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The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor Acquires Campus Safety Consulting Firm

Six months after launching a practice group focused on prevention of and response to institutional misconduct, Cozen O'Connor has acquired a campus safety consulting firm.
18 minute read

Don't Know What Blockchain Is? You Should. This Law Prof Can Help.

Angela Walch is one of the first law professors who have latched on to the importance of digital currencies and blockchain technology.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyer Who's Beaten Race-Based Programs Assesses Reported Trump DOJ Move on Anti-White Bias Claims

News that the Department of Justice is gearing up to investigate claims that university diversity policies discriminate against white applicants intrigues Lee Parks of Parks Chesin & Walbert.
19 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Burnett v. School District of Phila., PICS Case No. 17-1124 (Pa. Commw. July 12, 2017) Cohn Jubelirer, J. (10 pages).

Plaintiff's claim that he was demoted when reassigned from a high school teaching position to a middle school teaching position triggered his right to a hearing under Section 1151 of the Public School Code and, therefore, it was error for the Secretary of Education to render a decision on his claim. The court reversed and remanded for a hearing.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Window Rock Unified School District v. Reeves

9th Cir.; 13-16259 The court of appeals reversed a district court judgment. The court held that tribal courts had jurisdiction over employment disputes…
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jones v. Morey's Pier, Inc.

Defendant's Cross-Claim or Third-Party Claim against Public Entity Barred for Untimely Notice of Claim, Though Evidence of Its Negligence Still Admissible
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Associate Hiring Picked Up For Class of 2016

New associate hiring at the nation's largest law firms offered a rare bright spot in an otherwise ho-hum 2016 entry level legal job market, according to the latest analysis by the National Association for Law Placement.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

2 St. Mary's University School of Law Alumni Donate $1M

Two alumni of St. Mary's University School of Law have donated $1 million to their alma mater for a program that helps law students succeed in class, ace finals and pass the all-important bar exam.
14 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Reports on USC Probe Spotlight Gibson Dunn Ties

As University of Southern California alumni digest the news of ex-medical school dean Carmen Puliafito's alleged drug-fueled escapades—and the university's handling of the scandal—USC's president announced last week that it had tapped Debra Wong Yang, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, to conduct a “thorough” investigation.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Valley Forge Towers Apartments N, LP v. Upper Merion Area Sch. Dist., PICS Case No. 17-1041 (E.D. Pa. July 5 2017) Saylor. C.J. (27 pages).

Commonwealth court erred in dismissing appellants' complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief asserting that school district violated the uniformity clause by appealing the real property assessment of commercial properties, including apartment complexes, but not single-family homes because the uniformity clause did not allow the government to treat different property sub-classifications in a disparate manner. Reversed.
3 minute read

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