Two University of San Diego Law teams compete against each other in mediation competition

April 9, 2024

USD NEWS CENTER — Two University of San Diego School of Law Representation in Mediation teams competed against each other in the regional semifinal round of the ABA Mediation Competition held virtually on February 24-25.

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University of San Diego Law teams compete in ABA Mediation Competition

April 3, 2024

USD NEWS CENTER — Two University of San Diego School of Law Representation in Mediation teams competed against each other in the regional semifinal round of the ABA Mediation Competition held virtually on February 24-25. 

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ABA releases data on 2023 law school bar passage rates

March 21, 2024

ABA — The Managing Director’s Office of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar released today a comprehensive set of data on bar passage outcomes for American Bar Association-approved law schools. 

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ABA House of Delegates opposes laws that limit the teaching of race and gender 

March 21, 2024

JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — The ABA House of Delegates convened Feb. 5 in Louisville, Kentucky, and approved a new policy against laws that limit teaching about race or gender. The new policy also opposes bans on books that cover those subjects.

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ABA to host program on democracy at Howard Law

March 21, 2024

ABA — The American Bar Association Section of State and Local Government Law will host the forum, “Challenges Facing Democracy in 2024,” at the Howard University School of Law in the Damon J. Keith Moot Courtroom at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19.

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ABA approves Golden Gate Law’s teach-out and closure plan

March 14, 2024

REUTERS —  The American Bar Association has approved a plan that gives current law students at California’s Golden Gate University a path to obtain their law degrees despite the looming closure of the university’s J.D. program this summer.

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Jacksonville University Law receives provisional accreditation from the ABA

March 14, 2024

REUTERS — The American Bar Association has granted provisional accreditation to the Jacksonville University College of Law, making it the first new U.S. law school to gain that distinction since 2017.

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ABA approves Charleston Law’s request to become a nonprofit school

March 14, 2024

COLUMBIA REGIONAL BUSINESS REPORT — The American Bar Association has OK’d the next step in the Charleston School of Law’s journey from a private enterprise to a nonprofit school.

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A look at current and proposed changes to the ABA diversity standard

March 7, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — Law schools have come a long way since the “good ol’ boys” days, but they aren’t inclusive enough yet, according to the ABA’s Standards Committee.

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University of Texas Law Immigration Clinic helps write ABA report on electronic monitoring of migrants

March 5, 2024

ABA — A new report from the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration criticizes the federal government’s widespread electronic monitoring of migrants and recommends that the program be curtailed.

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