ABA rules that law schools still need approval before using JD-Next admissions program
REUTERS — The American Bar Association on Thursday declined to grant full approval to JD-Next, rejecting a proposal to put the alternative law school admissions program on par with the LSAT and the GRE.
Read More about ABA rules that law schools still need approval before using JD-Next admissions programUniversity of Houston Law Center to host opening ceremony for ABA energy conference
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Legal luminaries, industry experts, and government officials from across the globe will gather at the American Bar Association (ABA) 2024 Americas Conference, this year hosted at the University of Houston.
Read More about University of Houston Law Center to host opening ceremony for ABA energy conferencePenn Carey Law students Lex Brugger and Wendy Li compete in national ABA competition
PENN CAREY LAW — In advance of the NCAA basketball tournament, the American Bar Association (ABA) held its first annual ABA M&A Committee National Invitational, a bracket-style mock-negotiation contest.
Read More about Penn Carey Law students Lex Brugger and Wendy Li compete in national ABA competitionTemple Law students win top honors at ABA Law Student Tax Challenge
PENNSYLVANIA RECORD — Delivering Temple Law School’s fourth victory in the last five years, Victor Ficarra LAW ‘24 and Natalie Romano-Nuesch LAW ‘24 claimed top honors in the J.D. division of the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge.
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Delivering Temple Law School’s fourth victory in the last five years, Victor Ficarra LAW ‘24 and Natalie Romano-Nuesch LAW ‘24 claimed top honors in the J.D. division of the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge.
Read More about Temple Law students Victor Ficarra and Natalie Romano-Nuesch win top honors at ABA Law Student Tax ChallengeNew ABA rule requires law schools to adopt written free speech policies
REUTERS — Law schools must now adopt free speech policies in order to maintain their accreditation from the American Bar Association, following a key vote by the organization on Monday.
Read More about New ABA rule requires law schools to adopt written free speech policiesABA approves measure requiring law schools to prohibit disruptive protests
BLOOMBERG LAW — The American Bar Association’s policy-making body has passed a measure requiring law schools to adopt written “academic freedom” policies that protect speech, including for those who express unpopular or controversial ideas.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association’s policymaking body is poised to take a public stand on Monday against laws that bar teaching about race or gender, as well as bans on books that cover those subjects.
Read More about ABA to oppose laws that ban teaching about raceWomen law students have outnumbered men for the past eight years
ENERGY PORTAL — In a groundbreaking trend that shows no signs of slowing down, women have consistently outnumbered men in law school classrooms across the United States for the past eight years, according to the latest data from the American Bar Association.
Read More about Women law students have outnumbered men for the past eight yearsAmerican Bar Association proposal aims to improve job protections for non-tenured law school faculty
REUTERS — An American Bar Association proposal to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty has garnered widespread support, with proponents saying it will help eliminate longstanding hierarchies between different types of professors.
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