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New York Law Journal

Facing Budget Deficit, Pace Law Decides to Trim Faculty Pay

Pace Law School faculty will take a 10 percent pay cut in the 2015-2016 academic year to help close a budget deficit, Dean David Yassky confirmed. He said the school also will "prudently" reduce its research budget, but declined to provide details on the reduction.
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National Law Journal

Chicago Students Police the Police

Clinic program combines litigation with policy and community work.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

At Loyola L.A., a Fashion-Conscious Clinic

Students represent emerging companies in the Los Angeles area in all their legal needs.
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National Law Journal

Housing Clinic Exposes Underhanded Discrimination

Students pose as would-be renters to expose landlords who refuse leases unfairly.
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National Law Journal

Securities Arbitration Clinic Opens Students' Eyes

They do the work of associates — meeting with clients, doing research and drafting agreements.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Stanford Law Students Are Crowdsourcing Graduation Speech

More than 80 students can claim to have had a hand, and maybe a mouth, in the five-minute mix of jokes, memories and perspective on the law's role in society.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Who Presided Over Trial With $150M Verdict Is a Fan of Open Courtrooms

The judge who presided over the trial that led to a $150 million verdict last month in Bainbridge was quick to approve the use of cameras and recording equipment in that case.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Banks Under Pressure | Amtrak's $200M Damages Cap

The Justice Department is planning to tear up a settlement with Swiss bank UBS AG over alleged violations related to interest-rate rigging. A 1997 law caps Amtrak's damages liability in any single rail crash at $200M. The feds ask the Ninth Circuit to revive ATF stash-house stings. And the Kentucky Supreme Court takes a look at frats and the Fourth Amendment. This is a roundup of news from ALM and other publications.
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New York Law Journal

Cardozo Appoints First Female Dean

Melanie Leslie will become the new dean of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, the first woman and the first Cardozo graduate to fill that role. She is currently vice dean and a law professor at Cardozo, where she has taught since 1995.
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National Law Journal

Software Maker Settles 'Barmageddon' Class Action for $2.1M

Aspiring lawyers who sat for the July 2014 bar examination are eligible for $90 each from software company ExamSoft Worldwide Inc. under a class action settlement.
3 minute read

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