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Reversal Features Rip of High Court by Law Student Now On It

In a footnote, Chief Judge Stephen Dillard cited a paper Justice Keith Blackwell wrote 20 years ago as a law student in which Blackwell said the Georgia Supreme Court—of which he is now a member—may have "misconstrued" the law.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Obermayer Hires Rutgers Alumni Director As CMO

Dineo Mpela-Thompson, who started her career as a lawyer, plans to focus more on digital media marketing.
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Daily Report Online

Probate Court Leader Makes Case for Training Traffic Judges

They might not be the kind of judges most people think of as heading traffic court. The 20 who took three days of classes on the law governing field sobriety tests and other types of evidence were not state court traffic judges. They are probate judges.
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Daily Business Review

Study Finds Most Student Loan Fraud Claims Involve For-Profits

Students who attended for-profit colleges filed more than 98 percent of the requests for student loan forgiveness alleging fraud by their schools,…
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Fairfield University Pre-Law Professor Sues for Age Discrimination

In her federal lawsuit, Sharlene McEvoy asserts she was replaced from a stipend position at Fairfield University by a much younger individual. McEvoy still teaches at the university.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Bar Exam Passing Rate Down Slightly

Baylor Law School had the highest-passing rate among first-time test takers for the July 2017 Texas Bar Examination.
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Law.com

Law Profs Add Legal Muscle to Trump Impeachment Campaign

Two organizations, Free Speech for People and RootsAction.org, have joined forces behind Impeach Donald Trump Now, a grassroots petition drive that has collected thus far more than 1.2 million signatures.
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Daily Business Review

Miami Law Firm Funds Sculpture for FIU Veterans Memorial

The sculpture honors U.S. Marine Paul Michael Felsberg, a Florida International University alumnus killed in Iraq in 2004.
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Law.com

Tougher Bar Pass Standard for Law Schools on Agenda at ABA Meeting

 A fight over a controversial proposal to toughen law school accreditation standards regarding bar exam pass rates is headed for round two.Although…
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Legaltech News

Breaking Down Silos and Improving Collaboration at MIT

The inaugural MITLegalForum provided a platform and demonstrated how vital legal and technology collaboration must take place.
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