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Bar associations could be targeted, Trump DEI order says, spurring response from 2 of them

Bar associations could be targeted for investigation under President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end “illegal preferences and discrimination” in government and the private sector.

Jan 23, 2025 10:55 AM CST

As Los Angeles deals with wildfires, law schools offer support

As the wildfires around Los Angeles cause significant chaos for residents, Southern California law schools are mobilizing—with students and faculty offering assistance to those who’ve lost their homes.

Jan 22, 2025 10:59 AM CST

Penn Law is quicker to discipline whites than minorities, controversial prof alleges in lawsuit

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is facing a lawsuit alleging that the school violated First Amendment principles and anti-discrimination laws when it disciplined a professor for her controversial remarks.

Jan 21, 2025 12:29 PM CST

Mythbusters: What do we really know about online law schools?

The journeys of individual students enrolling in online law school are as varied as the programs themselves, the ABA Journal finds. Currently, only law schools with brick-and-mortar campuses can gain ABA accreditation for their online JD programs. To date, 19 have received that blessing, and others are carefully considering joining the ranks.

Jan 15, 2025 11:34 AM CST

What’s the forecast for generative AI in 2025?

The ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels Podcast is not usually in the business of making prognostications. But it seems like a safe prediction to say generative artificial intelligence will dominate 2025—just like it did in 2024.

Jan 15, 2025 8:52 AM CST

New York will adopt NextGen bar exam, considers surprising shifts in state-law tests

New York, the jurisdiction with the largest number of bar candidates, will adopt the NextGen bar exam as it considers rejiggering the state-specific part of the exam, too, according to the New York Court of Appeals.

Jan 9, 2025 10:46 AM CST

Latest try at rewriting ABA diversity standard for law schools gets pushback from GOP attorneys general

The ABA section that accredits law schools is once again facing pushback by attorneys general in Republican-controlled states over a diversity standard governing legal education.

Jan 8, 2025 2:32 PM CST

Remembering President James Earl ‘Jimmy’ Carter, ever the teacher

Educators and students preparing to begin a new semester can make good use of lessons about leadership and purposeful service that can be gleaned from the beautiful life of former President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter. That is especially so for law school communities for at least two reasons.

Jan 7, 2025 8:51 AM CST

Law School Admission Council names its next president and CEO

Sudha Setty, who’s currently the dean of the City University of New York School of Law, will serve as the Law School Admission Council’s president and CEO effective July 1.

Jan 6, 2025 10:05 AM CST

10 ways the bar exam could change in 2025

After 2024’s seismic shifts in the bar exams around the country, aftershocks will continue to roll through the new year, experts say. The ABA Journal spoke with several such experts; these are 10 of their predictions for 2025.

Jan 2, 2025 10:15 AM CST

Top news stories of 2024

Every year, we like to give our readers a peek behind our analytics and share which of our stories got the most traffic. For 2024, we're sharing the top 10 news stories written for ABAJournal.com and the top five articles that also appeared in our magazine. The Second Amendment, law school rankings and retirement for lawyers all drew attention this year.

Dec 24, 2024 8:00 AM CST

Our top LinkedIn posts of 2024

As we close the door on 2024 and step into 2025, we're giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at the ABA Journal's LinkedIn page and social media analytics.

Dec 23, 2024 10:54 AM CST

Tune in to our favorite podcasts of 2024

The ABA Journal staff have conversations with fascinating lawyers every day. But in our podcasts, you get to listen in on some of those discussions. Here are our favorite episodes from 2024.

Dec 23, 2024 9:57 AM CST

5 biggest changes to the bar exam in 2024

This year was a key moment for the bar exam, with changes to the exam and paths to licensure taking place around the country. Here are the top five that caught our attention.

Dec 20, 2024 9:13 AM CST

Law school diversity persists after affirmative action ban, new ABA report finds

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against race-conscious affirmative action policies did little to impact the makeup of 2024’s first year law students, according to the 2024 Standard 509 Information Report data overview from the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Dec 18, 2024 9:20 AM CST

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