Yale Law Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic to challenge Trump administration on changes to DACA
YALE LAW SCHOOL — On August 14, 2020, a federal court in Brooklyn approved a request from immigrant youth with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and the organization Make the Road New York to sue the Trump Administration over its newest attempt to dismantle the DACA program.
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AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — The University of Akron School of Law will offer a free online course on Racial Equality and the Law this fall. The course will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays from Sept. 2 through Nov. 18. The course will be taught by Professor Brant Lee, Assistant Dean for Diversity…
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) has identified and summarized books, research, creative activities, and many other resources authored by UCI Law faculty members who are experts on race, racial disparities, racial — implicit and explicit — biases, the criminalization of Black people, the criminalization…
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Jamison Whiting, a 3L at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and his partner Kelly Law raised more than $14,000 to help out small businesses and community members in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the death of George Floyd.
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WCTV — The Florida State University Board of Trustees is calling on the state legislature to change the name of its law school building. The board voted on a resolution on Thursday afternoon supporting efforts by the University and the College to remove the name B.K. Roberts from the main law building.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center professors and professional staff unanimously endorsed a plan to rename Calhoun Rd. that traverses the UH campus to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in an official petition and request to the City of Houston on Thursday.
Read More about University of Houston Law faculty, employees approve resolution to re-name section of road near school after Martin Luther King, Jr.Test takers in several states express concern about in-person bar exams
ABA JOURNAL — Following an in-person July bar exam, some North Carolina test-takers claim that public health measures were not handled properly during the administration of the test amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, in Colorado, one bar candidate found out that she tested positive for the novel coronavirus shortly after the exam ended.
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ABA JOURNAL — In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the October online bar exam planned by the National Conference of Bar Examiners has been described by the organization as an “emergency remote testing option.” Additionally, it will not offer a portable score because it’s shorter than the Uniform Bar Exam.
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ARKANSAS BUSINESS — In early May, the University of Arkansas School of Law began planning for the fall semester.The administration and faculty realized “that this fall would be unusual, whether that’s from our face-to-face classes being socially distant or whether it’s the fact that we have more distance and remote learning,” said Dean Margaret Sova…
Read More about Arkansas’ law schools prepare for online and hybrid classes this fallHarvard Law librarians discuss shift to online services and support
HARVARD LAW TODAY — What does the Harvard Law School Library evoke for you? Is it the high ceilings, large portraits, and wooden tables of Langdell Hall’s reading room? The new glass paneled collaboration spaces on the second floor? Your favorite study carrel? A helpful librarian pointing you toward the perfect resource?
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