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Lawyers who have already filed suit against 14 law schools for misrepresenting job placement numbers say they plan to target 20 more by Memorial Day.
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Howard Wasserman recently wrote a post questioning the notion that medical school offers an appropriate model to law schools wishing to graduate lawyers who are "practice-ready." Jeff Lipshaw responded at The Legal Whiteboard.
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The three supreme court justices up for retention in November are, reluctantly, campaigning to keep their seats. An effort known as Restore Justice 2012 has been launched to defeat them, citing “activist” decisions in cases involving health care,… MORE
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The March 2012 edition of Selection Snapshots is now available. Sign up for Selection Snapshots and other IAALS newsletters here.
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Update: Letter from Representative Trent Franks to the Honorable Mark R. Kravitz and the Honorable David G. Campbell (3/21/2012)
In December 2011, Rebecca Love Kourlis testified in a hearing on "The Costs and Burdens of Civil Discovery"… MORE
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In an en banc ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit restored provisions of the state code of judicial conduct that bar judges and judicial candidates from personally soliciting or accepting contributions from groups of fewer than… MORE
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We are pleased to share our 2011 Annual Report, which highlights our work during the past year and also peeks forward into 2012. We are honored to call you a friend, and hope that our work continues to merit that relationship. Truly, the… MORE
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Chosen by a vote of his fellow justices, Matthew Durrant was sworn in as chief justice. Durrant replaces Christine Durham, who stepped down after ten years as chief but remains on the court.
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Governor Daniels selected attorney Mark Massa to replace the retiring Randall Shepard on the supreme court. The state judicial nominating commission will choose one of the five sitting justices to replace Shepard as chief justice. Indiana is one of… MORE
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Having raised $1.2 million and received Mayor Emanuel’s endorsement, Mary Jane Theis defeated her opponents in the Democratic primary by a 2-1 margin. Theis was appointed to fill a supreme court vacancy in 2010 and will face the Republican candidate… MORE