Washington and Lee Law professor Chris Seaman publishes article on trade secrecy in Yale Law Journal

February 13, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee law professor Chris Seaman, along with Camilla Hrdy of Akron Law School, has published an article in the Yale Law Journal.

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William & Mary Law hosts lawyers in action program

February 12, 2024

VIRGINIA LAWYERS WEEKLY — In 1779, George Wythe was elected to serve as the first law professor at the College of William & Mary, making the Declaration of Independence signatory America’s first law professor.

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How to incorporate artificial intelligence tools in legal practice

February 12, 2024

THOMSON REUTERS — Generative AI (Artificial intelligence) offers tremendous potential to transform both legal practice and the business management of law firms.

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Yale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic sues Department of Veteran Affairs over gender-affirming surgery policy

February 12, 2024

YALE DAILY NEWS — Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services clinic filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Transgender American Veterans Association, or TAVA, against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, or VA, on Jan. 25 over the VA’s policy on gender-affirming surgery. 

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Why some Americans believe the value of higher education does not justify the cost

February 12, 2024

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — This is an unsteady moment for higher education, and amid the pandemic aftershocks, demographic pressures, and self-inflicted wounds, we will definitely see more colleges close or restructure with layoffs — even colleges with recognizable names.

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US Education Department releases plan to help students following delay of new FAFSA form

February 12, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than a month after the Education Department’s rocky launch of its new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the agency on Monday detailed new plans to support colleges struggling to accommodate a series of delays and hitches. But the plan didn’t go as far as many college and university administrators were hoping.

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Opinion: Following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, students should look beyond ‘elite’ schools

February 12, 2024

THE HECHINGER REPORT — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions last June fueled heated debates and raised questions about the distribution of opportunities to attend highly selective education institutions.

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How admissions deadlines have been affected by the delay of new FAFSA form

February 12, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — A week after the Education Department announced that colleges and universities would not receive student financial aid information until mid-March, institutions are beginning to adjust their own timelines accordingly.

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A look innovations in legal technology

February 12, 2024

THOMSON REUTERS — The latest Thomson Reuters 2024 Report on the State of the US Legal Market surveys a sector that’s still feeling aftershocks from the tectonic shifts of the past decade.

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New Mexico to adopt NextGen bar exam in 2027

February 12, 2024

KRQE NEWS — New Mexico is joining a dozen other jurisdictions moving to a new bar exam for would-be lawyers.

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