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Daily Report Online

Slideshow: Emory Law Presents 2024 Public Interest Awards

The event recognized leaders in public service and highlighted the sponsorships of the school's EPIC grants for students in public service internships.
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Law.com

Is Shifting Away From Rankings Opening Up New Opportunities for Need-Based JD Scholarships?

Harvard Law Dean John Manning further pointed out, sharing similar concerns with Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken, that the U.S. News ranking methodology works against law schools' commitments to enhance the socioeconomic diversity of classes and to allocating financial aid to students based on need.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Why You Should Care that Austin Hosted the American Association for Justice Conference

Every session I have attended so far and every conversation I was in was entirely dedicated to one concept: justice.
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Law.com

AccessLex Grant Program Keeps Focus on Race, Ethnicity Despite Affirmative Action Ruling

AccessLex is not shying away from including "racial" and "ethnic" in its description because of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. According to Aaron Taylor, executive director of the AccessLex Institute, "They neither endorsed them nor forbid them."
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Law.com

Yale and Stanford Law Schools Move Virtual Interviews to June

"We strongly believe that moving OCI earlier will be less onerous on our students than a recruiting process that includes both OCI and direct applications and stretches from June through the end of August," according to SLS's announcement.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Rejects Challenge to UC Law San Francisco's Name Change

A lawyer for those trying to keep the UC Hastings name said his clients "look forward to appealing" the judge's ruling.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Former Seton Hall President Files Suit Against School Alleging Sexual Harassment, Breach of Contract

Former Seton Hall University President Joseph Nyre and his wife Kelli Nyre filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging various claims against the university and other defendants, including retaliation, breach of contract and sexual harassment, among other claims.
6 minute read

International Edition

African Legal Tech Network SALT Launches Online Courses to Fill 'Modern' Gaps in Legal Education

The South African Legal Technology network has launched its SALTed division to help make legal education more inclusive and representative of the diverse African demographic.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

FAMU Law Dean, Who Resigned Suddenly, Calls School's Behavior 'Abusive'

"My efforts to strengthen the College's student body, its relationship with the bar, bench, surrounding community, its alumni and the University have recently been met with behavior on the part of the University that can only be properly characterized as abusive," Deidré Keller wrote in her resignation letter.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Dan Burk, Founding Faculty Member of UC Irvine Law, Dies

A memorial service celebrating Burk's life and contributions to the legal community will be announced later, a UC Irvine spokesperson told Law.com.
5 minute read

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