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National Law Journal

Transgender Professor, Denied Reinstatement After Jury Win, Plans to Appeal

“We think the court was wrong,” Ezra Young said. “This was a situation where Dr. Tudor had a rare job, a tenure-track job, where you don't lose it no matter what. They tried to strip her of that and a jury agreed.”
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawsuit Claims School Punished Boy For Having Tourette Syndrome

Kimberly Coppola alleges the St. Bernadette Catholic School in New Haven was dismissive of her son's Tourette syndrome, forcing her to remove him from the school.
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Law.com

LSAT's Grip on Law Schools Loosens With ABA's Latest Move

An American Bar Association committee has recommended axing the accreditation standard mandating that schools use a standardized test in admissions.
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Daily Business Review

Catholic University Alumni Protest DeVos' Upcoming Speech

A group of alumni from Ave Maria University wants the school to rescind an invitation to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to speak at the school's graduation, citing rollbacks she has made to programs aimed at protecting civil rights and the disabled.
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Law.com

ABA Considers Tossing LSAT Requirement, Disagreement Ensues

Legal academics appear split on an ABA proposal, saying the move would invite experimentation or imperil vulnerable students.
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National Law Journal

Trump's Justice Dept. Takes Swipe at Harvard in Admissions Lawsuit

The Justice Department cites its ongoing investigation of Harvard's admissions policies in seeking broad access to key material in a pending lawsuit in Massachusetts.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Salary Options Limited for Retired Teachers Returning to Work

Those who have retired from a public school position may only be re-employed in a public school at a salary of no more than 45 percent of the maximum salary level for the position.
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Law.com

150 Women Lawyers Plan Brigade to Oklahoma Capitol Over Teacher Pay

Through Facebook, attorney Becki Murphy organized the group, made up mostly of women lawyers with children.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Meet the GC at the University of North Georgia: Jenna Colvin

The University of North Georgia's top lawyer, Dahlonega-based Jenna Colvin, talks with the Daily Report about everything from whom she turns to for outside counsel to what she does when she's not in the office.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Rest in Power': Reflections on the Death of Linda Brown

Linda Brown, at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education, died on March 25 at the age of 75. Below are tributes and other remarks on her passing.
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