Ohio State University Law professor Dakota S. Rudesill analyzes the history of qualified immunity
ABA JOURNAL — Teach what you know. That piece of wisdom came to mind when schools closed due to the coronavirus global pandemic in mid-March, and I suddenly had a new job: second grade home-schooler.
Read More about Ohio State University Law professor Dakota S. Rudesill analyzes the history of qualified immunityPenn State Dickinson Law faculty and staff raise funds for educational equity scholarship
PENN STATE NEWS — When Penn State Dickinson Law Associate Dean for Academic and Student Services Jeffrey A. Dodge heard about the generous gift made to the Dickinson Law Future Fund and Penn State Student Care and Advocacy Emergency Fund by Dickinson Law Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle Conway, he was…
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law faculty and staff raise funds for educational equity scholarshipUniversity of Richmond Law professor Julie McConnell discusses the legal profession’s role in addressing racial injustice
STYLE WEEKLY — As a virus lingers and protests against injustice fill the streets, here are some of those who are helping Richmond through it all.
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY NEWS — The nation’s Big Ten law schools will host a 12-week series of lectures relating to race, law, equality and other relevant issues starting Sept. 1. Spanning a wide range of topics, including abolition of the police force and mass incarceration, the series brings together — virtually — the nation’s leading scholars…
Read More about Big Ten Law schools to host virtual speaker series on law and racial equalityCollege professors plan strike and public teach-in for racial justice
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Three headline-making images from the past week sparked an upcoming strike for racial justice — what could be the biggest collective action by academics in recent memory.
Read More about College professors plan strike and public teach-in for racial justiceFlorida Supreme Court announces supervised practice program for law graduates amid bar exam delays
THE GAINESVILLE SUN — The state Supreme Court on Monday released a supervised-practice program for law school graduates who have been unable to take the Florida Bar exam amid the coronavirus pandemic, but critics said the program doesn’t go far enough.
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ABC NEWS — Law school graduates in Florida were required to download software to take the bar exam virtually amid coronavirus — and a number of them now say they encountered significant data breaches, including, in some cases, attempted hacks on bank accounts because of the software.
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HAWAII NEWS NOW — Despite a request from the American Bar Association to postpone the bar exam for future attorneys, Hawaii is on track to give the test next month.
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MARYLAND MATTERS — After months of delay, the Maryland Court of Appeals released twin administrative orders Friday afternoon directing that applicants for the Maryland Bar may either proceed with the virtual exam scheduled for October or apply to temporarily practice without a law license.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — The New York Board of Law Examiners is trying to allay concerns that the many strict rules surrounding the state’s online bar exam in early October are navigable, and won’t result in false allegations of cheating.
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