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New York Law Journal

Judge Rules AG Has Authority to Sue Utica City Schools

New York's attorney general has standing under both statute and common law principle of parens patriae to sue Utica schools for not giving older immigrant children more meaningful instruction, a judge has found.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

More Law School Applicants Expected for Fall Semester

Early indicators point to an increase in the number of people applying to law school, following a five-year decline.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

CFPB Overstepped Power in College Accreditation Inquiry, Judge Finds

A federal judge in Washington dealt a blow on Thursday to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's investigative authority, ruling that the agency strayed outside its jurisdiction when it demanded information last year from an accreditor of for-profit colleges.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Campaign for Quality Education v. State of California

By | April 21, 2016
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Refuses to Enjoin Camera Ban From 'Forum'

A Nassau County judge has refused to enjoin a local school board and superintendent from barring news cameras from a meeting that was open to the public.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Charles Breyer Didn't Become an Actor | Transgender Teen's Case Reinstated

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, brother of Justice Stephen Breyer, one time aspired to be an actor. A federal appeals court revives a Virginia transgender teen's case challenging a school's bathroom policy. And a Washington judge hears arguments in the FTC's antitrust case against the Staples-Office Depot merger. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
5 minute read

Law.com

Harvard Law-Student Activists Demand Free Tuition

A group of student activists at Harvard Law School is calling for an end to tuition. Reclaim Harvard, which has been pushing for greater diversity and inclusion at the elite law school, argues that the cost of attendance unfairly impacts minority students because they typically have less family wealth.
7 minute read

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

The Recorder

Vergara v. State of California

By | April 15, 2016
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Southern Methodist University Dedman Hires Four Law Professors

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law boosted its offerings in several hot areas of law with the addition of four new professors scheduled to begin teaching in the fall.
3 minute read

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