SMU Dedman Law Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center awarded grant from Texas Bar Foundation
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW – The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at SMU Dedman School of Law was awarded a $26,890 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to fund research to improve access to counsel for impoverished defendants in rural Texas. Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $21…
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW – Professor Valorie Vojdik has been appointed to serve a second four-year term on the Tennessee Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. In her position working with other Tennessee officials and leaders, Vojdik will conduct reviews and produce reports and recommendations concerning state and local civil rights…
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission last week approved a proposal to create a 30-credit-hour Master of Legal Studies degree after the proposal gained support from the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees in February. The degree option will be offered beginning in the Summer 2021 semester and is an…
Read More about University of Tennessee Law debuts Master of Legal Studies programTexas A&M Law launches health care IP and trade law blog and website
TEXAS A&M SCHOOL OF LAW – Texas A&M University School of Law is launching a new blog and associated website www.TradeRxReport.com, which explores questions of access to affordable medicines and health care that arise at the intersection of intellectual property law and international trade. The hope, as such, is for TradeRxReport.com to become a global forum for…
Read More about Texas A&M Law launches health care IP and trade law blog and websiteWilliam & Mary Law names University of Virginia Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer as dean
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — A. Benjamin Spencer, a nationally renowned civil procedure and federal courts expert and current professor of law at the University of Virginia, will begin at William & Mary Law School July 1. Spencer will be William & Mary’s first African-American dean of any school at the university, including the law…
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ABA JOURNAL — A proposal to change an ABA law school accreditation rule, which would allow for temporary relief in regional and national emergencies, is now being considered.
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BAR EXAMINERS — The following jurisdictions have made announcements about changes regarding the July 2020 bar exam. We will continue to update this page as we receive information from the jurisdictions. See our NCBE COVID-19 Updates page for more information about the coronavirus and NCBE exams and services. To contact a jurisdiction directly, see Jurisdiction Information.
Read More about States outline July bar exam plansMany publishers move to open-access due to pandemic
INISDE HIGHER ED — The unrestricted sharing of scientific papers during the coronavirus pandemic may have hastened the shift toward more open-access publishing, scientists believe, as several leading journals move to make content publicly available.
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ABOVE THE LAW — On this special report, we explore COVID’s impact on legal education, how law schools are adapting, and what students must do to prepare in the months ahead.
Read More about Podcast: Impact of COVID on law schoolsTemple Law proposes tuition freeze for upcoming year
TEMPLE LAW NEWSROOM — Temple Law School Dean Gregory Mandel has asked the University’s Board of Trustees to approve a tuition freeze for all J.D. law students, both in-state and out-of-state, for the coming academic year.
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