University of Virginia Law course explores the legal side of baseball
UVATODAY — Baseball is a national pastime, but it is also big business that has shaped key legal debates and transformed the economics of professional sports.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Stanford Law School professor Pamela S. Karlan, an expert on voting and the political process, will deliver the McCorkle Lecture at the University of Virginia School of Law on Feb. 24.
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WV MOUNTAINEER NEWS — The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia will convene at the WVU College of Law Tuesday (Feb. 18) to hear arguments in three cases.
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YALE DAILY NEWS — In its inaugural event, the Law School’s Center for Academic Freedom and Free Speech hosted prominent legal scholars from across the country to discuss free speech on Yale’s campus.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A professor at the University of Iowa encourages students to adopt new habits or break unhealthy behaviors using a low-stakes assignment.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Education Department issued a surprise letter over the weekend vastly expanding the scope of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban. As the dust settles, institutions must decide how to respond—and whether to fight back.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — On February 14, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance that departs from the U.S. Supreme Court’s explicit ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA) and attempts to widely expand the scope of that ruling to areas that are not within the jurisdiction of…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health reimbursement rates have created financial headaches for universities, prompting cost-cutting measures at even the richest institutions.
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ED WEEK MARKET BRIEF — The U.S. Department of Education has issued a “Dear Colleague” letter warning colleges and K-12 schools they risk jeopardizing their access to federal funding if they promote what the agency labels “pervasive and repugnant” racial preferences out of step with the Trump administration’s vision.
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HIGH PLAINS PUBLIC RADIO — In Sedgwick County, the idea of a satellite law school — similar to the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita — has begun circulating.
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