Study: Gender bias affects perceptions of courtroom attorneys
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Men and women attorneys are not perceived equally when they use tough behavior in the courtroom, according to an Arizona State University study that found men tend to be seen more positively than women when using anger to “close” a case.
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NPR — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement on June 27, setting the stage for what promises to be an epic political battle over his replacement.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — U.S. Supreme Court justices cited three UVA Law professors — Aditya Bamzai, Caleb Nelson, and Saikrishna Prakash — in Ortiz v. U.S., a case that tackled the scope of the Supreme Court’s original and appellate jurisdiction under Article III.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Vermont Law School plans to cut professors’ tenure to deal with budgetary concerns. Skeptics wonder if it will hurt the institution more than it helps.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Syracuse Law launched a new intellectual property law institute, the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute, and renamed the Technology Commercialization Law Program as the Innovation Law Center to focus on nurturing innovation through legal assistance.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — STCL Houston’s Animal Law Clinic – part of the Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics at the law school – combined efforts with the Texas Humane Legislation Network and the Houston Humane Society to host Houston Animal Lobby Day on June 23.
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WESTFAIR — The Pace Women’s Justice Center opened its new walk-in clinic at The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 29.
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF LAW — Walter Jean-Jacques, a rising 2L student at Notre Dame Law School, has been named a member of the Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee.
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HERALD SUN — The North Carolina Central University School of Law, under scrutiny for admission standards and low bar-passage rates, has named longtime judge and alumna Elaine O’Neal as its interim leader starting July 16.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW — Brittany Bane ’18, a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been selected as a recipient of the 2018 Equal Justice Works Fellowship, one of the most prestigious and competitive post-graduate fellowships in the country
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