Federal judges block new Title IX regulations in 10 states
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Judges have temporarily blocked the new Title IX regulations in 10 red states so far. Experts expect a long legal fight that could end at the Supreme Court.
Read More about Federal judges block new Title IX regulations in 10 statesBARBRI announces new prep course for the NextGen Bar Exam
PR NEWSWIRE — As the legal landscape evolves, BARBRI is leading the charge in preparing students for the Next Generation (NextGen) bar exam.
Read More about BARBRI announces new prep course for the NextGen Bar ExamTexas to begin using the NextGen Bar Exam in 2028
REUTERS — Texas is poised to begin using the new national bar exam in July 2028, but officials are giving the public the opportunity to weigh in before that change is official.
Read More about Texas to begin using the NextGen Bar Exam in 2028A look at recent legal technology trends
LEGAL TALK NETWORK — The legal industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, rendering previously efficient traditional operational practices a disadvantage.
Read More about A look at recent legal technology trendsKellye Testy reflects on her leadership of LSAC and discusses her vision as incoming AALS Executive Director
ABA JOURNAL — Kellye Testy will become the executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools on July 1.
Read More about Kellye Testy reflects on her leadership of LSAC and discusses her vision as incoming AALS Executive DirectorMore than 100 law school deans sign letter on the importance of training law graduates to uphold democracy and the rule of law
ABA — The ABA Task Force for American Democracy unveiled a letter signed by more than 100 deans from America’s law schools concerning the training necessary for the next generation of lawyers to sustain our constitutional democracy and the rule of law.
Read More about More than 100 law school deans sign letter on the importance of training law graduates to uphold democracy and the rule of lawNineteen state attorneys general defend ABA law school diversity rule in response to letter
REUTERS — Attorneys general from 19 Democratic-led states on Thursday pledged to help defend the American Bar Association’s requirement that law schools advance diversity goals, after a coalition of Republican-led states attacked the ABA accreditation standard earlier this month.
Read More about Nineteen state attorneys general defend ABA law school diversity rule in response to letterNYC Bar Association condemns federal judges over boycott of Columbia Law graduates
LAW.COM — The New York City Bar Association released a statement Monday condemning a group of federal judges for what the organization called “improper use of the judicial offices” over the judges’ recent letter stating they would no longer hire law clerks from Columbia University over its handling of the pro-Palestinian
Read More about NYC Bar Association condemns federal judges over boycott of Columbia Law graduatesDaniel Abebe appointed dean of Columbia Law
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY — I am delighted to share that I have appointed Daniel Abebe as the 16th Dean of Columbia Law School and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law, effective August 1, 2024.
Read More about Daniel Abebe appointed dean of Columbia LawA profile on incoming Drake Law dean Roscoe Jones Jr.
BUSINESS RECORD — The 46-year-old public policy attorney, originally from Meridian, Miss., will be the first Black dean of the Drake Law School, founded in 1865, and Drake University’s first Black dean of any college or school.
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