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Widener Commonwealth Law Enters 3+3 Agreement With Slippery Rock U

Widener University Commonwealth Law School has signed a 3+3 agreement with Slippery Rock University to provide SRU students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate degree and law degree in six years.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Working Group Drafts Potential Licensing Alternative to California Bar Exam

An initial proposal drafted behind closed doors calls for supervised law practice and demonstrated proof of legal knowledge and competence by bar applicants.
5 minute read

Law.com

'You Have to Take Broader Actions': Susman Godfrey Counsel to Lead Virginia IDEA Appeal to 4th Circuit

"You hear stories from parents and all they want is to take care of their children, to give their children a chance at an education. And the roadblocks that they run into—it's heart-wrenching. They're all begging for help, but you can't go litigating on behalf of 100,000 individuals. You have to take broader actions, which is why we are here," Susman Godfrey partner Bill Merrill told Law.com.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. School District Files Suit Seeking to Discipline Student Who Claimed ADHD Led Her to Discharged Pepper Spray in Classroom

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Online-Only California Law School to Change Name in Effort to Have Grads Sit for Indiana Bar

A non-ABA-accredited online law school based in California, which has been petitioning the Indiana Supreme Court to allow its students to sit for the Indiana bar, is changing its name as part of that process.
5 minute read

Law.com

Law Professor Promoted to Dean of U of Illinois Law

"Fifteen years ago, I made the college my professional home because of its culture of intellectual rigor, inclusion and public engagement," Jamelle Sharpe said in a statement. "Today, I am honored to serve as its next dean."
4 minute read

Law.com

11th Circuit Sides With University of Miami Over COVID-19 Refund Closure Disputes

"I feel that the opinion was legally sound and based on a great deal of common sense. I always believed that these cases that have popped up around the country, including this one, had no merit and was not surprised when the district court disposed of the case on summary judgement and then later when the Eleventh Circuit affirmed," said the university's attorney, Eric David Isicoff of Isicoff Ragatz, in Miami.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

White Employees Are Suing for Discrimination. What Will Jurors Think?

"I still do think that jurors are going to be surprised when they walk into a case and that's what the case is," said Peter Frattarelli of Archer & Greiner.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Title IX Hearings: Are They Quasi-Judicial and What Does That Mean for Stakeholders?

Recent court recommendations and comments following this vein provide insight both into how the expected 2023 Title IX regulations, and the prescribed hearings therein, may be classified by the courts and what choices the parties may make in light of that classification.
7 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Backs USC in Student Discipline Case

The justices unanimously said students don't have an absolute right to confront their accusers in in-person disciplinary proceedings at private schools.
4 minute read

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