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Connecticut Law Tribune

Yale Law Celebrates First Year of Its Launchpad Scholars Program

"I immediately realized that I was surrounded by people with amazing levels of passion and commitment," said Desaree Edwards, a member of the inaugural cohort who is a first-generation law student from a low-income background. "I feel so excited to grow within such a supportive community."
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The Recorder

UC Davis Law Dean to Step Down on 16th Anniversary of Leadership

"It has been my absolute honor to lead UC Davis Law for three terms as dean," Dean Kevin R. Johnson said in a statement. "I am grateful to Chancellor Gary May and Provost Mary Croughan and their predecessors for their confidence in my leadership abilities."
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Law.com

2 Law Schools Are No Longer ABA-Accredited

University of La Verne College of Law, located in Ontario, California, has been cutting ties with the ABA since 2019 and Thomas Jefferson School of Law, located in San Diego, lost an appeal objecting to the ABA's decision to withdraw its accreditation in 2019.
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Daily Report Online

Applicants' Pass Rate on Georgia July Bar Exam at 69.8%, Highest in 9 Years

The July 2023 pass rate was 4.6% higher than July 2022's 65.2% and the highest pass rate since July 2014's 73.7%.
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The Recorder

UCI Law, UCI Humanities Enter Into 3+3 Program

"The partnership between UCI Law and the UCI School of Humanities underscores what we know from our successful alums: A UCI B.A. and a UCI J.D. are a powerful combination," UCI Law Dean and Chancellor's Professor of Law Austen L. Parrish said in a statement.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYU Law's Student Bar Association to Oust Its President Over Post Blaming Israel for Hamas Attacks

The move came the same day that Winston & Strawn rescinded its job offer to the law student, Ryna Workman.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Winston Rescinds Offer to Summer Associate Who Emailed Letter Blaming Israel for Hamas Attack

Ryna Workman, president of NYU Law's Student Bar Association, wrote that "Israel bears full responsibility for this tremendous loss of life," according to screenshots of a message posted widely on Tuesday.
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Law.com

Yale, Harvard Among Law Schools Eliminating 'Diversity Statements' Following SCOTUS Ruling

"There is nothing in the [Supreme] Court's opinion that precludes students from writing diversity statements," Erwin Chemerinsky, AALS past president and dean of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, told Law.com.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

UGA Tops Best Value Law Schools List; Georgia State Again Makes Group

After spending the past two years ranked second, the University of Georgia School of Law is back atop the list, and the Georgia State University College of Law was listed as a law school with an A- grade.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

St. Mary's Law Professor Accused of Raping Student Reinstated After Accuser Found 'Not Credible'

According to his attorney, Stephen M. Sheppard was exonerated unanimously based on the preponderance of the evidence in the initial Title IX hearing on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. The case was appealed and the exoneration was upheld Sept. 21.
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