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Texas Lawyer

South Texas College of Law Launches JD/MBA Program With a Houston University

Students can earn J.D. and MBA in as few as four years through new joint degree program.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law School Diversity Improves at Schools With Worst Job Outcomes

An advocate for the legal profession's diversity ignores the dismal performance of law schools where minority enrollment is increasing.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Upholds Rescission of Admission by St. John's Law

The decision by St. John's University School of Law to rescind a student's application for inaccurately disclosing his involvement with illegal drugs was "rational" and in line with its treatment of other applicants with similar drug pasts, the Court of Appeals decided Thursday.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Businessman Endows $2 Million Ethics Chair at UCLA Law

The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law is adding an endowed chair in legal ethics with a $2 million donation from Meyer Luskin.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Colorado Law Launches First Campus Entrepreneur Program

Students at the University of Colorado Law School will rub elbows with entrepreneurs from around the globe next year.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Music Lawyers Explore Fine Lines Highlighted by 'Blurred Lines' Verdict

A California jury was clear when it said that singer Robin Thicke and producer Pharrell Williams should pay Marvin Gaye's estate $7.4 million for copying parts of Gaye's 1977 tune "Got to Give It Up" in their 2013 hit "Blurred Lines."
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Pritzker Family Donates $3.5 Million to Chicago Law

The University of Chicago Law School has received a $3.5 million donation from the family of alumnus Donald Pritzker, founder and former president of the Hyatt Corp. hotel chain.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Columbia Dean Promotes Global World View

At a time of uncertainty for law schools across New York and the country, Columbia Law School seems to be weathering the storm, keeping its place among the country's premier law schools. But Gillian Lester, who is entering her third month as dean, said there's still room for improvement.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Relevance of Howard University School of Law

One-fifth of its law school grads go into Big Law, despite its No. 110 rank.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

First in Their Families

Cornelius Range began First Generation Profession­als, a support group for first-generation students like himself, at Columbia Law School. A growing number of law schools offer programs designed to help students whose parents lack college degrees.
6 minute read

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