Search panel solicits student input on Harvard Law dean search
HARVARD CRIMSON – University President Drew G. Faust has organized a series of panels to hear student perspectives on desirable characteristics of the next dean and the state of the school.
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WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY – A joint effort between Washington and Lee University School of Law and Virginia Military Institute brought Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Lexington.
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY – The Baylor Law School will host the People’s Law School, a half-day event offering free courses designed to help the average citizen understand their legal rights.
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY – Health care legal scholar Mary Crossley will deliver the annual John W. Fisher II Lecture in Law and Medicine at the West Virginia University College of Law.
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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NORMAN ADRIAN WIGGINS SCHOOL OF LAW – Campbell Law School and the NC State University Poole College of Management have announced the formation of a second dual degree program between the two institutions.
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ABA JOURNAL – The ABA Board of Governors on Friday approved a proposal submitted by incoming president Hilarie Bass to create a Commission on the Future of Legal Education.
Read More about ABA Board slows proposed changes to Section on Legal Education structureHarvard Law School alumnus Neil M. Gorsuch nominated to U.S. Supreme Court
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – Neil M. Gorsuch, a 1991 graduate of Harvard Law School, is President Donald Trump’s pick as the next justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More about Harvard Law School alumnus Neil M. Gorsuch nominated to U.S. Supreme CourtThe immigration ban’s effect on students, professors, and researchers
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – The order touches many different parts of academe.
Read More about The immigration ban’s effect on students, professors, and researchersLaw firm lawyers respond to refugee ban
BLOOMBERG LAW – After President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday to severely limit immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, lawyers across Big Law jumped in to help travelers, visa and green card holders.
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NEW YORK TIMES – The lawyers who heeded the call were at about a dozen airports around the country.
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