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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Aggressive Antitrust | Cheering Copyrights | Breyer Renews Criticism

The Obama administration's antitrust enforcers are aggressively pursuing new cases. Twitter's transparency suit survives, in part. Steptoe is consolidating operations in Los Angeles. And Justice Breyer renews his criticism of the death penalty. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Law Schools Game the Rankings

Study finds that law school rankings encourage cheating, lying.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Bar Flunks History Test

Twenty years ago, the bar faced the same questions about its structure and mission as it does today, writes Richard Zitrin.
16 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Schools Need More Than 'Warm Bodies'

What should a law school's mission be? Most deans would rather not ask that question.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Law Student Convicted of Laptop Larceny Loses Appeal Amid Tampering Charges

A former Suffolk University law student charged with tampering a courthouse file related to his conviction for stealing a laptop from a campus locker has lost an appeal in Massachusetts.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Bar Offers Gender Equality CLE

The Florida Bar is offering an online continuing leqal education course on the lack of gender equality in the legal profession based on recent presentations around the state by bar President Ramon Abadin.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Your Own Watchful Eye: Baker & McKenzie Releases Global Surveillance Guide, Heat Maps

The 2016 Global Surveillance Law Comparison Guide and Heat Maps aim to help companies get clarity on the many regulatory hurdles they may face.
30 minute read

National Law Journal

Charles Koch Foundation Gives SMU $3.5M to Establish Criminal Justice Center

A $3.5 million donation from the Charles Koch Foundation will help fund a new criminal justice reform program at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

News & Gossip: Slaughter & May, DLA, S&C + More

A quick and dirty take on the news.
22 minute read

Law.com

More Law Firms Take Aim at Associate Student Loan Debt

At least three law firms are now working with First Republic Bank to help their associates pay down hundreds of thousands in law school debt at reduced rates. Dozens of others are working with nontraditional lenders such as SoFi to implement similar programs.
53 minute read

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