William & Mary Law professor Thomas McSweeney elected to American Law Institute
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — On December 20, the American Law Institute (ALI) announced newly elected members, including Thomas J. McSweeney, Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Sometimes it only takes one undergrad class to get the clarity to find the path. For Madison Odallo, the class was “Women and the Law.” And the path was William & Mary law School.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The 200th anniversary of the Law School’s founding was a chance to celebrate, reflect, and look to the future. The year’s theme of joining past and future was inspired by the Grant Gilmore quote above, which is often recalled by former Dean and Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law Guido Calabresi ’58.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Marieke Van Puymbroeck and Jenny Presgraves offer advice for building participation in a professional development program for graduate students and postdocs.
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ABA JOURNAL — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear three new cases, including challenges to a federal rule that forgives student debt and to the part of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to cover some preventive care services.
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ED SOURCE — Several Los Angeles-area colleges and universities have closed their campuses or otherwise curtailed in-person operations as multiple fast-moving wildfires forced thousands to evacuate, triggered power shutoffs and prompted air quality advisories in the region.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Pepperdine University and the University of California, Los Angeles, switched to remote classes this week while others in the L.A. metro area are preparing to resume operations even as the region faces still-burning wildfires that have devastated the region.
Read More about Los Angeles area colleges decide whether to reopen or remain closed in response to wildfiresCalifornia universities suffer losses from recent wildfires
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Although colleges in Los Angeles escaped serious fire damage, leaders say they face a long road ahead as hundreds of students and faculty were displaced.
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PR NEWSWIRE — AccessLex Institute®, the largest nonprofit organization in legal education, is proud to announce a new partnership with Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit focused on public service legal careers, to further the goals of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Coalition.
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NCBE — The New York State Court of Appeals has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2028. Thirty jurisdictions have now announced plans to adopt the NextGen exam; seven jurisdictions will first administer the new exam in 2026, thirteen in 2027, and ten in 2028
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