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Houston Law School Working on New Name Amid Trademark Suit

South Texas College of Law, which changed its name to Houston College of Law in June, is negotiating with a "benefactor" whose name will be part of the downtown Houston law school's new name.
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New York Law Journal

Cornell Launches Center to Help Defeat Death Penalty Worldwide

The school on Tuesday announced the launch of the Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide—an initiative made possible by a $3.2 million grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Public Interest Calendar of Events

By | October 21, 2016
• On Oct. 25, Friends of Farmworkers will host its fall 2016 fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m., at Tequilas Restaurant. The event will honor Rosa Cabrera, Raquel Garcia, Beth Lyon, Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania, Sarah Paoletti, Sol Maria Rivera, Thomas Schmidt, and Winebrake & Santillo. Tickets are $85. For information on this year's honorees, to purchase tickets and to become a sponsor, visit http://www.friendsfw.org/support-our-work/fall-2016-fundraiser/.
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Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: The Texas Lawyer Who Sued His Law School

Albert Deaver earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in Houston--but that hasn't stopped him from leading the charge in a trademark suit against his alma mater when it sought to rebrand itself the Houston College of Law.
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National Law Journal

HBCU Law Deans Say ABA Bar-Passage Rule Changes Will Hurt Profession's Diversity

OPINION: The proposed changes to the American Bar Association's bar-passage standard need to consider the impact on historically black colleges and universities.
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New York Law Journal

Fordham Launches Effort to Promote Access to Justice

Judges from along the Eastern seaboard convene at Fordham University School of Law Wednesday night for a discussion on the intersection between civil and criminal access to justice and how to better handle the overlapping deficiencies in both systems.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

MCLE Obligations To Be Tackled at November Event

An event is planned for next month to help attorneys learn more about what is required of them under the new state rule for mandatory continuing legal education, or MCLE, which goes into effect in 2017.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Law to Hold Criminal Law Program

By | October 18, 2016
An all-day program on criminal law, procedure and ethics will be held on Oct. 29 at Brooklyn Law School to honor Robert Pitler, a professor at the school from 1988 until his death last year.
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Legaltech News

EDRM Formalizes Tom Hnatowski as Director as Duke Law Integration Continues

Formerly with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Hnatowski looks to promote cooperation between judges, attorneys and e-discovery companies.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Tech Law Dean to Depart for Chicago's John Marshall Law School

Darby Dickerson, dean of Texas Tech University School of Law, will leave her post in December to become the next dean of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
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