Brief profile on Harvard Law School’s 2016 Skadden Fellows and their projects
HARVARD LAW TODAY – Five Harvard Law School students and recent graduates have been awarded Skadden Fellowships to support their work in public service.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents votes on new tenure, posttenure review and faculty layoff policies to close gaps in tenure protections created by a new state law.
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NEWS & RECORD – The school of law at Wake Forest University has launched a fully online, part-time Master of Studies in Law degree program for working professionals who want a better understanding of the law.
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ABA JOURNAL – The increased cost of attending law school falls most heavily on blacks, Hispanics and those with low LSAT scores, according to results from a 2015 survey of law students.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – At a meeting next week in Phoenix, the American Bar Association’s accrediting arm will consider changing a bar passage rate rule schools must follow to stay accredited.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – Among the findings: It may not seem all that surprising that judges appointed by Democratic presidents hire mostly clerks who are left-of-center. What’s more eye-opening is that around two-thirds of clerks hired by Republican-appointees are left-of-center.
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WILLIAM & MARY – Professor Tara Leigh Grove of William & Mary Law School received the Federalist Society’s 2016 Paul M. Bator Award on Feb. 27 at the society’s 35th National Student Symposium, held at the University of Virginia School of Law.
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WBOY (MORGANTOWN) – The state Supreme Court of Appeals is considering a ruling that limits truck traffic in downtown Morgantown. It was one of several supreme court hearings held at WVU.
Read More about West Virginia Law hosts state’s supreme court of appeals for hearingsWake Forest Law pro bono project educates high school students on constitutional rights
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – More than 350 students filled the auditorium at Parkland High School in Winston-Salem and listened intently on how to interact with police officers while still asserting their constitutional rights.
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WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL – In its “Aging Re-Imagined” symposium, Wake Forest University is bringing together national and local leaders on aging issues from multiple disciplines for a two-day program that begins and ends with the arts — with discussions of data, science, legal issues and more in between.
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