Federal funding cuts are leading to overworked faculty and larger class sizes at universities
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — College officials across the nation are instituting hiring freezes and spending cuts in response to President Trump’s widespread attacks on higher education, hoping to stave off even more drastic measures down the road, such as layoffs.
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HIGHER ED DIVE — So far during President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration’s primary financial impact on higher education has been cutting funding to institutions and the sector.
Read More about A look at how higher endowment taxes could affect universitiesAmerican Association of University Professors Middle East studies group sues federal government over deportations
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Accusing the Trump administration of creating a “climate of repression and fear on university campuses,” two faculty groups sued the federal government Tuesday to stop the president’s efforts to deport noncitizen students and faculty who have participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association and 55 other lawyer groups on Wednesday called for the legal profession to speak out against what they said was the U.S. government’s intimidation of judges, attorneys and law firms.
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REUTERS — Two U.S. judges temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump‘s executive orders targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Friday as the prominent law firms challenged the Republican president in court while another one, Skadden Arps, cut a deal with the White House to avoid a similar directive.
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REUTERS — President Donald Trump‘s executive orders targeting elite U.S. law firms have shared a common theme: his perceived grievance that an attorney linked to the firm has personally done him wrong.
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KCRW — President Trump continued his assault on the country’s biggest law firms by signing an executive order targeting Chicago-based Jenner & Block.
Read More about Podcast: How federal attacks against law firms are affecting the legal professionWhat young attorneys want from law firms
LAW 360 — Future lawyers demand that their law firms value diversity, offer a work-life balance and embrace cutting-edge technology, a group of experts said during a panel discussion on Wednesday
Read More about What young attorneys want from law firmsDepartment of Justice launches review of law firms for ‘frivolous’ lawsuits against the government
BLOOMBERG LAW — The Justice Department is going after lawyers for “frivolous” litigation against the government with a rarely used procedural tool aimed at punishing extreme behavior by attorneys.
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ABA — AI tools like ChatGPT are creating a buzz in the legal field. According to the Legal Industry Report 2024, nearly one-quarter (24%) of law firms have adopted legal-specific generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools.
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