Texas Supreme Court working group exploring alternatives to ABA accreditation for law schools
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.
Read More about Texas Supreme Court working group exploring alternatives to ABA accreditation for law schoolsLaw school admission officers say the US News law school rankings has lost prestige
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.”
Read More about Law school admission officers say the US News law school rankings has lost prestigeLaw students say they want to work for law firms that are pushing back on federal action
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.
Read More about Law students say they want to work for law firms that are pushing back on federal actionUniversity suspends UC Davis Law Student Association after resolution to boycott Israeli-connected businesses
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.
Read More about University suspends UC Davis Law Student Association after resolution to boycott Israeli-connected businessesOpinion: California State Bar needs to do more to help those affected by troubled bar exam rollout
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.
Read More about Opinion: California State Bar needs to do more to help those affected by troubled bar exam rolloutGeorgetown Law students boycott recruiting event over law firm’s cooperation with executive orders
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.
Read More about Georgetown Law students boycott recruiting event over law firm’s cooperation with executive ordersUS House of Representatives removes inquiry into Northwestern Law clinical programs
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.
Read More about US House of Representatives removes inquiry into Northwestern Law clinical programsGonzaga Law and University of Idaho Law prepare students for careers in immigration amid uncertain times
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.
Read More about Gonzaga Law and University of Idaho Law prepare students for careers in immigration amid uncertain timesPodcast: Advice for law students on sleep habits
LAW EXAM TOOLBOX — Today, we’re excited to talk to sleep and productivity expert Lindsay Scola.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for law students on sleep habitsPodcast: Advice on answering bar exam questions on crimes against the person
BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Today, we’re discussing four crimes against the person – assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping.
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