Ole Miss Law wins environmental moot court competition
THE CLARION-LEDGER — For the fourth time in five years, a team from the University of Mississippi School of Law has won the national environmental moot court competition.
Read More about Ole Miss Law wins environmental moot court competitionUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School appoints long-time faculty member Ruger as dean
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — Theodore Ruger, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School since 2004, has been appointed dean of the law school, effective July 1.
Read More about University of Pennsylvania Law School appoints long-time faculty member Ruger as deanLaw firms making small steps toward diversity
THE NEW YORK TIMES — After four years of decline, the percentage of associates at law firms who are women rose slightly last year but is still shy of the high mark in 2009, according to newly released data.
Read More about Law firms making small steps toward diversitySUNY Buffalo joins Iowa in dropping LSAT for its qualified undergraduates
THE BUFFALO NEWS — The University at Buffalo Law School has a new enticement for UB’s brightest undergraduate students to stay at the university for their law studies: No dreaded entrance exam.
Read More about SUNY Buffalo joins Iowa in dropping LSAT for its qualified undergraduatesFormer Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice: A public interest in thoughtful legal education reform
INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL — IBJ’s [Feb 9] coverage of the continuing decline in law school enrollments rightly highlights the challenges confronting both the schools and law graduates. I see evidence that these developments may prompt a period of accelerated reform.
Read More about Former Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice: A public interest in thoughtful legal education reformClinics at Miami and University of Chicago Law report on impact of deportations to Haiti
MIAMI COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — A report documenting the failure of the United States to safeguard the human rights of those it deports to post-earthquake Haiti has been released by the Human Rights and Immigration Clinics at the University of Miami School of Law and the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago School of…
Read More about Clinics at Miami and University of Chicago Law report on impact of deportations to HaitiIdaho Law students lobby to remove copyrights on state laws
TIMES-NEWS — A group of University of Idaho law school students is backing legislation that would remove Idaho’s copyright on its state laws and make them part of the public domain.
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HAMLINE NEWS — Two law schools that have shaped Minnesota’s legal landscape for more than a combined 154 years, Hamline University School of Law and William Mitchell College of Law, have announced plans to combine, creating the top law school in the Midwest for students seeking a rigorous, practical, and problem-solving approach to legal education. .
Read More about Details of William Mitchell-Hamline law schools proposed mergerJustice Ginsburg profile notes her participation at the 2015 AALS Annual Meeting
THE NEW YORK TIMES — RUTH BADER GINSBURG isn’t planning on going anywhere any time soon. “Now I happen to be the oldest,” the 81-year-old justice said in the tone of a person who has answered a whole lot of questions about her possible retirement plans.
Read More about Justice Ginsburg profile notes her participation at the 2015 AALS Annual MeetingLaw school diversity improves at many schools
ST LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO — Even as law schools nationally are suffering from waning enrollments, some are seeing a boost in the number of minority students. That’s according to a new study that will be in the spring edition of the Saint Louis University Law Journal.
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