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Paying It Forward: Alum Gifts $20M to University of Michigan Law

"Thanks to the generosity of Michigan, I was given a full scholarship," John K. Hoyns said in a statement. "I've always felt that the Law School and the scholarships granted to me were critical to my success as a lawyer, [so] I wanted to provide the same opportunity to others."
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The American Lawyer

With 'Exploding Offers' and 'Elite' Advantages, Early Campus Recruiting Gets Mixed Reception

In the traditional OCI process, everyone is provided with the same list of rules, one law firm's recruiting director said. "If you go outside of that process, how do you find out about the opportunities and learn the rules?"
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Law.com

In Wake of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Ex-Law Professor, GMU Bans Intimate Relationships With Students

A month after Joshua D. Wright, a former professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, was accused of sexual misconduct, the university announced policy changes to prohibit any "intimate, sexual, or other type of romantic or amorous encounter or association" between students and faculty, employees or volunteers at the school.
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Law.com

Some Law Firms Say 'Bye-Bye' to OCI: The Morning Minute

Want to get this daily news briefing by email? Here's the sign-up. WHAT WE'RE WATCHING BYE-BYE, OCI - Hiring? Why wait? As Justin Henry,…
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Law.com

Ahead of the Curve: Are Rankings 'a Substitute for Thinking'?

Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I'm Christine Charnosky, legal education reporter for Law.com. As always, please share your thoughts and…
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Law.com

U of Hawaii Law Professor's Suit Against School, Administrators Alleges Free-Speech Violations

A professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law has filed a lawsuit against the school, Provost Michael Bruno and Dean Camille Nelson, alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment rights violations.
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Law.com

3 Law Schools Are Back in Compliance With ABA Council

In March, an ABA council cited Baylor Law School and the University of Oregon School of Law for lack of diversity among their part-time faculty and cited the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law for finances.
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Law.com

Current Bar Exam Will Sunset After July 2027 Administration

"There is no hard deadline for these decisions," Sophie S. Martin, director of communications, education and outreach for NCBE, told Law.com on Sept. 8, adding that jurisdictions are currently considering whether—and if so, when—to administer the NextGen bar exam for the first time.
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Daily Report Online

Emory Law, Carter Center Hosting Event on Rule of Law in Elections

The symposium, titled "Advancing the Rule of Law in U.S. Elections," will take place Thursday and Friday on Emory's campus in Atlanta.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

After Nearly 2 Years of Litigation, Law Students Drop Suit Against Yale

After nearly two years of litigation, a suit that was originally filed against Yale University, Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken and two other defendants by a pair of law students has been voluntarily dismissed.
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