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The American Lawyer

Bill Lee Dissects His Harvard Win

So what's it like to score a win for the Big-H in such a high-profile trial?
6 minute read

Law.com

Is an LSAT Overhaul in the Offing?

Educators and test-prep pros are trying to make sense of a new settlement agreement between the Law School Admission Council and several blind test takers who sued over the exam's so-called logic games section.
5 minute read

Law.com

Here's an IDEA from the First Circuit: Let the Kid Have His Dog

Why the First Circuit correctly interpreted Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to allow a family to sue their school district for restricting access to a service dog.
8 minute read

Law.com

School Districts Sue Juul Over Marketing E-Cigs to Their Students

The lawsuits are the first to be filed by school districts but join dozens of other lawsuits alleging Juul's marketing caused children to become addicted to its products.
5 minute read

Law.com

Q&A: Vernon Jordan on His Quest for Workplace Equality

With a career spent at the highest heights of the civil rights, legal, financial, corporate and political arenas, Vernon Jordan is often referred to as one of the most connected people in America. How does he respond to that? "I don't," he says.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Charter School Blasted for 'Gross Financial Mismanagement'

An administrative law judge said Lincoln Memorial Academy failed to pay salaries and payroll taxes, got cut off by food suppliers and faced a shutoff of water service.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Compensatory Education Can Help Realize Promise to English Language Learners

Equal educational opportunity, however, has proven elusive for ELLs—the EEOA's promise to them has not been realized. A significant achievement gap exists between ELLs and other students.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Statewide Directive Issued Following Hair-Shaving Incident at NJ High School Wrestling Match

The Division on Civil Rights issued a new "Guidance on Race Discrimination Based on Hairstyle" that explains that treating people differently due to their hairstyle may violate the state's anti-discrimination laws.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

AG Grewal Files Suit Against US Department of Education Over Student Data Access

Gurbir Grewal also joined 19 other state attorneys general in a letter calling on the department to back off from what they describe as a pattern of limiting access to vital student loan information.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida's Auditor General Focuses on Student Data Protection

Students are one of the age groups least likely to know when their Social Security number was breached.
5 minute read

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