Controversial Penn law prof is under fire for remarks about third-world immigration

Updated: Controversial University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax is back in the news for recent remarks about the dangers of “cultural-distance” immigration.

Jul 22, 2019 11:55 AM CDT

Few qualify for public service loan forgiveness, often due to bad information, lawsuit says

Jul 18, 2019 3:50 PM CDT

As nation debates racism, readers respond to controversial ‘MAGA’ column

The ABA Journal’s July 3 Your Voice piece “Seeing Red: A professor coexists with ‘MAGA’ in the classroom” by Jeffrey Omari, has drawn a large number of comments and a lively discussion around the topics of the First Amendment and racism. Below is a sampling of reader responses to Omari’s…

Jul 18, 2019 9:15 AM CDT

Legal Ed asks for comment as they consider revising teach-out plans and accreditation rules

The American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is considering revisions for rules and standards that apply to ABA-accredited law schools, including a proposal that would change the existing direction for teach-out plans.

Jul 16, 2019 2:55 PM CDT

Seeing Red: A professor coexists with ‘MAGA’ in the classroom

Jeffrey Omari understands the complexities of academic freedom and free speech. But just as faculty and staff are required to maintain professional formalities, it seems only logical that students, too, should maintain similar businesslike etiquette.

Jul 3, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Closing Time: As Whittier Law School prepares to close, its dean tries to soften the blow for students

Closing Time: As Whittier Law School prepares to close, its dean tries to soften the blow for students

Jul 1, 2019 12:16 AM CDT

Urge to merge: Difficult times for law schools have prompted several to attempt to be acquired by other schools

In the past three years, seven law schools announced plans to partner, gift or sell themselves to universities—all but begging the question: Why would anyone want them?

Jul 1, 2019 12:15 AM CDT

What American legal education can learn from the ‘Harry Potter’ series

I’m sitting in my law school office daydreaming about the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and I’m working on pedagogy, not fantasy. Published just over 20 years ago, the Harry Potter books captivated children and adults alike, with dramatic storylines, imaginative characters and even moral lessons about courage and…

Jun 27, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

University of Idaho law professor sues school for racial and gender discrimination

A black female law professor alleging race and gender discrimination in employment and education has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Idaho College of Law. In her complaint filed June 19 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Shaakirrah Sanders, the first black person to…

Jun 24, 2019 2:40 PM CDT

Want to go to law school? This teen has some tips

In this episode of Asked and Answered with the ABA Journal’s Stephanie Francis Ward, teen Haley Taylor Schlitz talks about her organization plans and how she’ll be spending the summer before starting law school at Southern Methodist University this fall.

Jun 24, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

LSAC announces competition for law student access-to-justice ideas

Know any law students who have good ideas about helping low-income people with debt, evictions or government benefits? They could win up to $15,000 in seed money from the Law School Admission Council to work with nonprofit legal services groups.

Jun 21, 2019 10:56 AM CDT

Mindfulness training helped 1Ls reduce stress and improve well-being, study finds

First-year law students at the University of Missouri who volunteered for mindfulness training saw improvements in stress, well-being and mindful awareness, according to a study chronicled in a law review article. There was no statistically significant difference in grades between the mindfulness volunteers and a control group, however, according to…

Jun 19, 2019 1:47 PM CDT

After tenure removals, Vermont Law School is now on sanction list of professors’ organization

Jun 19, 2019 10:46 AM CDT

Judge’s cases under review after relatives cite severe alcoholism in guardianship petition

Ohio’s public defender is planning a review of as many as 2,700 cases overseen by a retired judge after the judge’s daughter and mother filed a petition for guardianship alleging advanced alcoholism that was a problem when he was still on the bench.

Jun 17, 2019 11:31 AM CDT

Florida Coastal and Atlanta’s John Marshall get more news from ABA Legal Ed Section

In a notice posted Wednesday, the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar stated that Florida Coastal School of Law has demonstrated compliance with various accreditation standards and requested more information from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, which was placed on probation in December 2018.

Jun 13, 2019 1:19 PM CDT