LSAC ordered to pay attorney fees in accommodations lawsuit
LAW.COM — A federal judge has ordered the Law School Admission Council to pay nearly half a million dollars in attorney fees to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing in connection to litigation over its accommodation of Law School Admission Test takers with disabilities.
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ABA JOURNAL — A new teach-out plan from InfiLaw’s Arizona Summit Law School has been approved by the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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CNN — A procession of legal experts and law students on Tuesday urged judicial leaders to bring more transparency to their system for handling misconduct in federal courthouses to protect employees and inform the public about the depth of the problem.
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THE CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Two South Carolina law students will be awarded scholarships by the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ). The scholarships are awarded to law students with demonstrated experience or interest in pursuing a career in public interest law.
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NEW YORK TIMES — Department of Education interprets first-gen status in at least 3 different ways: the legislative definition (no parent in the household has a bachelor’s degree) and two used for research (no education after high school; no degree after high school). Still other definitions are often used by colleges and educational associations.
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PR NEWSWIRE — The Berggruen Prize Jury today announced its selection of Martha C. Nussbaum as the winner of the 2018 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture.
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LAW.COM — Rich Leonard got a fair share of weird looks from passersby as he cycled around Raleigh, North Carolina, on Wednesday. That’s probably because the dean of the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law wasn’t riding solo—he had six other law school staffers onboard the school’s new conference bike.
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UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law raised more than $25 million in fiscal 2017, bolstering educational programs and student scholarships and bringing the law school close to its $150 million goal during the Centennial Campaign for UCLA.
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UCI LAW — The Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) welcomed Connie Burk to UCI Law on Oct. 29 as part of its fall series, “Critical Perspectives on Domestic Violence and the Justice System.”
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UC DAVIS LAW — The California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) presented its annual awards for the best 1L briefs (from spring 2018) last week at King Hall.
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