Michigan online bar exam crashes due to apparent cyberattack
THE DETROIT NEWS — Prospective lawyers in Michigan on Tuesday took what was being hailed as the nation’s first online bar exam but the test crashed, a mishap the manufacturer blamed on a cyberattack.
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — New York, NY (July 23, 2020) – New York Law School (NYLS) is pleased to announce the winner and finalists of “HackNYLS 2020,” a virtual hackathon competition open to all NYLS students this past spring semester with a $1,000 prize for the winner.
Read More about New York Law School announces winners of virtual hackathon competitionUCLA Law professor Tendayi Achiume releases report for UN Human Rights Office on digital technology and racial inequality
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER — Emerging digital technologies driven by big data and artificial intelligence are entrenching racial inequality, discrimination and intolerance, a UN human rights expert said today, calling for justice and reparations for affected individuals and communities.
Read More about UCLA Law professor Tendayi Achiume releases report for UN Human Rights Office on digital technology and racial inequalityHofstra and New York Law School launch summer programs to replace summer associate experience
THE NATIONAL JURIST — New York Law School offered an eight-week online program designed to give 120 law students a taste of a Big Law summer associate experience.
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WCAX CBC 3 — The Vermont Law School will continue to hold all classes online for the rest of 2020.
Read More about Vermont Law to continue online-only classes this fallNortheastern Law Domestic Violence Clinic launches COVID-19 Rapid Response project
NEWS@NORTHEASTERN — So Lindauer had an idea—Northeastern would bring the clinic to clients. Working in tandem with the NULawLab innovation hub …they came up with is the COVID Rapid Response Project, a two-stage effort involving a website where users fill out a few forms and choose a convenient and secure time to talk or text.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — This spring, thanks to cooperative, fast-acting ingenuity from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Judicial Education Department and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School faculty and staff, over 200 trial and appellate court judges across Pennsylvania participated in a continuing judicial education (CJE) course focused on the especially timely topic…
Read More about Penn Law hosts virtual judicial education course on mental healthABA allows Syracuse Law to expand online JD program
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The American Bar Association has granted Syracuse University College of Law permission to expand its innovative online law degree program. JDinteractive (JDi) is a fully interactive program that combines live online class sessions with self-paced class sessions, residential courses, and applied learning experiences.
Read More about ABA allows Syracuse Law to expand online JD programUC Irvine Law professor Sung Eun Kim helps develop system for secured electronic signing of legal contracts
UCI DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION & COMPUTER SCIENCES – According to a recent Bloomberg Law article, “the wet signature requirement, that a document be signed in-person and with ink, could see its demise as social distancing practices take hold across the globe in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.” The article notes how…
Read More about UC Irvine Law professor Sung Eun Kim helps develop system for secured electronic signing of legal contractsColumbia Law professor Eric Talley co-publishes article on use of machine learning in constitutional law
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY – Columbia Law School professor and Data Science Institute (DSI) member Eric Talley used machine learning for the first time to study constitutional discourse. He found that rather than transcending political divides, constitutional arguments in the U.S. Congress tend to magnify the divides between Republicans and Democrats.
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