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Sotomayor Works the Room at Emory

Justice Sonia Sotomayor chuckled at how court members sometimes write in a decision, "The answer is clear." "If it was clear, there wouldn't be a split" in the circuit courts that led the high court to take the case in the first place, she said.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Plaintiffs Lawyer Calls for Bar Probe of Michigan State In-House Counsel

In an interview with Corporate Counsel, David Mittleman slammed MSU in-house attorney Kristine Moore for her treatment of an investigation into the actions of Dr. Larry Nassar, who had been employed by Michigan State.
5 minute read

Law.com

Duke Law's Next Dean to Emphasize Tech, Innovation

Karen "Kerry" Abrams says law schools need to contemplate what the legal profession will look like in the next 50 years in order to produce in-demand graduates.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Litigator Recalls Expulsion From High School for Organizing MLK Memorial

The campaign made the MLK event a success, but 10 students were suspended, and Tyler and two others were set for expulsion. Their offense: passing out leaflets without authorization.
4 minute read

Law.com

After Student Outcry, Chicago Law School Immigration Debate Is Spiked

A gathering of Edmund Burke Society members at the University of Chicago Law School that was promoted by a document referring to immigrants as "other nations' wretched refuse" has been postponed indefinitely.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Firm Can't Avoid Contingency Fee Cap in Discrimination Case, Court Rules

Costello & Mains, seeking a 45 percent contingency fee in a student discrimination case, has twice failed in convincing a court that actions based on statute are not subject to contingency limits set out by court rule.
7 minute read

Law.com

ABA's Law School Oversight Needs Younger Perspectives, Report Finds

A report by Law School Transparency and the Iowa State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division calls for the American Bar Association's law school accreditation arm to change its composition.
6 minute read

Law.com

What Makes the 1st Year of Law School Crazier? Playing Division l Basketball

Three first-year law students from schools across the country are playing big-time college basketball this year. Their schedules are not for the faint of heart.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

MSU General Counsel, Legal Department Under Fire in Nassar Sex Abuse Matter

One of the school's trustees is calling on Robert Noto, MSU's top lawyer, to step down.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Departing UDC Law Dean Says Job Offers a Bully Pulpit for Justice

After 20 years in the job, Katherine "Shelley" Broderick will step down as dean of the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law this summer.
3 minute read

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