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National Law Journal

George Washington Law Dean to Step Down After Five Years

Blake Morant said he is most proud of his efforts in bringing professionalism training into more areas of the law school's curriculum.
3 minute read

Law.com

Ahead of the Curve: Talking Tenure

A new law review article concludes that elite law schools are too generous in granting tenure. Meanwhile, Regent University has snagged the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court for its next dean, and donors have been lining up to write checks to law schools.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Michigan State Fires General Counsel, Names 4th One in a Year

Acting university President Satish Udpa announced late Friday that Robert Young Jr. was “relieved of his duties as university vice president and general counsel.”
4 minute read

National Law Journal

#DumpVenable Campaign Launched by Harvard Law Student Group

The school's Pipeline Parity Project is asking law students to avoid interviewing with Venable until it stops requiring employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Clear and Convincing Standard Appropriate in Sexual Misconduct Proceedings

While a student disciplinary proceeding does not have the consequences of a criminal trial in which guilt must be established beyond a reasonable doubt, neither is it the same as an ordinary civil dispute between two private parties over money.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Backs School 'Guardian' Money to Arm Personnel

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to follow most of the recommendations made by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission, which was created after the Parkland massacre last year that left 17 people dead.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Yale Law Students Win Gender-Neutral Bathroom Battle

A group of students successfully challenged a Connecticut building code that prohibited the school from converting single-gender restrooms into gender-neutral ones.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Critical Federal Report Faults Michigan State's General Counsel Office in Nassar Scandal

The report cites numerous violations of the Clery Act, a federal law that requires universities receiving federal student aid to disclose data about campus crime and public safety.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Age and Race Bias Claims Against Camden County College Revived

An Appellate Division panel held that a trial court judge had misapplied New Jersey precedent in tossing the case of the former executive director of the college's Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
3 minute read

Law.com

BYU Law to Host First National Storytelling Competition for Law Students

Brigham Young University's law school hopes that a new national storytelling competition for law students will spur more interest in storytelling as a key skill for lawyers, and a way to connect more personally with the law.
4 minute read

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