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Can the GRE Cure What Ails Law Schools?

An analysis provides a window into why law school deans are pinning their hopes on the GRE to boost diversity and the sheer number of applicants.
10 minute read

International Edition

Chinese Kindergarten Faces US Securities Fraud Class Action Following Child Abuse Allegations

Four New York-based firms have accused RYB Education Inc. of making misleading statements to investors and of failing to implement measures at its kindergartens to protect children from abuse.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dennis Block, Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer, Joins Brooklyn Law School Board

Dennis J. Block, a leading mergers & acquisitions attorney, will join the board of trustees of Brooklyn Law School.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

After ABA Sanction, John Marshall Dean Says School Is Committed to Improve Bar-Pass Rate

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School is among 10 nationwide that the American Bar Association has publicly disciplined since August 2016 for violating its admissions rules by enrolling students it says are not likely to graduate and pass the bar. Per an Oct. 12 letter from the ABA's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the school must submit a report demonstrating compliance to the committee by Feb. 1 or appear before it at its meeting in late June.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Family of Hofstra University Student Killed by Police Gets $4.5 Million

The family of a Hofstra University student killed by police while being used as a human shield in a 2013 shooting has settled lawsuits for $4.5 million.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

What Lawyers Can Learn from the #MeToo 'Awakening'

“It's becoming more OK to talk about it,” a Georgia prosecutor said, adding that predators have long isolated their targets with silence by threatening denial, shame and harm. “If we as a society can become—not comfortable—but willing to discuss these difficult topics, then that is the first step in getting them to stop.”
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Florida Law Expected to Increase Textbook Challenges

A parent in Florida is citing profanity and violence in trying to get the local school to ban Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451," itself a cautionary tale on the banning of books.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Expelled Male Student Can Sue Drexel Over Alleged Bias in Sexual Harassment Investigation

While a male student's racial discrimination claims against Drexel University arising out of a sexual harassment investigation were thrown out, a federal judge ruled he could sue the university for gender bias.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Panel Weighs Changes for School Boards, Superintendents

A proposal to impose term limits on school board members was taken up as the Florida Constitution Revision Commission began evaluating 103 measures aimed at changing the state constitution.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Regents Criticizes KSU President for Handling of Cheerleader Protest

Lawyers for Georgia's Board of Regents said Tuesday that a university president failed to keep state officials informed about moving cheerleaders off…
5 minute read

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