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The American Lawyer

Fewer (and Dumber) Law Students in 2015

A year-end roundup of the latest news about law students, bar passage, Texas and more.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Some Schools Find Relief From Declining Enrollment

Enrollment at New York's 15 law schools decreased by 3 percent overall in 2015 over the prior year, following the nationwide trend. But some schools showed gains in their total enrollment and number of first-year students, according to figures released by the American Bar Association.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Hastings Names Interim Dean to Replace Wu

Law professor David Faigman said it's 'imperative' that the school improves its performance.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Briefs

NJSBA members volunteer with Prisoner Reentry Program; Board of Trustees says more information is needed on Uniform Bar Exam in New Jersey.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Donations, Deans and Dwindling Enrollment: The Year in Law Schools

Continuing declines in law school enrollment and drops in bar exam passage rates around the country made top headlines in the legal profession in 2015. But it didn't stop wealthy benefactors from donating generous sums to their pet law schools, nor did it slow the time-honored role of law schools serving as cushy landings for former headliners in public office. Here are 10 of The National Law Journal's top stories on law schools and legal education in 2015.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Oyez, Oyez, They Said What?! The 2015 Quotable Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court justices have cited the prospect of being quoted out of context as one reason for their resistance to cameras in the courtroom. But who needs video when recorded audio, written transcripts and public appearances serve just as well to highlight snippets of the justices' most colorful utterances of 2015. Here's a look back from some of this year's commentary from the justices—from the bench, written rulings and from public remarks.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Law Professor Assails 'Harsh' Mandatory Minimum Laws in Award Speech

Leonard N. Sosnov, a Widener University Delaware Law School professor and the recipient of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Award, assailed mandatory minimums and called on Pennsylvania to end life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in a brief acceptance speech Wednesday night.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Law School Enrollment Slumps 5 Percent

Enrollment in the nation's law schools dropped nearly 5 percent in 2015, including a slump by 2.2 percent in first-year class sizes, according to data provided by the American Bar Association.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Law Prof, Students Provide Impetus for Arson Exoneration

An investigation begun four years ago by a law professor, who tapped her students to assist in research, interviews and attempts to track down a crucial witness to a 1980 fire, culminated Wednesday in overturned arson/murder convictions for three men.
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware Law School Professor Receives Phila. Bar Award

Leonard N. Sosnov, a Widener University Delaware Law School professor and the recipient of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Award, assailed mandatory minimums and called for Pennsylvania to end life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in a brief acceptance speech Wednesday night.
2 minute read

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