Academic researchers unsure about the future of their career amid multiple education related court cases
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Despite court orders blocking Trump’s federal funding freeze, bans on DEI and other executive mandates, academic researchers are still in the dark on what all of it could mean for their careers and the pace of scientific discovery.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES — The Department of Justice announced Friday that a federal “task force to combat antisemitism” would visit 10 U.S. college campuses as part of investigations into allegations of antisemitic incidents, including three California institutions roiled by pro-Palestinian protests last spring.
Read More about Trump administration antisemitism task force plans to visit UCLA and USCAmerican College of Trial Lawyers opposes government retaliation against attorneys for representing clients
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS — The Rule of Law is a central pillar of any democratic government.
Read More about American College of Trial Lawyers opposes government retaliation against attorneys for representing clientsABA releases statement rejecting recent efforts to undermine courts and the legal profession
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — Three weeks ago, the American Bar Association spoke to you about values that guide us.
Read More about ABA releases statement rejecting recent efforts to undermine courts and the legal professionHow law firms can use social media to recruit lawyers and staff
THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTERFLY — The competition for top legal talent has never been tougher. Law firms that rely only on job boards and traditional networking are competing for the same small pool of active job seekers. But the best candidates are often not looking.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — Lady Justicemay wear a blindfold, but she’s not blind. As a symbol of fairness and equity, Lady Justice embodies the ideals at the heart of the legal profession. With a blindfold, scales and a sword, she represents the impartiality, balance and authority required to uphold justice.
Read More about Advice on starting a career in public serviceUtah scales back programs that loosened restrictions on performing legal services
REUTERS — Utah is scaling back a four-year-old program that loosened rules for delivering legal services in the state, leading nearly 30 businesses and law firms to exit or be eliminated, according to Utah Supreme Court orders and a court official.
Read More about Utah scales back programs that loosened restrictions on performing legal servicesA look at legal operation trend predictions in 2025
JDSUPRA — Legal teams are at an inflection point — while the legal technology market is predicted to soar to $50 billion by 2027 with increased spending and innovation, 70% of digital transformations fail due to poor adoption strategies.
Read More about A look at legal operation trend predictions in 2025Study of legal artificial intelligence finds some models can improve work quality and efficiency
LAW SITES — Just last week, I wrote about a first-of-its-kind benchmarking study of legal AI tools, and now comes another, much-different study, that is also the first of its kind.
Read More about Study of legal artificial intelligence finds some models can improve work quality and efficiencyWhy pro bono work is important for practicing attorneys
LAW 360 — For Fordham University School of Law’s Dora Galacatos, a legal clinic offering pro bono counsel is as close to “church” as she’ll get.
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