Texas Supreme Court working group exploring alternatives to ABA accreditation for law schools

April 23, 2025

ABA JOURNAL — The Texas Supreme Court is inviting comments on a requirement that law grads seeking bar admission in the state must have graduated from a law school accredited by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

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Law school admission officers say the US News law school rankings has lost prestige

April 23, 2025

MORNING STAR — Leading global education company Kaplan finds that 62 percent of law school admissions officers believe that the U.S. News & World Report rankings — the 2025 list was just released today — “have lost some of their prestige over the last couple of years.”

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Law students say they want to work for law firms that are pushing back on federal action

April 23, 2025

POLITICO — President Donald Trump’s attacks on major law firms have divided the legal community all the way down to its newest members: law students considering their futures.

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University suspends UC Davis Law Student Association after resolution to boycott Israeli-connected businesses

April 23, 2025

CBS NEWS — UC Davis is suspending its Law Student Association (LSA) and taking over the funds from student fees after the association’s calls for a boycott of Israeli-connected businesses. 

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Opinion: California State Bar needs to do more to help those affected by troubled bar exam rollout

April 23, 2025

THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE — We, as applicants for the February 2025 California Bar Exam, expected a fair assessment of our legal knowledge and reasoning. Instead, we encountered widespread technical failures — so severe that even the California Supreme Court acknowledged the “disappointment, stress and frustration” caused by delays, lost responses and system crashes.

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Georgetown Law students boycott recruiting event over law firm’s cooperation with executive orders

April 23, 2025

THE HOYA — A Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) student group boycotted a recruiting event with a top law firm over the firm’s cooperation with President Trump, the student group announced in a March 31 letter.

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US House of Representatives removes inquiry into Northwestern Law clinical programs

April 23, 2025

REUTERS — A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday dropped its probe for information from Northwestern University over its law school’s representation of pro-Palestinian protestors.

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Gonzaga Law and University of Idaho Law prepare students for careers in immigration amid uncertain times

April 23, 2025

INLANDER — News outlets around the U.S. have been reporting since late January that both documented and undocumented immigrants are being picked up from their places of employment by unidentified federal agents and swiftly deported. 

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Podcast: Advice for law students on sleep habits

April 23, 2025

LAW EXAM TOOLBOX — Today, we’re excited to talk to sleep and productivity expert Lindsay Scola.

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Podcast: Advice on answering bar exam questions on crimes against the person

April 23, 2025

BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Today, we’re discussing four crimes against the person – assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping.

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