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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Approves Pilot Providing CLE Credits for Pro Bono Service

With a new pilot program coming online soon, attorneys in Pennsylvania will no longer have to split time between earning CLE credits and performing pro bono services for the community, but instead will be able to do both at the same time.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Nominee Expresses Regret for Undergraduate Writings, but Insists He Didn't Hide Them

Ryan Bounds, the Oregon assistant U.S. attorney President Donald Trump nominated to the Ninth Circuit, expressed regret for the “overheated” and “overbroad” rhetoric he used in opinion pieces he wrote while in college, but said he hadn't intentionally withheld them from his home state senators' vetting committee.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Kagan Says She'll 'Take Into Account' Whether Judges Follow New Clerk Hiring Plan

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan recently threw her support behind the new law clerk hiring plan by saying she will "take into account" in her own hiring whether judges and law schools comply with the new process.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

School's Whistleblower Transfer Not Retaliatory

A jury decided an employee who reported teacher-assisted cheating was not transferred as punishment.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Proud to Have Rutgers as Our State Law School

New Jersey should be proud of the accomplishments of the law school of Rutgers, our state university.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Bright Futures Scholarship Expansion Ready for Summer

The state Department of Education sent out a memorandum last week to financial-aid offices at the schools outlining how the merit-based scholarships can be used in summer semesters this year.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Comments on Separation of Powers From Middletown Bar's Law Day 2018

If the ideals embodied in our state and federal constitutions are to continue to make us a strong and vibrant country, it's all our duty to speak out and protect them when we see them under attack.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

UGA Law Starts Atlanta Masters Program for Non-Lawyers

Federal Judge Timothy Batten will be the instructor in residence for the Masters in Legal Studies program, which starts next fall. He is teaching an introductory course on the American legal system.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Bar Association Takes Over Pa. Bar Institute, Citing PBI's 'Substantial Losses'

The Pennsylvania Bar Association has assumed control of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute after audits showed PBI lost more than $4.1 million between 2015 and 2017 and had been operating since Jan. 1 at an operating loss of roughly $44,000 per week, according to a letter sent to PBI's directors and officers from outgoing PBA president Sharon Lopez last week.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Judge Faces Ethics Charges Over Handling of Children's School Expulsion

In a case that's already made headlines because of the issue of gender in school sports, a New Jersey judge has been charged with ethics violations for allegedly acting belligerently after her daughters were expelled from their parochial school during litigation against the school.
5 minute read

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