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New law school targeting part-time students planned for Charlotte, North Carolina
Elon University plans to open a part-time, in-person law school in Charlotte, North Carolina, after the only other law school operating in the city <a…
Federal appeals judge, 96, suspended after refusing to cooperate in mental fitness probe
A 96-year-old federal appeals judge who may be experiencing “significant mental problems” has been suspended from case assignments for a year after she refused to…
Law prof parents of FTX founder used influence to enrich themselves, suit alleges
Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading has filed a lawsuit alleging that two Stanford Law School professors—the parents of the company’s founder—used their influence to enrich…
‘Precruiting’ and ‘exploding offers’ create stress for law students seeking summer associate jobs
An increasing number of BigLaw firms are recruiting students for summer associate programs before the formal on-campus interviewing process, a practice dubbed “precruiting.” Last year,…
Lawyer suspended for trying to attend 2 online CLE programs at once
A lawyer’s Maine law license has been suspended after he tried to get continuing legal education credit for attending online programs that happened at the…
Covington settles SEC suit demanding names of clients affected by data breach
Covington & Burling has agreed to turn over to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the names of six corporate clients apparently affected by a…
Failure to euthanize suffering dog isn’t animal cruelty, appeals court rules
An animal cruelty law does not reach a dog owner who ignored a veterinarian’s recommendation to euthanize her suffering, terminally ill dog, the Massachusetts Appeals…
10th Circuit upholds ban on firearms for felon convicted of check fraud
The federal ban on gun possession by felons doesn’t appear to be affected by a 2022 Second Amendment decision by the U.S. Supreme Court,…
‘I feel proud of myself that I stood up,’ law prof says after $750K bias settlement is approved
A former law professor at the University of Idaho has settled her racial and gender discrimination lawsuit against the school for $750,000 following an October…