JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2023

” Judge Locher stated that a total ban of a book in place of an age or parental permission restriction created an unreasonable burden on students. The law prohibited educators from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through grade six. Religious books were exempted from the ban.

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JURIST

AUGUST 30, 2021

The US Department of Education announced Monday that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had launched investigations in five states to determine whether statewide prohibitions on universal indoor masking are discriminatory against students with disabilities. .

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JURIST

AUGUST 15, 2023

On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed a challenge to a Maryland public school support plan for transgender and gender-nonconforming students that does not require the consent of the student’s parents. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the District of Maryland at Greenbelt.

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JURIST

AUGUST 8, 2023

A US federal judge rejected a lawsuit on Monday brought by parents and students of an Ohio school district that challenged the school district’s bathroom policy. The Bethel Local School District’s current bathroom policy—which went into effect in January 2022—allows students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The 10th of February 2024 was a particularly dark day for the citizens of Myanmar. Another young woman, 25, expressed her uncertainty and fear.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2024

Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas , Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in or affecting Perú. Samanta Berenice Chavez Quispe is a law student from UNSAAC and a member of CIED. She files this dispatch from Cusco.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Hundreds of Indonesian students and activists held protests Monday over current President Joko Widodo’s actions in the run up to elections on Wednesday. The post Indonesian students protest alleged abuse of power by President Widodo in election appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Afghan students will no longer have the opportunity to apply for Fulbright Scholarships. At a stroke, 140 students lost their opportunity of a lifetime at the very last second, and are in great despair.

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JURIST

JULY 1, 2023

The US Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan on Friday in a set of opinions. Nebraska bring to an end a nearly year-long saga in which Biden attempted to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans for current and former US college students. Brown and Biden v.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2023

This is one in a seasonal series of columns by JURIST law student staff and correspondents discussing their summer work in support of justice, human rights and the rule of law, in their own countries and around the world. First, students must obtain a bachelor’s degree in law before they can apply to law school.

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JURIST

AUGUST 21, 2022

These charges relate to a 2015 investigation led by Murillo Karam into the 2014 disappearance of 43 male students of a teachers’ college located in the town of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero state. . Except for the remains of three of them, the students have yet to be found.

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JURIST

JANUARY 28, 2024

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) requested on Friday that the Supreme Court block the United States Military Academy at West Point from using race as a factor in applications while its lawsuit makes it way through the lower courts. SFFA argues that West Point is not “exempt” from the Harvard ruling.

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JURIST

MARCH 18, 2024

Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas , Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. Kesia Marcelle Bornás is a law student from UNSAAC and a member of CIED. He files this dispatch from Cusco.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – An interview recorded Monday with one of our Myanmar law student correspondents (“Gen Z”), discussing the current situation in Myanmar, the military coup, the protests, internet blackouts, and her hopes for a return to democracy. of Law in India.

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JURIST

APRIL 28, 2022

The report, from UK-based advocacy group Hong Kong Watch, is based on interviews with journalists currently in exile and reports by Hong Kong press associations. Eighteen journalists have been arrested under the National Security Law of 2020, with at least twelve currently in jail awaiting trial.

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Paralegal.edu

AUGUST 11, 2020

Center for Advanced Legal Studies is currently enrolling students for online paralegal classes scheduled to begin September 21, 2020. Due to increased demand, it is recommended those interested in attending submit their applications early to begin the enrollment process. Here are some important dates to keep in mind:

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JURIST

AUGUST 21, 2023

For Sudan, an extra provision known as Special Student Relief will be available. This grants F-1 nonimmigrant students from Sudan the ability to request employment authorization, work more hours during school sessions and reduce their course load while maintaining F-1 status under the TPS designation.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The ELN is currently Colombia’s last active far-left guerilla group. The ELN was formed initially as a leftist movement by students who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution. The truce forms part of President Gustavo Petro’s plan for “ total peace ” with armed groups in the country.

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Above The Law

MAY 1, 2023

This is a great way for current and prospective law students to gauge their employment prospects. The post Biglaw Or Bust: The Top Law Schools For Sending Graduates Into High-Paying Jobs appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JULY 19, 2022

In one example, three Kashmiri Muslim students spent nearly six months in jail for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s win over India in a cricket match in October 2021. The current law was reviewed by the Indian Supreme Court in 1962 and found to be constitutional.

