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Is verbosity rewarded in law school?

Law schools may have a ways to go in teaching first-year students to write, according to a recent study that found longer exam responses tended to receive higher grades than shorter ones, in spite of the fact that judges tend to dislike wordy court filings. The working paper, “Speed Matters,”…

Sep 28, 2016 11:05 AM CDT

Law prof won’t be disciplined for ‘run them down’ tweet about Charlotte protesters

University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds was exercising his First Amendment rights when he posted a tweet about Charlotte, North Carolina, protesters that read “run them down,” according to the dean of the law school. In a statement on Tuesday, University of Tennessee law dean Melanie Wilson said Reynolds…

Sep 28, 2016 8:45 AM CDT

President of LSAC Daniel O. Bernstine dies at 69

Daniel O. Bernstine, president of the Law School Admissions Council, died last week. He was 69. A former dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School and president of Portland State University, Bernstine died suddenly at his home, the LSAC announced on its website Sunday. No cause of death was…

Sep 26, 2016 11:51 AM CDT

ABA won’t be suspended from accrediting new law schools

The U.S. Department of Education will not implement a panel recommendation that called for suspending the ABA from accrediting new law schools for one year.

Sep 23, 2016 8:22 AM CDT

Law prof’s Twitter account is briefly shut down for ‘run them down’ tweet about Charlotte protesters

Updated: At first, University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds was defending a tweet about protesters in Charlotte, North Carolina, who were blocking interstate traffic. “Run them down,” wrote Reynolds, who blogs at Instapundit and writes a column for USA Today. Twitter suspended Reynolds’ account until he took down the…

Sep 23, 2016 7:00 AM CDT

Several states report lower bar pass rates for July exam

Bar exam pass rates have fallen in at least seven out of 13 states that have so far reported July results. A higher average score was cited in August for this year’s Multistate Bar Exam in July. The news signaled a possible end to the decline in bar passage rates.…

Sep 21, 2016 3:01 PM CDT

West Virginia law school will offer tuition break for nonresidents—under one condition

After an enrollment decrease, the West Virginia University College of Law is extending its in-state annual tuition of $16,000 to some nonresidents, beginning next fall. To qualify for this “Loyalty Tuition Program,” the nonresident students must have graduated from a West Virginia college or university, according to a law school…

Sep 20, 2016 12:15 PM CDT

Did Hillary Clinton fudge a detail in her LSAT recollection?

Some critics are raising questions about Hillary Clinton’s recollection of a negative experience before she took the Law School Admission Test. Clinton wrote at the Humans of New York blog that she was one of only a few women waiting to take the test when men in the exam room…

Sep 19, 2016 10:18 AM CDT

Former Berkeley dean who was accused of harassing his assistant files race-discrimination action

Sujit Choudhry, the former dean of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law accused of sexually harassing his executive assistant, filed a due process and equal protection action against the UC system on Thursday. Choudhry resigned as dean after his assistant, Tyann Sorrell, filed a lawsuit against the…

Sep 16, 2016 11:30 AM CDT

Out of 12 Indiana Tech Law grads sitting for state bar, 1 reportedly passed

Out of the first class to graduate from Indiana Tech Law School, only one person who took the July 2016 state bar exam passed, Indiana Lawyer reports. The school graduated 20 students in May, and 12 sat for the state bar, according to the Indiana Lawyer. The publication examined the…

Sep 15, 2016 1:50 PM CDT

Law school cuts tuition by 35%

The University of Tulsa College of Law, a private institution, is reducing tuition and ending its regional scholarship plan for the next school year. This year, tuition at the law school is $37,960, the National Jurist reports. In 2017, it will be $24,600. TU Law announced the new tuition level…

Sep 14, 2016 3:45 PM CDT

Software company used in faulty Georgia bar exam scoring gets hit with lawsuit

A company that designed software used to grade Georgia State Bar Exam essay answers is being sued, after a reported product glitch resulted in incorrect scores and 90 people being wrongly notified that they failed the July 2015 and February 2016 exams. The action against the California company ILG Information…

Sep 14, 2016 2:10 PM CDT

Committee OKs proposal to tighten ABA bar pass standards; some members hope more will be done

The requirements for bar passage rates for ABA-accredited law schools need tightening, an ABA committee has found, and committee members suggested the passage percentage requirement may be too low. Standard 316 holds that accredited law schools are not in compliance if within five years fewer than 75 percent of first-time…

Sep 12, 2016 5:40 PM CDT

Hillary Clinton explains how a bad LSAT experience taught her to keep her emotions in check

Hillary Clinton says she learned a lesson about keeping her emotions in check when she took the Law School Admission Test. Clinton tells the Humans of New York blog that she was one of only a few women waiting to take the test in the Harvard classroom. “I was feeling…

Sep 12, 2016 8:15 AM CDT

Prosecutor refused to arrest former brother-in-law of slain law prof Dan Markel

Probable cause affidavits seeking the arrest of the former brother-in-law of slain law professor Dan Markel contained “speculation” but lacked enough evidence to bring charges, according to the top prosecutor in the Florida judicial circuit that includes Tallahassee. State Attorney Willie Meggs said he refused to issue a warrant for…

Sep 9, 2016 10:00 AM CDT

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