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Daily Report Online

High Court Appoints New Head of Professionalism Commission

The Georgia Supreme Court's Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism has named a new executive director: attorney Karlise Yvette Grier.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Widow Can't Sue UPenn Over Scientist's Brain Cancer

The widow of a University of Pennsylvania scientist who studied the effects of radiation and died of brain cancer allegedly derived from exposure to radiation cannot sue the university for his death.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Seton Hall Law Brings On Diversity Officer, Assistant Dean for Gift Planning

Seton Hall University School of Law recently made two hires: Deborah R. Edwards, as executive director of diversity and inclusion, and Keith Cook, as assistant dean of alumni and development. Each Started on Sept. 5.
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The Recorder

R. E. B. v. State of Hawaii Department of Education

9th Cir; 14-15895 The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment and remanded. The court held that the individual education plan…
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New York Law Journal

Albany Law Names New VP of Advancement

Albany Law School is kicking off a fundraising initiative, and it has tapped a new administrator to oversee that effort.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Court Keeps Intact Claims of Bias Against University of Pennsylvania Sex Assault Tribunals

A federal judge has denied the University of Pennsylvania's efforts to dismiss a lawsuit claiming its disciplinary proceedings have a gender bias.
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Texas Lawyer

Law Prof's Raise of $666 Wasn't an Unconstitutional Sign of the Devil, Appeals Court Finds

A professor's pay raise of $666 was not the devilish misdeed of a law dean, a federal appeals court has found.
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The Recorder

DRK Photo v. Mcgraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC

9th Cir.; 15-15106 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the transferee of a nonexclusive license in photographs did not have…
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The American Lawyer

How to Deal With Assholes

Stanford University professor Robert Sutton just released his book, "The Asshole Survival Guide." Here's what the authority on corporate A-holes has to say.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Bassetti v. Boyertown Area School Dist., PICS Case No. 17-1345 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 16, 2017) Smith, J. (13 pages).

The district court barred plaintiff's stigma-plus claim under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 for alleged reputational injury against a third party, finding that the actions constituting the stigma and the plus must both be performed by the defendant employer. The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice.
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