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National Law Journal

Inquiry Into BYU Law School's Expulsion of Ex-Mormons Proceeds

The American Bar Association is moving forward with an inquiry into whether the expulsion of ex-Mormons by Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School violates ABA accreditation standards.
6 minute read

Law.com

ABA's Evaluation of Garland Continues, Despite GOP Blockade

The American Bar Association's formal evaluation of Judge Merrick Garland's qualifications for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court is underway and could be completed soon, even though the Senate Judiciary Committee has no plans to hold a hearing on his nomination.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

City Bar Justice Center Awards

The City Bar Justice Center held its 11th Annual Gala on Wednesday. Awards went to CBS, accepted by Lawrence Tu, senior executive vice president and chief legal officer officer and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, accepted by partner Michael Schachter.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Women Trial Lawyers Fête DiFiore

By | April 15, 2016
The Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, a newly formed association dedicated to promoting the success and recognition of women trial lawyers and judges, hosted a reception for Chief Judge Janet DiFiore on Wednesday.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Civil Rights Head: 'Moral Imperative' to Close Justice Gap

Lawyers have a "moral obligation" to support organizations that provide civil legal services to low-income Americans, Vanita Gupta, head of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, said in remarks earlier this week.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

John Bonee III: Reflections on 20 Years as a CBA Delegate

Twenty years ago, when completing my duties as Hartford County Bar Association president, I ran for the Connecticut Bar Association's House of Delegates from Hartford's District 12.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

FBI: Powder in Suspicious Letters to State Bar, AJC Shows No Evidence of Bio Hazards

A suspicious letter containing an unidentified white powder was delivered to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution one day after a similar letter was received by the State Bar of Georgia.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Bar Can't Shake Suit Seeking Race Data on Applicants

San Francisco Judge Mary Wiss will allow a UCLA professor to make his case at trial that data can be released without compromising applicants' privacy.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Viewpoint: Why the State Bar Should Split

Allowing lawyers to regulate themselves is bad policy, writes UC-San Diego law professor Robert Fellmeth.
13 minute read

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