Southern Illinois Law professor Jennifer Brobst discusses criminal justice reform in Illinois
WSILTV.COM — House Bill 163 includes two major changes to how law enforcement is conducted in Illinois. First, cash bail would almost entirely be eliminated. And, qualified immunity for law enforcement officers would also be removed. Local law enforcement in our area say these changes have the potential to harm the public.
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is unveiling its new Diversity and Antiracism Plan. Several stakeholders from the College of Law and legal community worked together to create these actionable goals.
Read More about University of Utah Law unveils diversity and antiracism planVermont Law celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Vermont Law School (VLS) will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a live event featuring prominent attorney Willie Gary delivering a keynote address entitled “Our Social Responsibility: Using the Law to Honor Dr. King’s legacy.” The virtual event is open to the public.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A symposium, “From the Equal Rights Amendment to Black Lives Matter: Reflecting on Intersectional Struggles for Equality,” hosted by the University of Virginia School of Law, will explore the intersectional nature of race and sex/LGBT equality movements, and the future of such activism.
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ABA JOURNAL — Several BigLaw firms are testing a new AI-powered recruiting platform to combat unconscious bias in law firm hiring practices.The platform was offered last year to investment banking firms, which have since seen seven times more candidates from underrepresented groups and five times more candidates from nontarget schools.
Read More about Law firms testing platform to combat bias in hiringLightfoot, Franklin & White law firm launches diversity scholarship and summer clerkship for law students
LIGHTFOOT — In recognition of the importance of greater inclusion in the legal industry, Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC has launched a new annual diversity scholarship. The firm will award $10,000 and a summer clerkship in Birmingham to a promising law student enrolled in an American law school. The firm will accept applications for the 2021 scholarship.
Read More about Lightfoot, Franklin & White law firm launches diversity scholarship and summer clerkship for law studentsNational Conference of Bar Examiners task force releases recommendations to improve the bar exam
ABA JOURNAL — Bar exams of the future should be delivered online as an integrated test with scenarios to answer questions from, rather than in, sections with different formats, according to preliminary recommendations released Monday by the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ testing task force.
Read More about National Conference of Bar Examiners task force releases recommendations to improve the bar examMajority of test-takers flagged for cheating during California October bar exam have been cleared
BLOOMBERG LAW — The list of test takers suspected of cheating on California’s first-ever online bar exam has been narrowed to a fraction of the more than 3,000 initially flagged by video technology that monitored them during the test. The additional notifications mean nearly 90% of the 3,190 applicants have now been cleared.
Read More about Majority of test-takers flagged for cheating during California October bar exam have been clearedCollege faculty become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in some states
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Public colleges in West Virginia and Florida are among the first in the country to begin administering the coveted COVID-19 vaccines to certain faculty and staff who do not work in health care. The University System of West Virginia began administering COVID-19 vaccines to faculty and staff age 50 or over.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Since colleges and universities announced last summer that they would be opening their doors to students, critics have argued that doing so was irresponsible and would lead to infections and deaths in nearby communities. New peer-reviewed analysis released today suggests that, for some colleges, the link was present.
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