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LawSites

JUNE 7, 2023

Not so obvious, however, is that one group that is least likely to use generative AI is law students. The survey, conducted by LexisNexis, found that only 9% of law students are currently using generative AI in their studies and only 25% say they have plans to eventually incorporate it into their work. Why is this?

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2022

From New Delhi, India Chief Correspondent Neelabh Bist reports for JURIST on India’s posture in the current Ukraine crisis, and legal developments relating to the return of Indian students and other nationals from Ukraine. .

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JURIST

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. Samar Veer is JURIST’s Dispatches Managing Editor and a law student at National Law University, Delhi. The current bill reflects a seventh, and finally successful attempt to implement the reservation policy.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Current and former law students unloaded about their worst experiences during job interviews in a Reddit thread chronicled by Law.com. The Reddit comments …

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JURIST

APRIL 27, 2022

The new admission policy, as described by the school board, was created to increase socioeconomic diversity, however, the plaintiff argues that the new policy harms Asian students. This case is brought because the Coalition of TJ because under the new admission policy the Asian student population dropped from 70 percent to about 55 percent.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2022

Two Florida student athletes filed a lawsuit challenging compensation restrictions on Monday. The lawsuit alleges that the FHSAA currently prevents Florida high school athletes from profiting off their name, image, and likeness (NIL). The lawsuit also makes a broader criticism of the restrictions.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2024

On Monday, the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced that they would extend the current ceasefire by a week. The National Liberation Army (ELN) , Colombia’s main rebel group, was founded in 1964 by students inspired by the Cuban Revolution.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With little guidance from the courts and little influence from the states, schools often determine their own guidelines for discipline, giving them immense power and offering students scant due process argue Emory University law professor Tonja Jacobi and Riley Clafton, a Judicial Law Clerk at ther U.S. Courts of Appeals. In addition, 44.8

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JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2021

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on Sunday. Here, a law graduate of AUAF, the American University in Afghanistan, describes current circumstances at the University as Taliban control extends into its seventh day.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 3, 2022

The Second Chance Pell program, a federal program that is restoring access to income-based financial aid for incarcerated people, is limited to incarcerated students with a high school degree or GED diploma who will eventually be released. The university has accepted about 50 incarcerated students for the first semester of classes.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2023

Superintendent of LAUSD Alberto Carvalho said of the protest, “We remain ready to return to negotiations with SEIU Local 99 so we can provide an equitable contract to our hardworking employees and get out students back in the classroom.” Negotiations first began in April 2022. So far, negotiations have failed.

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JURIST

JUNE 4, 2021

Legal education in India has frequently come under fire for insisting on academic rigor and meritocracy without duly acknowledging the impact that cut-throat competition can have on the mental health and physical wellbeing of undergraduate students. at the time when other law students would be applying. applications etc.

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Paralegal.edu

JUNE 28, 2022

Continue Learning – Successful people are students for life. Stay current and informed by attending seminars and completing practical, skills-based training and courses created specifically for paralegals yearly. Many firms require a credential as a pre-requisite for interviewing and hiring. Cultivate a growth mindset.

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2021

Alston that student athletes can receive education-related compensation. The plaintiffs argued that the NCAA violated the Sherman Act when it restricted the compensation that colleges and universities may offer their student athletes. The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in NCAA v. … The NCAA is not above the law.”

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JURIST

JUNE 6, 2023

In announcing their action, the ACLU said, “Our public schools must be free from religious indoctrination and open to all students.” The percentage of those who are not affiliated with a religion continues to rise, currently sitting at about 27 percent of Americans.

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JURIST

JUNE 28, 2021

JURIST Exclusive – a brief update from one of our Myanmar law students about the Military Council requiring private schools to meet in-person as COVID cases climb: Private schools have been instructed not to allow students to study online but to teach in-person at school. Teachers are not allowed to learn.

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Above The Law

MARCH 18, 2022

This is a great way for current and prospective law students to gauge their employment prospects. The post The Best Law Schools For Getting A Biglaw Job (2022) appeared first on Above the Law.

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