Santa Clara Law professor David Ball publishes article on pre-trial release reform in NYU Law Review
SANTA CLARA LAW MAGAZINE — Santa Clara Law Professor David Ball has a forthcoming NYU Law Review article on the topic of preventive detention of arrestees and whether pretrial decisions can truly be made in a vacuum, or are influenced by unconscious psychological bias.
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THE CRIME REPORT — Bail reform measures adopted in 2017 by the Chief Judge of the Cook County Courts in Chicago led to a “substantial increase” in crimes committed by individuals released pretrial, according to researchers from the University of Utah.
Read More about University of Utah Law professor Paul G. Cassell co-authors report on Chicago-area bail reformFormer U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to deliver William & Mary Law commencement address
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, will deliver the commencement address at William & Mary Law School’s graduation which will be held in the university’s Kaplan Arena at 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 17. During the event, the school will award degrees to approximately…
Read More about Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to deliver William & Mary Law commencement addressWilliam & Mary Law launches cybersecurity course with Center for Legal and Court Technology
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The Center for Legal and Court Technology (CLCT) and William & Mary Law School have announced that the new, interdisciplinary seminar “Cyber & Information Security Essentials” is now in full swing.
Read More about William & Mary Law launches cybersecurity course with Center for Legal and Court TechnologyYale Law Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic files amicus brief to Supreme Court on national security case
YALE LAW SCHOOL — On March 4, 2020, the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic at Yale Law School filed an amicus brief in support of respondents at the United States Supreme Court in the consolidated cases of Trump v. Mazars USA and Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG, which the Court will hear on March 31, 2020.
Read More about Yale Law Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic files amicus brief to Supreme Court on national security caseYale Law professor James Q. Whitman delivers Marshall-Wythe Lecture at William & Mary Law
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — William & Mary Law School hosted its fifth Marshall-Wythe Lecture in Legal History during a visit on February 25-26 from Professor James Q. Whitman of Yale Law School. Whitman, the Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale, delivered a talk titled “Owning Humans, Owning Land: Two Primitive Modes…
Read More about Yale Law professor James Q. Whitman delivers Marshall-Wythe Lecture at William & Mary LawWilliam Adams to lead ABA legal education section
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — William Adams, who served as deputy managing director of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar at the American Bar Association for 5½ years, has been promoted to managing director of Accreditation and Legal Education, the section’s top job.
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YAHOO FINANCE — The Law School Admission Council, administrator of the industry-leading Law School Admission Test, today announced the launch of two new Digital LSAT preparation products that will help law school candidates improve their skills and feel more confident as they take the LSAT and begin their journey toward a career in the field of law.
Read More about LSAC launches new LSAT preparation servicesU.S. Senate committee aims to make Higher Education Act reauthorization deal in the next month
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Senator Lamar Alexander says a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act should pass the education committee in about a month, to give it time to get through Congress this year.
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION — This guidance is for Institutes of Higher Education with students participating in international travel or study abroad programs.
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