Syracuse Law student Michael Ortizo named law student ambassador to ABA Antitrust Law Section 

October 16, 2023

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — 3L Michael Ortizo is one of two Law Student Ambassadors to the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s Intellectual Property Committee. 

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ABA legal education section receives comments on proposed law school free speech standard

October 12, 2023

REUTERS — An American Bar Association proposal that would require law schools to adopt free speech policies has drawn a largely positive response from the legal academy.

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ABA legal education section grants variances to 32 law schools to use JD-Next for admissions

October 4, 2023

LAW.COM — Now 32 law schools, plus the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law—whose team has been developing the test for past five years—have been granted variances from Standard 503 to use JD-Next.

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Video: ABA president Mary Smith visits University of Tulsa Law

September 13, 2023

KOTV –The President of the American Bar Association is traveling to several law schools to speak with students about why their profession is important, and she made the University of Tulsa the first stop on the list.

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ABA seeks comments on proposed law school standard on free speech

September 12, 2023

REUTERS — With law school free speech controversies plaguing administrators and increasingly spilling into public view, the American Bar Association is considering a new requirement for schools to adopt policies protecting “freedom of expression.”

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ABA Strategic Review Committee seeks comments on how much of a law school library may be digital

September 12, 2023

ABA JOURNAL — Proposed revisions to law school library accreditation standards, including language stating that physical books might not be necessary, were approved for notice and comment Friday by the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

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St. Mary’s University Law Advocacy Program recognized by ABA

September 8, 2023

ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY — The American Bar Association has ranked the St. Mary’s University School of Law Advocacy Program’s National Team as fourth in the nation in the 2022-2023 ABA Competitions Championship.

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ABA forms group to assess the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession

September 6, 2023

REUTERS — With artificial intelligence promising to reshape the practice of law in the coming years, the largest voluntary U.S. attorney membership organization is fielding a team of lawyers to help guide the transformation. The American Bar Association said Monday that it is forming a new group to assess how AI will impact the practice

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ABA president Mary Smith releases statement in support of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the legal profession

September 5, 2023

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association is deeply troubled by the recent efforts of some elected officials and advocacy groups to attack diversity programs at law firms.

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ABA House of Delegates approves resolution recommending academic credit or pay for law review student editors

August 25, 2023

REUTERS — Law schools should offer academic credit or pay to students heading up law reviews, the American Bar Association said Tuesday.

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