ABA releases data on 2023 law school bar passage rates
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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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 — 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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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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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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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.
Read More about ABA approves Charleston Law’s request to become a nonprofit schoolA look at current and proposed changes to the ABA diversity standard
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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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.
Read More about University of Texas Law Immigration Clinic helps write ABA report on electronic monitoring of migrantsABA 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.
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