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New Jersey Law Journal

In 5-Year Battle Over Segregated Schools, Litigants Contemplate: What's Next?

"Our view is we have an ideal moment in time right now to pause the litigation," said Paul Josephson of Duane Morris, representing the charter school defendants.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Some Fear Unintended Consequences as New Rules Loom for Judges

HB 2384 codified a practice that was already in place, but the premise that judicial education was not already mandatory was something of a myth, 124th District Court Judge Alfonso Charles said.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Big Texas University Hires Legal Chief With Deep Ethics, Compliance Experience

Jason King is taking the legal reins of the University of Texas at San Antonio, among the largest Hispanic-majority public universities in the country.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

St. Mary's Law Professor Accused of Raping Student Reinstated After Accuser Found 'Not Credible'

According to his attorney, Stephen M. Sheppard was exonerated unanimously based on the preponderance of the evidence in the initial Title IX hearing on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. The case was appealed and the exoneration was upheld Sept. 21.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Her Social Media Posts Cost Her a Job—and Judges Agree With the Employer

"We believe the court was correct in ruling that under the terms of the statute, this wildly inappropriate language should not be shared with students," said school district attorney John G. Geppert Jr. said.
5 minute read

Law.com

We Submitted a ChatGPT-Written Law School Admissions Essay. Here's What the School Had to Say About It

Law.com typed "admission essay for law school" into ChatGPT's prompt and then submitted the essay to the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University for review. Amy Beier Best, ASU Law's assistant dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, spoke to Law.com to provide feedback on the essay and to discuss more broadly the potential (and potential pitfalls) of using AI tools for personal statements.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward College President Plan Changes

Pointing to an "inability to come to terms" on a contract with former state education official Henry Mack, Broward College on Wednesday announced that the board of trustees' second choice, Barbara Bryan, will serve as interim president.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$19.5M Settlement in Case Where Janitor Drove School Bus

The settlements were reached following mediation with Stephen Orlofsky, a former federal judge who is now with Blank Rome in Princeton.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Backs Teacher in Trans Student Case

Judge John Van Laningham said the state Education Practices Commission, which can discipline teachers, should exonerate Yojary E. Mundaray on allegations of wrongdoing stemming from the December 2019 incident at Jose de Diego Middle School where the teacher reportedly told a transgender student that "I'm a Christian, and my God made no mistakes" while refusing to call the student by preferred pronouns.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Biden Administration Letter Argued in Florida A&M Funding Lawsuit

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Sept. 18 sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis citing "longstanding and ongoing underinvestment" in Florida A&M when compared to the University of Florida.
4 minute read

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