William and Mary Law hosts property rights conference
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — William & Mary Law School hosted its annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference on September 12-13, bringing together members of the bench, bar and academia from around the country for a series of thought-provoking panel discussions.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — With interest in the upcoming United States Supreme Court term at fever pitch, journalists, litigators, and academics descended upon Williamsburg, Va., to take part in William & Mary Law School’s 37th Supreme Court Preview on September 20-21.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — An article by Professor Neal E. Devins of William & Mary Law School and David E. Lewis of Vanderbilt University has been honored with the 2024 Annual Scholarship Award by the American Bar Association (ABA) Administrative Law Section.
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THOMSON REUTERS — In the rapidly evolving landscape of legal technology, the integration of generative AI tools presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant ethical challenges.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — As emerging data shows that taking out loans to earn a graduate degree doesn’t always pay off, policy experts call for even stronger regulation of graduate schools.
Read More about Policy experts call for additional regulation of graduate programs as graduates struggle with debtUS Department of Education begins testing for new FAFSA form
THE HILL — Testing for the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms began Tuesday. The Department of Education announced that there will be four beta testing stages before applications go live for all students before or on Dec. 1.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — Bethany Blonder and her friends lined up at the voter information table in the student union before organizers had even finished setting it up in time for lunch.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Disability accommodations in American higher education are skyrocketing. In the past decade, the proportion of colleges with more than 10 percent of students registered as disabled has quintupled, and accommodation requests have followed the same pattern.
Read More about Opinion: Reform needed in college disability accommodationsOpinion: Why graduate schools should encourage public scholarship
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Deborah J. Cohan offers seven reasons why grad schools should help students cultivate the ability to write for a larger audience.
Read More about Opinion: Why graduate schools should encourage public scholarshipCalifornia Bar Examiners endorse new California Bar Exam plan
LAW.COM — A state bar committee on Monday endorsed plans to use a Kaplan-written multiple choice test on the February 2025 bar exam, paving the way for the California Supreme Court to give the proposal a fresh review.
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