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New York Law Journal

Judges Question School's Rescission of Student's Admission

A law student's involvement with drugs seemed to concern state Court of Appeals judges less than St. John's University's decision to rescind his admission to law school.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A round up of news from ALM affiliated publications and around the web: judge orders Alabama official to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the cost of fighting crime and, for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in vino veritas.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former Duquesne President and Law Scholar Murray Dies at 82

John E. Murray Jr., described by those who knew him as a passionate educator and a nationally recognized authority in legal thought, died of a heart attack Wednesday at age 82.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kroll Report Released on UT Law Admission Decisions

A report by Kroll Associates states the consulting firm's investigators "identified four instances in which, given the low GPA and/or LSAT score and scarcity of other positive holistic attributes, including in some instances a lack of relevant work experience, it appears that political connections may have influenced the decision to admit the applicants" to UT Law School.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Survey Reveals Mixed Feelings About Law Schools, Legal Profession

How do lawyers really feel about their profession?
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Bar President Congratulates Emory Dean, Entertainment Lawyer

On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I would like to offer congratulations to attorney Rita A. Sheffey of Hunton & Williams in Atlanta on her recent appointment as assistant dean for public service at the Emory University Law School.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Dade College, St. Thomas Partner to Offer Six-Year Bachelor's, Law Degree

St. Thomas University School of Law has partnered with Miami Dade College to offer a six-year combined undergraduate and law school degree.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Best and Brightest? Or Dumb and Dumber?

Declining law school enrollment and LSAT scores are a wake-up call for the profession.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Girard-diCarlos Fund Ethics Center at Villanova Law

David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo, both Villanova University School of Law graduates, have given the school $5 million for the establishment of the Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Law School Diversity Improves—But Only at the Bottom

The percentage of African-American and Hispanic students enrolled in law school increased between 2010 and 2013, but those gains came almost exclusively at less prestigious law schools with lower admission standards, according to new research.
7 minute read

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