John Marshall Law School hosts 2016 SALT Teaching Conference
GLOBE NEWSWIRE – The two-day conference will kick off on Friday, September 30 with the plenary session “Addressing Racialized Violence: The Role of the Legal Academy.”
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ELON UNIVERSITY – A distinguished North Carolina jurist received Elon University School of Law’s highest professional honor at an annual leadership event led by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly in partnership with Elon Law.
Read More about Elon Law presents leadership award to vice chair of U.S. Commission on Civil RightsU.S. Department of Education rejects committee recommendation for ABA accreditation suspension
ABA JOURNAL – The U.S. Department of Education will not implement a panel recommendation that called for suspending the ABA from accrediting new law schools for one year.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – A calendar for applicants who have already taken the LSAT or are sitting for the September exam.
Read More about Outline for the law school application processBar exam pass rates for July exam fell in several states, despite national increase
ABA JOURNAL – Bar exam pass rates have fallen in at least seven out of 13 states that have so far reported July results.
Read More about Bar exam pass rates for July exam fell in several states, despite national increaseA look at smaller legal markets for new law graduates
ABA JOURNAL – The list by Good Call “features a slew of off-the-radar towns,” Law.com reports. The largest city to make the top 10 is Los Angeles, ranked at No. 7.
Read More about A look at smaller legal markets for new law graduatesAn interview with a CUNY Law professor and the former Guantánamo prisoner he helped release
DEMOCRACY NOW – “[W]e speak with attorney Ramzi Kassem, professor of law at the City University of New York School of Law, who helped win Dhiab’s release and represented many others at the prison.”
Read More about An interview with a CUNY Law professor and the former Guantánamo prisoner he helped releaseABA starts virtual legal advice clinic
ABA JOURNAL – The ABA has unveiled a free Q&A-style program to allow income-eligible users to ask civil law-related questions to pro bono attorneys.
Read More about ABA starts virtual legal advice clinicUC Hastings Law student works on protecting internet privacy rights at Twitter through internship
UC HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW – As an intern in the Trust & Safety department at Twitter, Coley is at the forefront of protecting privacy rights on the internet — a cause that Twitter is famous for.
Read More about UC Hastings Law student works on protecting internet privacy rights at Twitter through internshipWashington University Law professor appointed to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority board
ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL – Hillary Sale, the Walters D. Coles Professor of Law at Washington University, has been appointed to the board of governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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