Kettering Foundation hosts conversation on threats to democracy at the state level
KETTERING FOUNDATION — In Kettering Conversations with Democracy Innovators, we explore ways to strengthen democracy, focus on positive narratives amid democratic crisis, and consider opportunities to build upon the strengths of our diverse communities and nation to make them more inclusive and equitable.
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TALK JUSTICE — Experts discuss disaster preparedness and the role of civil legal aid in recovery on LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast.
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REUTERS — California lawmakers have passed new legislation to strengthen regulations to protect against attorney fraud and to require lawyers to inform the state bar if they suspect other lawyers of engaging in seditious conspiracy, insurrection or treason.
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LEGAL REBELS — Is it only a matter of time before we’re back to being physically present in the office at least five times per week?
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REUTERS — The University of Arizona’s law school has licensed the administration of its alternative law school admission program to Aspen Publishing.
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REUTERS — Law School Admission Test takers encountered technical glitches on Friday—the second time in two months that examinees have faced such problems.
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AKRON LEGAL NEWS — It’s been just over 70 years since Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed on June 19, 1953 at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NEWS — The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law has received a $1 million gift from an alumni couple to establish the Desmond and Jean Ruley Kearns Professor of Law, an endowed professorship in natural resources law.
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