well-being
ANCHOR BY SPOTIFY — Legal education is experiencing explosive applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will explore the opinions of legal education leaders…
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KEYSTONE LAW STUDIES — So you’ve got your admissions letter to law school; congratulations! You might find yourself wondering: ‘what’s next?’ There are lots of practical considerations such as cost, accommodation, and relocation to think about. However, one vital thing is to get into the headspace of a law student. Law is a very specialized discipline…
Read More about Advice on how to study in law schoolUC Hastings Law to work with legislators and university system to change name
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of California Hastings College of Law is seeking a new name. The law school, a freestanding institution in San Francisco, will work with legislators and the university system to find a new name. The law school was founded in 1878 “by Serranus Hastings, who perpetrated genocidal acts against Native Californians in…
Read More about UC Hastings Law to work with legislators and university system to change nameNorth Dakota House advances bill banning Critical Race Theory in K-12 schools
THE JAMESTOWN SUN — The North Dakota House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday, Nov. 11, that prohibits the teaching of critical race theory, with one lawmaker describing it as a “poison” seeping into the minds of K-12 students statewide. After a House vote of 76-16, the bill will now go to the Senate for…
Read More about North Dakota House advances bill banning Critical Race Theory in K-12 schoolsUConn Law launches center on policing
CT INSIDER — Law professors and students at UConn have goals to shape the local, state and national conversation about policing. Last week, the University of Connecticut School of Law announced the creation of the Center of Community Safety, Policing and Inequality to rethink community safety and the goals of law enforcement institutions. The new center has…
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